Table 1Transition record

ICT auditor managertochief ICT security officer

A ICT auditor manager already meets 34% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 29 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT auditor manager

34%

Overlap1

To chief ICT security officer

23 Skills carried over

29 Required, not held

77.8 Difficulty2

adjacent 0–30

moderate 30–55

substantial 55–75

career change 75–100

this move, 77.8

This move: 77.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the chief ICT security officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT auditor manager profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A chief ICT security officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT auditor manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held control objectives for information and related technology social sciences, journalism and information
already held ensure information privacy assisting and caring
already held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards assisting and caring
already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
already held implement corporate governance communication, collaboration and creativity
already held manage IT security compliances working with computers

All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 58 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 12 supplementary

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held data protection required
required, not held decision support systems required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held information security strategy required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

02 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required
required, not held lead disaster recovery exercises required
required, not held maintain plan for continuity of operations required
required, not held manage disaster recovery plans required

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
required, not held educate on data confidentiality required
required, not held engage with stakeholders required
required, not held ensure cross-department cooperation required

optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 information skills 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advice on security risk management required
required, not held identify ICT security risks required
required, not held forecast organisational risks required
required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required

optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional

05 working with computers 3 required, 5 supplementary

required, not held ICT safety required
required, not held manage system security required
required, not held utilise decision support system required

optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional

06 business, administration and law 3 required

required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held risk management required

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a chief ICT security officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 23 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT process quality models knowledge
already held ICT project management knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held attack vectors knowledge
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
already held ensure information privacy skill
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement corporate governance skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill
already held monitor technology trends skill
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held cloud technologies knowledge
already held control objectives for information and related technology knowledge
already held execute ICT audits skill
already held identify legal requirements skill
already held train employees skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held apply operations for an ITIL-based environment optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held security engineering required

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional

09 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held ethics required

10 services 1 required

required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required

11 core skills and competences 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage digital identity optional

29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply operations for an ITIL-based environment optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional
optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held manage digital identity optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

19 held skills the chief ICT security officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role AJAX knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
not needed by the target role JavaScript knowledge
not needed by the target role PHP knowledge
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role coach employees skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT test suite skill
not needed by the target role develop ICT workflow skill
not needed by the target role develop audit plan skill
not needed by the target role information structure knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
not needed by the target role manage standard enterprise resource planning system skill
not needed by the target role perform contract compliance audits skill
not needed by the target role prepare financial auditing reports skill
not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role use markup languages skill
not needed by the target role web programming knowledge

26 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
required, not held data protection required
required, not held decision support systems required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held information security strategy required
required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held ethics required
required, not held risk management required
required, not held security engineering required
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT auditor manager

Full index of moves from ICT auditor manager

Note

How this record was compiled

Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.