Table 1Transition record

ICT disaster recovery analysttochief ICT security officer

A ICT disaster recovery analyst already meets 27% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 34 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT disaster recovery analyst

27%

Overlap1

To chief ICT security officer

21 Skills carried over

34 Required, not held

82.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

27%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.3/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the chief ICT security officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT disaster recovery analyst 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.

Why

Why this move works

A chief ICT security officer role treats 13 of its required skills as things a ICT disaster recovery analyst already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT network security risks
ICT process quality models
cyber attack counter-measures
cyber security
develop information security strategy
identify ICT security risks

What stands in the way is 34 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 21 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 disaster recovery analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held maintain plan for continuity of operations management skills
already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business information skills
already held manage disaster recovery plans management skills
already held ICT recovery techniques information and communication technologies (icts)
already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
already held manage system security working with computers

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 60 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) 7 required, 11 supplementary

required, not held ICT security standards required
required, not held attack vectors 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 confidentiality required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

optional, not held ICT encryption 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 cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held implement corporate governance required
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 train employees optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

03 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary

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

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held identify legal requirements optional

04 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
required, not held ensure information privacy required
required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required
required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required

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

05 business, administration and law 5 required

required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held ICT security legislation required
required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held risk management required

06 working with computers 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held ICT safety required
required, not held implement ICT security policies required
required, not held utilise decision support system required

optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional

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 21 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held ICT process quality models knowledge
already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held identify ICT security risks skill
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held internal risk management policy knowledge
already held maintain plan for continuity of operations skill
already held manage IT security compliances skill
already held manage disaster recovery plans skill
already held manage system security skill
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
already held implement a virtual private network skill
already held manage staff skill
already held optimise choice of ICT solution skill
already held software anomalies knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required
required, not held lead disaster recovery exercises required

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

08 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held ethics required

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held security engineering required

10 core skills and competences 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage digital identity optional

11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional

26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply operations for an ITIL-based environment optional
optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
optional, not held ICT encryption 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 cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement a firewall 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 web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held identify legal requirements optional
optional, not held manage digital identity optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT problem management techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
not needed by the target role define security policies skill
not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
not needed by the target role perform backups skill
not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role protect ICT devices skill
not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
not needed by the target role unstructured data 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 project management required
required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held ICT security legislation required
required, not held ICT security standards required
required, not held attack vectors 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 confidentiality required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held ethics required
required, not held risk management required
required, not held security engineering required
optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
optional, not held ICT encryption 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 cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance 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

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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.