Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

ICT security administratortocybersecurity risk manager

A ICT security administrator already meets 39% of what the cybersecurity risk manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT security administrator
39%
Overlap1
To cybersecurity risk manager
29 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
70.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

70.5/ 100

1 Share of the cybersecurity risk manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT security administrator 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 cybersecurity risk manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things a ICT security administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT safety
  • ICT security standards
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • cyber security
  • ethical hacking principles

What stands in the way is 14 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cybersecurity risk manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ICT security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held mobile device management information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises management skills
  • already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)

All 29 carried skills, including the 8 the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 8 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) 3 required, 13 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
  • required, not held attack vectors required
  • required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held decision support systems optional
  • optional, not held domain name service optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
02 business, administration and law 2 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held risk management required
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
  • required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required
  • optional, not held develop information security strategy optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
  • required, not held engage with stakeholders required
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
05 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held advice on security risk management required
  • required, not held implement ICT risk management required
  • optional, not held identify ICT security risks optional
06 working with computers 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held manage system security required
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cybersecurity risk manager 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held computer forensics knowledge
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held implement cloud security and compliance skill
  • already held information confidentiality knowledge
  • already held internet governance knowledge
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • already held manage keys for data protection skill
  • already held mobile device management knowledge
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
  • already held web application security threats knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required
  • optional, not held define security policies optional
  • optional, not held define technology strategy optional
  • optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held security threats required
29 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held decision support systems optional
  • optional, not held define security policies optional
  • optional, not held define technology strategy optional
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
  • optional, not held develop information security strategy optional
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held domain name service optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held identify ICT security risks optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional
  • optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
  • optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
30 held skills the cybersecurity risk manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role assess ICT knowledge skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
  • not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
  • not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT identity management skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role protect personal data and privacy skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role train employees skill
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
24 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 performance analysis methods required
  • required, not held attack vectors required
  • required, not held internal risk management policy required
  • required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
  • required, not held risk management required
  • required, not held security threats required
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
  • optional, not held decision support systems optional
  • optional, not held domain name service optional
  • optional, not held hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
  • optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ICT security administrator

Full index of moves from ICT security administrator

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.