Posted on Oct 21, 2015
The trend of Cyber Security IT jobs vs. Normal IT jobs and the associated pay scales. Thoughts?
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/lifes-breach-shawn-leonard?trk=hp-feed-article-title-share
The global economy takes an estimated $400 billion hit every year as a result of cyber attacks. That’s bad for employers but good news for cyber security workers, who can command an average salary premium of nearly $6,500 per year, or 9% more than other IT workers. http://burning-glass.com/research/cybersecurity/
What are your thoughts?
The global economy takes an estimated $400 billion hit every year as a result of cyber attacks. That’s bad for employers but good news for cyber security workers, who can command an average salary premium of nearly $6,500 per year, or 9% more than other IT workers. http://burning-glass.com/research/cybersecurity/
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It's not just limited to the Cybersecurity Line of Business (LOB) within Information Assurance as a whole. The old dichotomy of segregating people, process, and technology, from the nuanced needs of accurate, relevant, shareable, and secure date is frankly, outdated and modal at best.
The primary function of security focused jobs is to leverage that expertise against the business needs of the agency while potentially using customer/consumer data. At that level, the individual data element, in all of its potential and kinetic properties, is the most vital.
tl;dr - normal jobs, may implement security functions; security focused jobs weave best practices into processes in order to protect the data itself.
Real Life trends: DOD IA workforce 8570.01-M; transition from DITSCAP/DIACAP to Risk Management Framework, FISMA^2, FITARA, etc.
The primary function of security focused jobs is to leverage that expertise against the business needs of the agency while potentially using customer/consumer data. At that level, the individual data element, in all of its potential and kinetic properties, is the most vital.
tl;dr - normal jobs, may implement security functions; security focused jobs weave best practices into processes in order to protect the data itself.
Real Life trends: DOD IA workforce 8570.01-M; transition from DITSCAP/DIACAP to Risk Management Framework, FISMA^2, FITARA, etc.
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Its a relatively new slant to the network/computer security field. Companies are finally realizing that they are exposed and there are lots of bad guys out there looking to pick their bones.
With the right experience and credentials you can write your own ticket in this arena.
With the right experience and credentials you can write your own ticket in this arena.
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SrA Sergii Convers
Do you know what credentials are prefered? I have a BS in Computer Systems, but I have no experience. How do I get into this?
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