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Where a cyber incident responder can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a cyber incident responder already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Cyber incident responders monitor and assess cybersecurity state systems, analysing, evaluating, and mitigating the impact of cybersecurity incidents. Moreover, they identify malicious actors and cyber incidents root causes. According to the organisation’s Incident Response Plan, they restore systems and process functionalities to an operational state, collecting evidence and documenting actions taken.

Also known as ICT security consultant, cyber crisis expert, information technology security consultant, security operations center analyst, cyber incident handler, information communications technology security consultant, cyber fighter, IT security expert, incident response engineer, ICT security engineer, cybersecurity SIEM manager, ICT security advisor.

Professionals 75 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: director of compliance and information security, 58%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
director of compliance and in… 58% covered cybersecurity risk manager 51% covered ICT security administrator 42% covered chief ICT security officer 42% covered embedded systems security eng… 40% covered cyber incident responder You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from cyber incident responder, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a cyber incident responder already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A cyber incident responder needs 23 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • handle cybersecurity incidents assisting and caring
  • collect cyber defence data information skills
  • GDPR business, administration and law
  • protect ICT devices working with computers
  • create incident reports information skills
  • engage with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • operational tactics for emergency responses health and welfare
  • ICT safety working with computers
  • ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a cyber incident responder does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Cyber incident responder is filed under Professionals, ISCO major group 2. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a cyber incident responder’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.