Table 1Transition record

cyber incident respondertodirector of compliance and information security

A cyber incident responder already meets 58% of what the director of compliance and information security role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cyber incident responder

58%

Overlap1

To director of compliance and information security

7 Skills carried over

5 Required, not held

35.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

58%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the director of compliance and information security role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cyber incident responder 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 director of compliance and information security role treats 7 of its required skills as things a cyber incident responder already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT security legislation
ICT security standards
cyber security
implement ICT risk management
implement ICT security policies
information security strategy

What stands in the way is 5 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A director of compliance and information security role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cyber incident responder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held manage IT security compliances working with computers
already held implement ICT risk management information skills
already held ICT security standards information and communication technologies (icts)
already held information security strategy information and communication technologies (icts)
already held cyber security services
already held ICT security legislation business, administration and law

All 7 carried skills, including the 7 the director of compliance and information security role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 management skills 2 required

required, not held ensure compliance with policies required
required, not held lead a team required

02 assisting and caring 1 required

required, not held ensure compliance with legal requirements required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required

required, not held cooperate with colleagues required

04 information skills 1 required

required, not held keep up-to-date with regulations required

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a director of compliance and information security 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill

0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

68 held skills the director of compliance and information security role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role C++ knowledge
not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT encryption knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT network security risks knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT process quality models knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT project management methodologies knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT safety skill
not needed by the target role Internet of Things knowledge
not needed by the target role Process-based management knowledge
not needed by the target role Python (computer programming) knowledge
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
not needed by the target role business intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud security and compliance knowledge
not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
not needed by the target role collect cyber defence data skill
not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role consult with business clients skill
not needed by the target role copyright legislation knowledge
not needed by the target role create incident reports skill
not needed by the target role create project specifications skill
not needed by the target role cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
not needed by the target role defence standard procedures knowledge
not needed by the target role define quality standards skill
not needed by the target role develop information security strategy skill
not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
not needed by the target role engage with stakeholders skill
not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
not needed by the target role ensure proper document management skill
not needed by the target role ethical hacking principles knowledge
not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
not needed by the target role handle cybersecurity incidents skill
not needed by the target role implement a firewall skill
not needed by the target role implement a virtual private network skill
not needed by the target role implement anti-virus software skill
not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
not needed by the target role incidents and accidents recording knowledge
not needed by the target role internet governance knowledge
not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill

28 further entries not listed here

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.