Table 1Transition record

cybersecurity risk managertochief ICT security officer

A cybersecurity risk manager already meets 63% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cybersecurity risk manager

63%

Overlap1

To chief ICT security officer

47 Skills carried over

15 Required, not held

53.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Strong match

63%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

53.5/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the chief ICT security officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cybersecurity risk manager 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 32 of its required skills as things a cybersecurity risk manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT network security risks
ICT process quality models
ICT project management
ICT safety
ICT security legislation
ICT security standards

What stands in the way is 15 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 47 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 cybersecurity risk manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held establish an Information Security Management System assisting and caring
already held establish an ICT security prevention plan management skills
already held advice on security risk management information skills
already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held engage with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
already held lead disaster recovery exercises management skills

All 47 carried skills, including the 32 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 34 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held implement corporate governance required
required, not held educate on data confidentiality 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

02 assisting and caring 3 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure information privacy 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

03 information skills 3 required, 2 supplementary

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 conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional
optional, not held identify legal requirements optional

04 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held manage IT security compliances required
required, not held utilise decision support system required

optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional

05 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held data protection required

optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

06 management skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held maintain plan for continuity of operations required

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held manage staff 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 47 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held ICT process quality models knowledge
already held ICT project management knowledge
already held ICT safety skill
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held advice on security risk management skill
already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
already held attack vectors knowledge
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held communicate with stakeholders skill
already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held decision support systems knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held engage with stakeholders skill
already held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
already held establish an ICT security prevention plan skill
already held establish an Information Security Management System skill
already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
already held identify ICT security risks skill
already held implement ICT risk management skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held internal risk management policy knowledge
already held lead disaster recovery exercises skill
already held manage disaster recovery plans skill
already held manage system security skill
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held risk management knowledge
already held security engineering knowledge
already held ICT encryption knowledge
already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
already held ICT system user requirements 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 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 internet governance knowledge
already held manage keys for data protection skill
already held web application security threats knowledge

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held ethics required

08 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held ICT project management methodologies required

09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional

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

19 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 communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional
optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business 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 manage staff optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held train employees optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT problem management techniques knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
not needed by the target role Open source model knowledge
not needed by the target role Outsourcing model knowledge
not needed by the target role define security policies skill
not needed by the target role define technology strategy skill
not needed by the target role design for organisational complexity skill
not needed by the target role develop with cloud services skill
not needed by the target role domain name service knowledge
not needed by the target role hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
not needed by the target role service-oriented modelling knowledge
not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle knowledge
not needed by the target role tools for ICT test automation knowledge
not needed by the target role use ICT ticketing system skill
not needed by the target role use an application-specific interface skill
not needed by the target role use back-up and recovery tools skill

10 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 methodologies required
required, not held data protection required
required, not held ethics required
optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

Index

Other moves recorded from cybersecurity risk manager

Full index of moves from cybersecurity risk manager

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.