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

cybersecurity risk managertoethical hacker

A cybersecurity risk manager already meets 49% of what the ethical hacker role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From cybersecurity risk manager
49%
Overlap1
To ethical hacker
35 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
65.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.5/ 100

1 Share of the ethical hacker 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 ethical hacker role treats 18 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 security standards
  • attack vectors
  • communicate with stakeholders
  • computer forensics
  • cyber attack counter-measures

What stands in the way is 18 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 35 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ethical hacker 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 computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held engage with stakeholders communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held define security policies management skills
  • already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers

All 35 carried skills, including the 18 the ethical hacker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 39 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 working with computers 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct ICT code review required
  • required, not held develop code exploits required
  • required, not held execute software tests required
  • required, not held identify ICT system weaknesses required
  • required, not held perform ICT security testing required
  • required, not held use scripting programming required
  • optional, not held maintain ICT server optional
  • optional, not held manage IT security compliances optional
02 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 16 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT system integration required
  • required, not held operating systems required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held software anomalies required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • optional, not held Aircrack (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Backbox (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held BlackArch optional
  • optional, not held Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Kali Linux optional
  • optional, not held Maltego optional
  • optional, not held Metasploit optional
  • optional, not held Nessus optional
  • optional, not held Nexpose optional
  • optional, not held OWASP ZAP optional
  • optional, not held Parrot Security OS optional
  • optional, not held Samurai Web Testing Framework optional
  • optional, not held WhiteHat Sentinel optional
  • optional, not held Wireshark optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
03 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held execute social engineering tests required
  • required, not held analyse the context of an organisation required
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held ICT infrastructure required
  • required, not held building systems monitoring technology required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • optional, not held set up cybersecurity training programmes optional
06 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held ethics required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ethical hacker 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 35 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held attack vectors knowledge
  • already held communicate with stakeholders skill
  • already held computer forensics knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held engage with stakeholders skill
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held implement ICT risk management skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
  • already held manage system security skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge
  • already held web application security threats knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held Open source model knowledge
  • already held Outsourcing model knowledge
  • already held define security policies skill
  • already held hybrid model knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held information confidentiality knowledge
  • already held internet governance knowledge
  • already held levels of software testing knowledge
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • already held service-oriented modelling knowledge
  • already held solve ICT system problems skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held monitor system performance required
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
21 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held Aircrack (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Backbox (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held BlackArch optional
  • optional, not held Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Kali Linux optional
  • optional, not held Maltego optional
  • optional, not held Metasploit optional
  • optional, not held Nessus optional
  • optional, not held Nexpose optional
  • optional, not held OWASP ZAP optional
  • optional, not held Parrot Security OS optional
  • optional, not held Samurai Web Testing Framework optional
  • optional, not held WhiteHat Sentinel optional
  • optional, not held Wireshark optional
  • optional, not held maintain ICT server optional
  • optional, not held manage IT security compliances optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held set up cybersecurity training programmes optional
  • optional, not held perform project management optional
37 held skills the ethical hacker 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 process quality models knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT project management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT quality policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • not needed by the target role advice on security risk management skill
  • not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role audit techniques 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 decision support systems knowledge
  • 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 information security strategy 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 ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards skill
  • not needed by the target role establish an ICT security prevention plan skill
  • not needed by the target role establish an Information Security Management System 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 cloud security and compliance skill
  • not needed by the target role implement spam protection skill
  • not needed by the target role internal risk management policy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role investment analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • not needed by the target role manage disaster recovery plans skill
  • not needed by the target role manage keys for data protection skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role risk management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role security threats knowledge
  • not needed by the target role systems development life-cycle 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
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 infrastructure required
  • required, not held ICT system integration required
  • required, not held building systems monitoring technology required
  • required, not held operating systems required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held software anomalies required
  • required, not held computer programming required
  • required, not held ethics required
  • optional, not held Aircrack (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Backbox (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held BlackArch optional
  • optional, not held Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) optional
  • optional, not held Kali Linux optional
  • optional, not held Maltego optional
  • optional, not held Metasploit optional
  • optional, not held Nessus optional
  • optional, not held Nexpose optional
  • optional, not held OWASP ZAP optional
  • optional, not held Parrot Security OS optional
  • optional, not held Samurai Web Testing Framework optional
  • optional, not held WhiteHat Sentinel optional
  • optional, not held Wireshark optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers 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.