Table 1Transition record

data protection officertochief ICT security officer

A data protection officer already meets 24% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 35 required skills not yet in the profile.

From data protection officer

24%

Overlap1

To chief ICT security officer

18 Skills carried over

35 Required, not held

84.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

84.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the chief ICT security officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the data protection officer 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 12 of its required skills as things a data protection officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT security legislation
ICT security standards
cyber security
data protection
develop information security strategy
ensure compliance with legal requirements

What stands in the way is 35 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 18 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 data protection officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business information skills
already held manage digital identity core skills and competences
already held ensure information privacy assisting and caring
already held manage keys for data protection working with computers
already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
already held internal risk management policy business, administration and law

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 63 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 13 supplementary

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held ICT process quality models required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held decision support systems required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required

optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

02 information skills 6 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held advice on security risk management required
required, not held identify ICT security risks required
required, not held implement ICT risk management required
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 execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held implement corporate governance required
required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
required, not held educate on data confidentiality required
required, not held engage with stakeholders required
required, not held ensure cross-department cooperation required

optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 working with computers 4 required, 4 supplementary

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

optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional

05 management skills 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required
required, not held lead disaster recovery exercises required
required, not held maintain plan for continuity of operations required
required, not held manage disaster recovery plans required

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held manage staff optional

06 business, administration and law 4 required

required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held organisational resilience required
required, not held audit techniques required

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 18 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 data protection knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
already held ensure information privacy 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 risk management knowledge
already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
already held identify legal requirements skill
already held manage digital identity skill
already held manage keys for data protection skill
already held protect personal data and privacy skill
already held train employees skill

The 5 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required
required, not held comply with legal regulations required

optional, not held apply operations for an ITIL-based environment optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held security engineering required

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

09 arts and humanities 1 required

required, not held ethics required

10 services 1 required

required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required

11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary

optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional

28 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 encryption optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement a firewall optional
optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional
optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

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

Skill Type

not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
not needed by the target role address identified risks skill
not needed by the target role advise on government policy compliance skill
not needed by the target role analyse legal enforceability skill
not needed by the target role apply information security policies skill
not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role assist with litigation matters skill
not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
not needed by the target role data ethics knowledge
not needed by the target role define organisational standards skill
not needed by the target role develop organisational policies skill
not needed by the target role develop training programmes skill
not needed by the target role document project progress skill
not needed by the target role estimate impact of risks skill
not needed by the target role information governance compliance knowledge
not needed by the target role internal auditing knowledge
not needed by the target role keep up-to-date with regulations skill
not needed by the target role legal case management knowledge
not needed by the target role legal research knowledge
not needed by the target role legal terminology knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
not needed by the target role manage data for legal matters skill
not needed by the target role monitor legislation developments skill
not needed by the target role perform data cleansing skill
not needed by the target role perform project management skill
not needed by the target role provide legal advice skill
not needed by the target role respect data protection principles skill
not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
not needed by the target role support managers skill
not needed by the target role use consulting techniques skill
not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill

29 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 network security risks required
required, not held ICT process quality models required
required, not held ICT project management required
required, not held ICT project management methodologies required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
required, not held decision support systems required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held organisational resilience required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held audit techniques required
required, not held ethics required
required, not held security engineering required
optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
optional, not held ICT encryption optional
optional, not held ICT infrastructure optional
optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
optional, not held Internet of Things optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held cloud technologies optional
optional, not held computer forensics optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held software anomalies optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
optional, not held computer programming optional

Index

Other moves recorded from data protection officer

Full index of moves from data protection officer

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.