RecordMove

Digital forensics expert to cybersecurity risk manager

A digital forensics expert already meets 33% of what the cybersecurity risk manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional

From digital forensics expert

Distant match

To cybersecurity risk manager

20 You already bring

13 Still to learn

72 Skills in the target role2

Learning distance A rebuild

75.4/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 How much of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do is already part of a digital forensics expert’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the cybersecurity risk manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A cybersecurity risk manager role treats 9 of its required skills as things a digital forensics expert already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

ICT network security risks
ICT security standards
attack vectors
cyber attack counter-measures
cyber security
establish an ICT security prevention plan

What stands in the way is 13 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A cybersecurity risk manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a digital forensics expert background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held establish an ICT security prevention plan management skills
already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
already held cyber attack counter-measures services
already held ICT encryption information and communication technologies (icts)
already held identify ICT security risks information skills

All 20 carried skills, including the 9 the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 52 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.

Skill to pick up Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 3 required, 17 supplementary

still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
still to learn ethical hacking principles required
still to learn assessment of risks and threats required

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models 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 Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

02 working with computers 2 required, 11 supplementary

still to learn ICT safety required
still to learn manage system security required

optional, not held develop with cloud services 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 spam protection optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 4 supplementary

still to learn internal risk management policy required
still to learn risk management required

optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

still to learn advice on security risk management required
still to learn implement ICT risk management required

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

still to learn communicate with stakeholders required
still to learn engage with stakeholders required

optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional

06 assisting and caring 2 required

still to learn ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
still to learn establish an Information Security Management System required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cybersecurity risk manager 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 20 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 cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held establish an ICT security prevention plan skill
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held security engineering knowledge
already held security threats knowledge
already held ICT encryption knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held audit techniques knowledge
already held computer forensics knowledge
already held develop information security strategy skill
already held identify ICT security risks skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
already held levels of software testing knowledge
already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge

The 1 learning area not shown above

Skill to pick up Tier

07 management skills 4 supplementary

optional, not held define security policies optional
optional, not held define technology strategy optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional

39 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to pick up Tier

optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy 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 Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held define security policies optional
optional, not held define technology strategy optional
optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held hybrid model 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 implement spam protection optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans optional
optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional

57 held skills the cybersecurity risk manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role Aircrack (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role Backbox (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role BlackArch knowledge
not needed by the target role Cain and Abel (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role GDPR knowledge
not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
not needed by the target role John The Ripper (penetration testing tool) knowledge
not needed by the target role Kali Linux knowledge
not needed by the target role LDAP knowledge
not needed by the target role LINQ knowledge
not needed by the target role MDX knowledge
not needed by the target role Maltego knowledge
not needed by the target role Metasploit knowledge
not needed by the target role N1QL knowledge
not needed by the target role Nessus knowledge
not needed by the target role Nexpose knowledge
not needed by the target role OWASP ZAP knowledge
not needed by the target role Parrot Security OS knowledge
not needed by the target role SPARQL knowledge
not needed by the target role Samurai Web Testing Framework knowledge
not needed by the target role THC Hydra knowledge
not needed by the target role WhiteHat Sentinel knowledge
not needed by the target role Wireshark knowledge
not needed by the target role XQuery knowledge
not needed by the target role analyse network configuration and performance skill
not needed by the target role apply reverse engineering skill
not needed by the target role check methods 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 data storage knowledge
not needed by the target role design computer network skill
not needed by the target role digital data processing skill
not needed by the target role educate on data confidentiality skill
not needed by the target role forensic intelligence knowledge
not needed by the target role gather data for forensic purposes skill
not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
not needed by the target role hardware platforms knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT network diagnostic tools skill
not needed by the target role information architecture knowledge

17 further entries not listed here

26 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 pick up Tier

still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
still to learn ethical hacking principles required
still to learn internal risk management policy required
still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
still to learn risk management required
optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
optional, not held ICT process quality models optional
optional, not held ICT project management optional
optional, not held ICT quality policy 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 Open source model optional
optional, not held Outsourcing model optional
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held decision support systems optional
optional, not held domain name service optional
optional, not held hybrid model optional
optional, not held internet governance optional
optional, not held investment analysis optional
optional, not held mobile device management optional
optional, not held organisational resilience optional
optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
optional, not held web application security threats optional
optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can a digital forensics expert become a cybersecurity risk manager?

Yes, and it is a career change move. A digital forensics expert already covers 33% of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 9 of which the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

What skills does a digital forensics expert need to become a cybersecurity risk manager?

13 required skills are missing, plus 39 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is ICT performance analysis methods.

How hard is the move from digital forensics expert to cybersecurity risk manager?

Its learning distance is 75.4 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.

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.