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

embedded systems security engineertoethical hacker

A embedded systems security engineer already meets 31% of what the ethical hacker role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From embedded systems security engineer
31%
Overlap1
To ethical hacker
20 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
78.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance A rebuild

78.4/ 100

1 Share of the ethical hacker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the embedded systems security engineer 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 13 of its required skills as things a embedded systems security engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT security standards
  • computer programming
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • ethical hacking principles
  • execute software tests

What stands in the way is 23 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 ethical hacker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a embedded systems security engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define security policies management skills
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held perform ICT security testing working with computers
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures services

All 20 carried skills, including the 13 the ethical hacker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 54 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 information and communication technologies (icts) 7 required, 23 supplementary
  • required, not held ICT system integration required
  • required, not held attack vectors required
  • required, not held computer forensics required
  • required, not held operating systems required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held tools for ICT test automation required
  • required, not held web application security threats 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 Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model 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 hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
02 working with computers 4 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held conduct ICT code review required
  • required, not held develop code exploits required
  • required, not held manage system security required
  • required, not held use scripting programming required
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held maintain ICT server optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held execute ICT audits required
  • required, not held execute social engineering tests required
  • required, not held implement ICT risk management required
  • required, not held analyse the context of an organisation required
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held address problems critically required
  • required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
  • required, not held engage with stakeholders required
  • optional, not held set up cybersecurity training programmes optional
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held ICT infrastructure required
  • required, not held building systems monitoring technology required
06 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held legal requirements of ICT products required
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional

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 20 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held computer programming knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held execute software tests skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held monitor system performance skill
  • already held perform ICT security testing skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held software anomalies knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held define security policies skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held perform project management skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 arts and humanities 1 required
  • required, not held ethics required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held cyber security required
31 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 ICT security legislation 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 Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model 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 hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held maintain ICT server optional
  • optional, not held manage cloud data and storage optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
  • optional, not held set up cybersecurity training programmes optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
21 held skills the ethical hacker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse ICT system skill
  • not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role create flowchart diagram skill
  • not needed by the target role debug software skill
  • not needed by the target role define technical requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role design user interface skill
  • not needed by the target role develop ICT device driver skill
  • not needed by the target role develop creative ideas skill
  • not needed by the target role develop software prototype skill
  • not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role embedded systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role keep up with the latest information systems solutions skill
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role provide ICT consulting advice skill
  • not needed by the target role report test findings skill
  • not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use software design patterns skill
  • not needed by the target role use software libraries skill
  • not needed by the target role utilise computer-aided software engineering tools skill
36 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 attack vectors required
  • required, not held building systems monitoring technology required
  • required, not held computer forensics required
  • required, not held cyber security required
  • required, not held operating systems required
  • required, not held penetration testing tool required
  • required, not held tools for ICT test automation required
  • required, not held web application security threats required
  • required, not held ethics required
  • required, not held legal requirements of ICT products 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 ICT security legislation 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 Open source model optional
  • optional, not held Outsourcing model 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 hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing optional
  • optional, not held proxy servers optional
  • optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
Index

Other moves recorded from embedded systems security engineer

Full index of moves from embedded systems security engineer

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.