Ethical hacker to cybersecurity risk manager

• already held ICT network security risks knowledge
• already held ICT safety skill
• already held ICT security standards knowledge
• already held attack vectors knowledge
• already held communicate with stakeholders skill
• 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 implement ICT risk management skill
• already held information security strategy knowledge
• already held manage system security skill
• already held security engineering knowledge
• already held ICT encryption knowledge
• 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 computer forensics knowledge
• already held define security policies skill
• already held execute ICT audits skill
• already held hybrid model knowledge
• already held identify ICT security risks skill
• 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 legal requirements of ICT products 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
• already held tools for ICT test automation knowledge
• already held web application security threats knowledge

• 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 cloud monitoring and reporting optional
• optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
• optional, not held decision support systems optional
• optional, not held define technology strategy optional
• optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
• optional, not held develop information security strategy optional
• optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
• optional, not held domain name service 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 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 use an application-specific interface optional
• optional, not held audit techniques optional
• optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans 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

• 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 ICT infrastructure knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT system integration 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 Maltego knowledge
• not needed by the target role Metasploit 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 Samurai Web Testing Framework knowledge
• not needed by the target role WhiteHat Sentinel knowledge
• not needed by the target role Wireshark knowledge
• not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
• not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
• not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
• not needed by the target role computer programming knowledge
• not needed by the target role conduct ICT code review skill
• not needed by the target role develop code exploits skill
• not needed by the target role ethics knowledge
• not needed by the target role execute social engineering tests skill
• not needed by the target role execute software tests skill
• not needed by the target role identify ICT system weaknesses skill
• not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
• not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
• not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
• not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
• not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
• not needed by the target role penetration testing tool knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
• not needed by the target role perform project management skill
• not needed by the target role proxy servers knowledge
• not needed by the target role set up cybersecurity training programmes skill
• not needed by the target role software anomalies knowledge
• not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

• still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
• still to learn internal risk management policy required
• still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
• still to learn risk management required
• still to learn security threats 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 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 investment analysis optional
• optional, not held mobile device management optional
• optional, not held audit techniques optional
• optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Yes, and it is a substantial move. An ethical hacker already covers 52% of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do: 35 skills carry over, 13 of which the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

9 required skills are missing, plus 28 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is establish an ICT security prevention plan.

Its learning distance is 59.5 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.