Table 1Transition record

ethical hackertoICT security administrator

A ethical hacker already meets 49% of what the ICT security administrator role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ethical hacker

49%

Overlap1

To ICT security administrator

29 Skills carried over

13 Required, not held

61.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Partial match

49%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

61.1/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the ICT security administrator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ethical hacker 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 ICT security administrator role treats 12 of its required skills as things a ethical hacker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

ICT network security risks
ICT safety
Internet of Things
cyber attack counter-measures
ethical hacking principles
identify ICT system weaknesses

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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ICT security administrator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ethical hacker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
already held web application security threats information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ICT safety working with computers
already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)
already held operating systems information and communication technologies (icts)
already held identify ICT system weaknesses working with computers

All 29 carried skills, including the 12 the ICT security administrator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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) 4 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held database development tools required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held system backup best practice required

optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional

02 working with computers 3 required, 6 supplementary

required, not held attend to ICT systems quality required
required, not held maintain database security required
required, not held perform ICT troubleshooting required

optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held perform backups optional
optional, not held store digital data and systems optional

03 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held interpret technical texts required
required, not held ensure proper document management required

optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held manage database optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held maintain ICT identity management required
required, not held apply company policies required

optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held manage ICT data architecture required

optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held train employees optional

06 business, administration and law 1 required

required, not held quality assurance methodologies required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ICT security administrator 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 29 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held ICT network security risks knowledge
already held ICT safety skill
already held Internet of Things knowledge
already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
already held identify ICT system weaknesses skill
already held internet governance knowledge
already held manage IT security compliances skill
already held operating systems knowledge
already held organisational resilience knowledge
already held security engineering knowledge
already held solve ICT system problems skill
already held ICT encryption knowledge
already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
already held ICT security legislation knowledge
already held ICT security standards knowledge
already held address problems critically skill
already held computer forensics knowledge
already held cyber security knowledge
already held execute ICT audits skill
already held execute software tests skill
already held implement ICT security policies skill
already held implement a firewall skill
already held information confidentiality knowledge
already held information security strategy knowledge
already held manage cloud data and storage skill
already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
already held use scripting programming skill
already held web application security threats knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 management skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held telecom regulations optional

17 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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 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 lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage ICT virtualisation environments optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held perform backups optional
optional, not held respond to incidents in cloud optional
optional, not held telecom regulations optional
optional, not held build business relationships optional
optional, not held manage database optional
optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
optional, not held store digital data and systems optional
optional, not held train employees optional

45 held skills the ICT security administrator 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 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 Open source model knowledge
not needed by the target role Outsourcing model 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 analyse the context of an organisation skill
not needed by the target role attack vectors knowledge
not needed by the target role building systems monitoring technology knowledge
not needed by the target role communicate with stakeholders skill
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 define security policies skill
not needed by the target role develop code exploits skill
not needed by the target role engage with stakeholders 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 hybrid model knowledge
not needed by the target role identify ICT security risks skill
not needed by the target role implement ICT risk management skill
not needed by the target role legal requirements of ICT products knowledge
not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
not needed by the target role maintain ICT server skill
not needed by the target role manage system security skill
not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
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

5 further entries not listed here

8 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 database development tools required
required, not held mobile device management required
required, not held network standards required
required, not held quality assurance methodologies required
required, not held system backup best practice required
optional, not held cloud monitoring and reporting optional
optional, not held cloud security and compliance optional
optional, not held telecom regulations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from ethical hacker

Full index of moves from ethical hacker

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.