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ICT disaster recovery analyst to chief ICT security officer

An ICT disaster recovery analyst already meets 27% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 34 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT disaster recovery analyst
27 % overlap
Distant match
To chief ICT security officer
21 You already bring
34 Still to learn
81 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

82.3/ 100

1 How much of what a chief ICT security officer is expected to do is already part of an ICT disaster recovery analyst’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 chief ICT security officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A chief ICT security officer role treats 13 of its required skills as things an ICT disaster recovery analyst already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT process quality models
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • cyber security
  • develop information security strategy
  • identify ICT security risks

What stands in the way is 34 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 21 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 an ICT disaster recovery analyst background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain plan for continuity of operations management skills
  • already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business information skills
  • already held manage disaster recovery plans management skills
  • already held ICT recovery techniques information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held develop information security strategy assisting and caring
  • already held manage system security working with computers

All 21 carried skills, including the 13 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 60 missing skills fall into 11 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) 7 required, 11 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT security standards required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn data protection required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn ethical hacking principles required
  • still to learn information confidentiality required
  • still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption 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 web application security threats optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn implement corporate governance required
  • still to learn communicate with stakeholders required
  • still to learn educate on data confidentiality required
  • still to learn engage with stakeholders required
  • still to learn ensure cross-department cooperation required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
03 information skills 5 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn advice on security risk management required
  • still to learn implement ICT risk management required
  • still to learn forecast organisational risks required
  • still to learn monitor developments in field of expertise required
  • still to learn monitor technology trends required
  • optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held identify legal requirements optional
04 assisting and caring 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
  • still to learn ensure information privacy required
  • still to learn establish an Information Security Management System required
  • still to learn comply with legal regulations required
  • still to learn ensure compliance with legal requirements required
  • optional, not held apply operations for an ITIL-based environment optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
05 business, administration and law 5 required
  • still to learn ICT project management required
  • still to learn ICT project management methodologies required
  • still to learn ICT security legislation required
  • still to learn audit techniques required
  • still to learn risk management required
06 working with computers 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT safety required
  • still to learn implement ICT security policies required
  • still to learn utilise decision support system required
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional

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 21 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT process quality models knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held develop information security strategy skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held internal risk management policy knowledge
  • already held maintain plan for continuity of operations skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held manage disaster recovery plans skill
  • already held manage system security skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held ICT communications protocols knowledge
  • already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • already held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held optimise choice of ICT solution skill
  • already held software anomalies knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn establish an ICT security prevention plan required
  • still to learn lead disaster recovery exercises required
  • optional, not held assess ICT knowledge optional
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
08 arts and humanities 1 required
  • still to learn ethics required
09 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • still to learn security engineering required
10 core skills and competences 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage digital identity optional
11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
26 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up 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 encryption 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 anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held manage keys for data protection 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 identify legal requirements optional
  • optional, not held manage digital identity optional
  • optional, not held protect personal data and privacy optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
24 held skills the chief ICT security officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Android (mobile operating systems) knowledge
  • not needed by the target role BlackBerry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT power consumption knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ICT problem management techniques knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role define security policies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
  • not needed by the target role give live presentation skill
  • not needed by the target role hardware architectures knowledge
  • not needed by the target role iOS knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
  • not needed by the target role levels of software testing knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mobile operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network management system tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role product usage risks analysis knowledge
  • not needed by the target role protect ICT devices skill
  • not needed by the target role report analysis results skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge
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 project management required
  • still to learn ICT project management methodologies required
  • still to learn ICT security legislation required
  • still to learn ICT security standards required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn data protection required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn ethical hacking principles required
  • still to learn information confidentiality required
  • still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
  • still to learn audit techniques required
  • still to learn ethics required
  • still to learn risk management required
  • still to learn security engineering required
  • optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
  • optional, not held ICT encryption 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 web application security threats optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT disaster recovery analyst become a chief ICT security officer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT disaster recovery analyst already covers 27% of what a chief ICT security officer is expected to do: 21 skills carry over, 13 of which the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT disaster recovery analyst need to become a chief ICT security officer?

34 required skills are missing, plus 26 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information and communication technologies (icts). The single most important is establish an ICT security prevention plan.

How hard is the move from ICT disaster recovery analyst to chief ICT security officer?

Its learning distance is 82.3 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.