ICT disaster recovery analyst to cybersecurity risk manager

• already held ICT network security risks knowledge
• already held ICT performance analysis methods knowledge
• already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
• already held cyber security knowledge
• already held information security strategy knowledge
• already held internal risk management policy knowledge
• already held manage system security skill
• already held ICT problem management techniques knowledge
• already held ICT process quality models knowledge
• already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
• already held define security policies skill
• already held develop information security strategy skill
• already held identify ICT security risks skill
• already held implement a virtual private network skill
• already held levels of software testing knowledge
• already held manage disaster recovery plans skill
• already held organisational resilience knowledge

• optional, not held ICT encryption optional
• optional, not held ICT project management optional
• optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
• optional, not held ICT security legislation 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 computer forensics 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 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 ICT security policies 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 implement spam protection optional
• optional, not held information confidentiality 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 service-oriented modelling optional
• optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
• optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
• optional, not held web application security threats optional
• optional, not held audit techniques optional
• optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products 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

• 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 communications protocols knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT debugging tools knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT power consumption 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 conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business 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 maintain plan for continuity of operations skill
• not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
• not needed by the target role manage staff skill
• 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 optimise choice of ICT solution skill
• 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 software anomalies knowledge
• not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
• not needed by the target role unstructured data knowledge

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

• still to learn ICT security standards required
• still to learn attack vectors required
• still to learn ethical hacking principles required
• still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
• still to learn risk management required
• still to learn security engineering required
• still to learn security threats required
• optional, not held ICT encryption optional
• optional, not held ICT project management optional
• optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
• optional, not held ICT security legislation 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 computer forensics optional
• optional, not held decision support systems optional
• optional, not held domain name service optional
• optional, not held hybrid model optional
• optional, not held information confidentiality optional
• optional, not held internet governance optional
• optional, not held investment analysis optional
• optional, not held mobile device management optional
• optional, not held service-oriented modelling optional
• optional, not held tools for ICT test automation optional
• optional, not held web application security threats optional
• optional, not held audit techniques optional
• optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
• optional, not held systems development life-cycle optional

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT disaster recovery analyst already covers 27% of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 7 of which the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

15 required skills are missing, plus 40 optional ones. They fall into 9 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 79.8 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.