Career Overlap Transition record
RecordMove

ICT resilience manager to cybersecurity risk manager

An ICT resilience manager already meets 31% of what the cybersecurity risk manager role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

Fig. 1 · Skill transfer ESCO v1.2.1 · directional
From ICT resilience manager
31 % overlap
Distant match
To cybersecurity risk manager
20 You already bring
14 Still to learn
72 Skills in the target role2
Learning distance A rebuild

76.7/ 100

1 How much of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do is already part of an ICT resilience manager’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 cybersecurity risk manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.

Why

Why this move works

A cybersecurity risk manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things an ICT resilience manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT safety
  • cyber security
  • ethical hacking principles
  • implement ICT risk management
  • internal risk management policy

What stands in the way is 14 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 cybersecurity risk manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an ICT resilience manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held define security policies management skills
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises management skills
  • already held manage disaster recovery plans management skills
  • already held ICT recovery techniques information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held ICT safety working with computers
  • already held ethical hacking principles information and communication technologies (icts)

All 20 carried skills, including the 8 the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 52 missing skills fall into 8 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) 5 required, 18 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT performance analysis methods required
  • still to learn ICT security standards required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn information security strategy required
  • still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques 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 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 levels of software testing 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 systems development life-cycle optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn communicate with stakeholders required
  • still to learn engage with stakeholders required
  • optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • still to learn ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
  • still to learn establish an Information Security Management System required
04 services 2 required
  • still to learn cyber attack counter-measures required
  • still to learn security threats required
05 business, administration and law 1 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn risk management required
  • optional, not held ICT project management optional
  • optional, not held ICT quality policy optional
  • optional, not held ICT security legislation optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held audit techniques optional
  • optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional
06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn advice on security risk management required
  • optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a cybersecurity risk manager 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 safety skill
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held implement ICT risk management skill
  • already held internal risk management policy knowledge
  • already held manage system security skill
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT process quality models knowledge
  • already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
  • already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held define security policies skill
  • already held develop information security strategy skill
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • already held identify ICT security risks skill
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • already held manage disaster recovery plans skill
  • already held manage keys for data protection skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 management skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn establish an ICT security prevention plan required
  • optional, not held define technology strategy optional
08 working with computers 11 supplementary
  • optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall optional
  • optional, not held implement a virtual private network optional
  • optional, not held implement anti-virus software optional
  • optional, not held implement spam protection optional
  • optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
  • optional, not held remove computer virus or malware from a computer optional
  • optional, not held solve ICT system problems optional
  • optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional
  • optional, not held use back-up and recovery tools optional
38 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to pick up Tier
  • optional, not held ICT encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques 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 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 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 hybrid model optional
  • optional, not held implement ICT security policies optional
  • optional, not held implement a firewall 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 information confidentiality optional
  • optional, not held internet governance optional
  • optional, not held investment analysis optional
  • optional, not held levels of software testing 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
22 held skills the cybersecurity risk manager role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on strengthening security skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business processes skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse business requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse the context of an organisation skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role business process modelling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate technological activities skill
  • not needed by the target role core banking software knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role human-computer interaction knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
  • not needed by the target role implement a management system skill
  • not needed by the target role manage IT security compliances skill
  • not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT security testing skill
  • not needed by the target role perform procurement processes skill
  • not needed by the target role perform project management skill
  • not needed by the target role provide cost benefit analysis reports 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 train employees skill
32 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 performance analysis methods required
  • still to learn ICT security standards required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn cyber attack counter-measures required
  • still to learn information security strategy 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 encryption optional
  • optional, not held ICT problem management techniques 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 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 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 levels of software testing 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
Index
FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT resilience manager become a cybersecurity risk manager?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT resilience manager already covers 31% of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 8 of which the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT resilience manager need to become a cybersecurity risk manager?

14 required skills are missing, plus 38 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.

How hard is the move from ICT resilience manager to cybersecurity risk manager?

Its learning distance is 76.7 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.