Career Overlap Transition record
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ICT security administrator to chief ICT security officer

An ICT security administrator already meets 34% of what the chief ICT security officer role asks for. The move turns on 33 required skills not yet in the profile.

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

77.4/ 100

1 How much of what a chief ICT security officer is expected to do is already part of an ICT security administrator’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 14 of its required skills as things an ICT security administrator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.

  • ICT network security risks
  • ICT safety
  • ICT security legislation
  • ICT security standards
  • cyber attack counter-measures
  • cyber security

What stands in the way is 33 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 31 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 security administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held computer forensics information and communication technologies (icts)
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises management skills
  • 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 implement cloud security and compliance information skills

All 31 carried skills, including the 14 the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you may need to learn

The 50 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 skills 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn advice on security risk management required
  • still to learn identify ICT security risks 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 conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business optional
  • optional, not held identify legal requirements optional
02 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn develop information security strategy required
  • 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
03 information and communication technologies (icts) 5 required, 6 supplementary
  • still to learn ICT process quality models required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn data protection required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 5 required, 2 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 use different communication channels 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 internal risk management policy required
  • still to learn audit techniques required
  • still to learn risk management required
06 management skills 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • still to learn establish an ICT security prevention plan required
  • still to learn maintain plan for continuity of operations required
  • still to learn manage disaster recovery plans required
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
  • optional, not held manage staff 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 31 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ICT network security risks knowledge
  • already held ICT safety skill
  • already held ICT security legislation knowledge
  • already held ICT security standards knowledge
  • already held cyber attack counter-measures knowledge
  • already held cyber security knowledge
  • already held ethical hacking principles knowledge
  • already held implement ICT security policies skill
  • already held information confidentiality knowledge
  • already held information security strategy knowledge
  • already held lead disaster recovery exercises skill
  • already held manage IT security compliances skill
  • already held organisational resilience knowledge
  • already held security engineering knowledge
  • already held ICT encryption knowledge
  • already held ICT infrastructure knowledge
  • already held Internet of Things knowledge
  • already held assess ICT knowledge skill
  • already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
  • already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
  • already held computer forensics knowledge
  • already held execute ICT audits skill
  • already held implement a firewall skill
  • already held implement a virtual private network skill
  • already held implement anti-virus software skill
  • already held implement cloud security and compliance skill
  • already held internet governance knowledge
  • already held manage keys for data protection skill
  • already held protect personal data and privacy skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held web application security threats knowledge
The 5 learning areas not shown above
Skill to pick up Tier
07 working with computers 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • still to learn manage system security required
  • still to learn utilise decision support system required
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
08 arts and humanities 1 required
  • still to learn ethics required
09 core skills and competences 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage digital identity optional
10 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
11 social sciences, journalism and information 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
17 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 communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held coordinate technological activities optional
  • optional, not held optimise choice of ICT solution optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
  • optional, not held conduct impact evaluation of ICT processes on business 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 manage staff optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
28 held skills the chief ICT security officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role attend to ICT systems quality skill
  • not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
  • not needed by the target role database development tools knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure proper document management 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 interpret technical texts skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ICT identity management skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain database security skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT data architecture skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ICT virtualisation environments skill
  • not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
  • not needed by the target role manage database skill
  • not needed by the target role mobile device management knowledge
  • not needed by the target role network standards knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operating systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform ICT troubleshooting skill
  • not needed by the target role perform backups skill
  • not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
  • not needed by the target role remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
  • not needed by the target role respond to incidents in cloud skill
  • not needed by the target role solve ICT system problems skill
  • not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
  • not needed by the target role system backup best practice knowledge
  • not needed by the target role telecom regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use scripting programming skill
19 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 process quality models required
  • still to learn ICT project management required
  • still to learn ICT project management methodologies required
  • still to learn attack vectors required
  • still to learn data protection required
  • still to learn decision support systems required
  • still to learn internal risk management policy 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
  • optional, not held control objectives for information and related technology optional
  • optional, not held ICT communications protocols optional
  • optional, not held ICT recovery techniques optional
  • optional, not held ICT system user requirements optional
  • optional, not held cloud technologies optional
  • optional, not held software anomalies optional
  • optional, not held World Wide Web Consortium standards optional
  • optional, not held computer programming optional
Index

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FAQ

Common questions about this move

Can an ICT security administrator become a chief ICT security officer?

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT security administrator already covers 34% of what a chief ICT security officer is expected to do: 31 skills carry over, 14 of which the chief ICT security officer role treats as required.

What skills does an ICT security administrator need to become a chief ICT security officer?

33 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is establish an ICT security prevention plan.

How hard is the move from ICT security administrator to chief ICT security officer?

Its learning distance is 77.4 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.