ICT system administrator to cybersecurity risk manager

• already held implement ICT risk management skill
• already held information security strategy knowledge
• already held manage system security skill
• already held security engineering knowledge
• already held ICT recovery techniques knowledge
• already held ICT system user requirements knowledge
• already held cloud monitoring and reporting knowledge
• already held cloud security and compliance knowledge
• already held domain name service knowledge
• already held implement ICT security policies 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 spam protection skill
• already held internet governance knowledge
• already held remove computer virus or malware from a computer skill
• already held solve ICT system problems skill
• already held systems development life-cycle knowledge
• already held use back-up and recovery tools skill

• optional, not held ICT encryption optional
• optional, not held ICT problem management techniques optional
• optional, not held ICT process quality models 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 computer forensics optional
• optional, not held decision support systems optional
• optional, not held define security policies optional
• optional, not held define technology strategy optional
• optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional
• optional, not held develop information security strategy optional
• optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
• optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
• optional, not held hybrid model optional
• optional, not held identify ICT security risks optional
• optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional
• optional, not held information confidentiality optional
• optional, not held investment analysis optional
• optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
• optional, not held levels of software testing optional
• optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
• optional, not held mobile device management optional
• optional, not held organisational resilience 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 manage disaster recovery plans optional
• optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional

• not needed by the target role Apache Tomcat knowledge
• not needed by the target role IBM WebSphere knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT accessibility standards knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT infrastructure knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT system integration knowledge
• not needed by the target role ICT system programming knowledge
• not needed by the target role acquire system component skill
• not needed by the target role adjust ICT system capacity skill
• not needed by the target role administer ICT system skill
• not needed by the target role apply ICT system usage policies skill
• not needed by the target role apply system organisational policies skill
• not needed by the target role automate cloud tasks skill
• not needed by the target role cloud technologies knowledge
• not needed by the target role digital systems knowledge
• not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
• not needed by the target role execute integration testing skill
• not needed by the target role hardware components knowledge
• not needed by the target role implement ICT recovery system skill
• not needed by the target role install signal repeaters skill
• not needed by the target role integrate system components skill
• not needed by the target role interact with users to gather requirements skill
• not needed by the target role interfacing techniques knowledge
• not needed by the target role interpret technical texts skill
• not needed by the target role maintain ICT system skill
• not needed by the target role manage changes in ICT system skill
• not needed by the target role manage cloud data and storage skill
• not needed by the target role manage system testing skill
• not needed by the target role migrate existing data skill
• not needed by the target role monitor system performance skill
• not needed by the target role network engineering 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 organisational policies knowledge
• not needed by the target role perform backups skill
• not needed by the target role provide ICT system training skill
• not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
• not needed by the target role software components libraries knowledge
• not needed by the target role store digital data and systems skill
• not needed by the target role support ICT system users skill
• not needed by the target role system design knowledge

1 further entry not listed here

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

• still to learn ICT network security risks required
• 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 cyber security required
• still to learn ethical hacking principles required
• still to learn internal risk management policy 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 process quality models 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 computer forensics optional
• optional, not held decision support systems optional
• optional, not held hybrid model optional
• optional, not held information confidentiality 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 organisational resilience 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

Yes, and it is a career change move. An ICT system administrator already covers 23% of what a cybersecurity risk manager is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 4 of which the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

18 required skills are missing, plus 35 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.

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.