Table 1Transition record

ICT system administratortocybersecurity risk manager

A ICT system administrator already meets 23% of what the cybersecurity risk manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ICT system administrator

23%

Overlap1

To cybersecurity risk manager

19 Skills carried over

18 Required, not held

82.3 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance A rebuild

82.3/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the cybersecurity risk manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ICT system administrator profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A cybersecurity risk manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a ICT system administrator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

implement ICT risk management
information security strategy
manage system security
security engineering

What stands in the way is 18 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 19 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 a ICT system administrator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held domain name service information and communication technologies (icts)
already held ICT recovery techniques information and communication technologies (icts)
already held implement spam protection working with computers
already held manage system security working with computers
already held cloud monitoring and reporting information and communication technologies (icts)
already held internet governance information and communication technologies (icts)

All 19 carried skills, including the 4 the cybersecurity risk manager role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 53 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 information and communication technologies (icts) 6 required, 15 supplementary

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held ICT security standards required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held assessment of risks and 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 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 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

02 services 3 required

required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
required, not held cyber security required
required, not held security threats required

03 business, administration and law 2 required, 7 supplementary

required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held 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 organisational resilience optional
optional, not held audit techniques optional
optional, not held legal requirements of ICT products optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure adherence to organisational ICT standards required
required, not held establish an Information Security Management System required

optional, not held develop information security strategy optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held communicate with stakeholders required
required, not held engage with stakeholders required

optional, not held design for organisational complexity optional

06 management skills 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held establish an ICT security prevention plan required

optional, not held define security policies optional
optional, not held define technology strategy optional
optional, not held lead disaster recovery exercises optional
optional, not held manage disaster recovery plans 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 19 skills that carry over

Skill Type

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

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held ICT safety required

optional, not held develop with cloud services optional
optional, not held manage keys for data protection optional
optional, not held use an application-specific interface optional
optional, not held use ICT ticketing system optional

08 information skills 1 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held advice on security risk management required

optional, not held execute ICT audits optional
optional, not held identify ICT security risks optional
optional, not held implement cloud security and compliance optional

35 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

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

41 held skills the cybersecurity risk manager role does not ask for

Skill Type

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

33 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 acquire Tier

required, not held ICT network security risks required
required, not held ICT performance analysis methods required
required, not held ICT security standards required
required, not held attack vectors required
required, not held cyber attack counter-measures required
required, not held cyber security required
required, not held ethical hacking principles required
required, not held internal risk management policy required
required, not held assessment of risks and threats required
required, not held risk management required
required, not held 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

Index

Other moves recorded from ICT system administrator

Full index of moves from ICT system administrator

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.