How To Start A Career As A Cyber Security Professional?

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• Choosing the right skill and area of learning is
  paramount. Amongst the so many courses that are
  garnering a lot of attention, cyber security is a
  field that not only holds a promising position,
  not only in the current scenario. Still, it will
  continue to do so in the times to come. Cyber
  crimes are increasing, and there are new
  sophisticated ways that the cyber criminals are
  adopting to hack the systems and tamper the data.
  Hence companies are now eyeing at cybersecurity
  professionals who can help leverage this
  technology for the benefit of the organization.
  As per ISC, around 3 million unfilled cyber
  security jobs across the globe. Employees who
  work in this profile have a very key role to play
  in any organization. As per IBM and The Ponemon
  Institute, the data breach's average cost that
  companies bear worldwide scores up to 3.62
  million. With the help of cyber security
  professionals, companies can save a lot of money
  here.

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• Apart from the great prospects that the cyber
  security job profile has to offer, the pay scale
  is another factor that makes it one of the
  lucrative career options. As per the US Bureau of
  Labor Statistics, an information security
  analyst's average salary in the US is 98,350.
  Despite being a well-paid job, cybersecurity
  experts are scarce, and thus any individual who
  picks up his skill and masters it holds great
  prospects for the future. In this blog, we will
  help you know how you can make the right to start
  as a cybersecurity professional.

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Why is there an increase in the demand for cyber
security professionals?

• Before you go ahead and understand how you can
  proceed in making a career as a cyber crime
  professional, let's understand why there has been
  a sudden increase in the demand for such
  individuals.
• You would know that cybercrimes have increased in
  the last few years, ransomware like WannaCry, and
  Petya can put enterprise's data at risk. The
  Internet of Devices has added up to the threats.
  To protect information, companies are actively
  seeking the help of cyber security professionals
  to secure their networks.

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• Despite being such high demand, cyber security
  experts are very less in number. As per the
  ISACA, 2017 reports, 55 of the companies in the
  US have reported that they have it takes at three
  months to fill the position of the cybersecurity
  profession, while 32 mentioned that it takes six
  months to fill this position, and 27 of
  companies said they are not able to find the
  right candidate for this profile.
• One of the reasons for this is that cyber
  security is a comparatively new profile, and
  there is lesser awareness about the same. So,
  lack of awareness is the common reason for the
  shortage of a skilled workforce. Also, many
  people don't know about the work profile of
  cybersecurity professionals. It is also important
  to mention that around 24 of cyber security
  professionals are female.

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Career Path Options

• One of the first questions that arise in any
  individual's mind is what it takes to become a
  cyber security expert and who can opt for this
  profile. Well, the answer to this is simple.
  Irroeetive of your stream of preliminary
  education, if you are interested in this
  technology, you can start your career. There are
  some of the best online certificate programs in
  cyber security, which you can opt and make your
  career in the same. Once you have gained cyber
  security certifications online, your next move
  should be to train yourself, you can work as an
  intern and practice on live projects, or there
  are some cybersecurity training providers like
  Global Tech Council that will not only provide
  you conceptual knowledge but will help you learn
  the practical aspects of the same.

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Decide your area of interest-

• Another point that we would like to mention here
  is that cybersecurity has various job profiles,
  based on your area of interest, you can choose
  the one that matches your need. Some of the
  examples that we can quote here are that of
  network administrator, system administrator,
  white hat hacker, ethical hacker, security
  software developer etc.
• What we want to recommend here is that you must
  focus on gaining as much as a practical learning
  experience. With practical learning, you get to
  know how to work in a field that eventually helps
  you grow professionally.

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Conclusion

• With the help of this information, you will now
  be able to kickstart your career as a cyber
  security professional. Global Tech Council is
  recognized as a renowned leaning platform for
  cybersecurity. So, enroll for cyber security
  certification today.

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