Cybersecurity Analyst
Defend systems, detect intrusions and reduce organisational risk.
Security analysts monitor, investigate and harden systems. The work mixes technical depth with process and communication, and it is one of the few technology areas with a persistent global skills shortage.
What the job involves
- Monitoring alerts and investigating suspicious activity
- Running vulnerability assessments and patching cycles
- Writing incident reports and improving response playbooks
- Training staff on practical security behaviour
Skills that matter
- Networking
- Operating systems
- Scripting
- Risk analysis
- Clear writing
How students get in
- Computer science or IT degree plus security certification
- Network or systems administration experience moving into security
Courses that lead here
Computer Science
Build software, systems and the logic behind digital products.
Engineering
Applied physics and mathematics for building things that must not fail.
Future demand at a glance
Attack volume continues to rise as more services move online.
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