As a Cyber Security Consultant, whether you choose technical or non technical track, you will need to build competence in understand the following areas. Computing including OS, Virtualisation + Containers, Cloud, Database, Application / Software- Programming, Networking, Storage and physical at the very basic level. These areas form the basic of what you are going to protect, as they relates to information / data lifecyle.
My approach in building competence in the areas, is based on pursuing certification on each of the area or use the curriculum of those areas for self study, including reading books, webinars, seminars or litetarute aroudn the area. My go to place for this is to look at the Comptia IT Certification Roadmap – https://certification.comptia.org/docs/default-source/downloadablefiles/it-certification-roadmap.pdf
Hint: You dont have to do any the certification however you need a structural way for reading and master the topic / competence area. My approach as always been a self-study, others prefer boot-camps if they have resources (money and time) to do so.
To be continued.
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Author: kinyoka
A certified Information Security professional, with demonstrated experience spanned more than 10 years in financial, banking, consulting, and payment card industries in managing Information Security System Management ISMS.
A post graduate degree holder in Information Security Management (M.Sc); Certified Information Security Manager (CISM), Payment Card Industry Qualified Security Assessor (PCI QSA), SABSA Chartered Security Architect (SCF), ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, CREST Registered Technical Security Architect (TSA), CREST Registered Penetration Tester (CRT), and a member of ISACA.
Demonstrated to be reliable, trustworthy, and meticulous person; working in a controls-focused environment, multinational, and multicultural organisation over the years and gained a good understanding of what is required of the Information Security professional. .
Specialties:
ISMS based on ISO/IEC 27001/2
Payment Card Industry (PCI) DSS - QSA led services - PCI Scoping, Gap Analysis and Formal Assessment (RoC)
IT Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) Management
Cyber Security
Penetration Testing
Enterprise Security Architecture
Technical Security Architecture
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