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This section guides you to explore the (labor market) opportunities in the world of cybersecurity! Given the rapidly evolving geo-technological environment, notably the growing impact of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity and vice-versa, YOUR skills are required to help Europe stay cyber secure!  

Your Guide to Cybersecurity Roles

The European Agency for Cybersecurity (ENISA) has developed the European Cybersecurity Skills Framework, to help you better understand the type of skills needed for key professions in the world of cybersecurity. Explore here your possible professional pathways:

🛡️CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO) 

Manages an organization's cybersecurity strategy and its implementation to ensure that digital systems, services and assets are adequately secure and protected. 

🚨CYBER INCIDENT RESPONDER 

 

Monitor the organization's cybersecurity state, handle incidents during cyber-attacks, and assure the continued operations of ICT systems. 

⚖️CYBER LEGAL, POLICY & COMPLIANCE OFFICER 

Manages compliance with cybersecurity-related standards, legal and regulatory frameworks based on the organization's strategy and legal requirements. 

🔎CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE SPECIALIST 

 

Collect, process, analyze data and information to produce actionable intelligence reports and disseminate them to target stakeholders. 

🏗️CYBERSECURITY ARCHITECT 

Plans and designs security-by-design solutions (infrastructures, systems, assets, software, hardware and services) and cybersecurity controls. 

📋CYBERSECURITY AUDITOR 

Perform cybersecurity audits on the organization's ecosystem. Ensuring compliance with statutory, regulatory, policy information, security requirements, industry standards and best practices. 

🎓CYBERSECURITY EDUCATOR 

 

Improves cybersecurity knowledge, skills and competencies of humans. 

⚙️CYBERSECURITY IMPLEMENTER

 

Develop, deploy and operate cybersecurity solutions (systems, assets, software, controls and services) on infrastructures and products. 

🧪CYBERSECURITY RESEARCHER 

 

Research the cybersecurity domain and incorporate results in cybersecurity solutions. 

📊CYBERSECURITY RISK MANAGER 

Manage the organization's cybersecurity-related risks aligned to the organization's strategy. Develop, maintain, and communicate the risk management processes and reports. 

🕵️DIGITAL FORENSICS INVESTIGATOR 

 

Ensure the cybercriminal investigation reveals all digital evidence to prove the malicious activity. 

🎯PENETRATION TESTER 

Assess the effectiveness of security controls, reveals and utilize cybersecurity vulnerabilities, assessing their criticality if exploited by threat actors. 

 

Hands-On Cybersecurity: Where to Learn by Doing

Your latest internship program opportunities

Become a trainer/educator

Sign up to dedicated trainings of the European Security and Defense College (ESDC)

Orange cyber apprenticeship program

 

Wavestone - internships

Are you interested in learning more about skills in cybersecurity defense? Check out the opportunities to support Europe’s Common Security and Defense Policy and help addressing existing and emerging security challenges effectively. 

Find YOUR training offers here: Upcoming training activities - European Security and Defence College 

 

Your professional certifications opportunities

There are many organizations that provide professional certifications in cybersecurity, recognized across the public and private sectors.

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