LibGuides: Cybersecurity: Career

Occupational Outlook Handbook - Careers in Cybersecurity

What can I expect from a career in cybersecurity? According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.

What Information Security Analysts Do

What can I expect from a career as a cybersecurity specialist? According to an interview with Candy Alexander, Cybersecurity Consultant in the Occupational Outlook Handbook, cybersecurity specialists "deal with businesses to identify ways of securing their IT (information technology) systems." Read the entire interview by clicking on the link above.

Websites - Career in Cybersecurity

CyberSeek
Cybersecurity workers protect our most important and private information, from bank accounts to sensitive military communications. However, there is a dangerous shortage of cybersecurity workers in the United States that puts our digital privacy and infrastructure at risk.
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To help close the cybersecurity skills gap, CyberSeek provides detailed, actionable data about supply and demand in the cybersecurity job market.
NICCS – National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies
NICCS is an online resource for cybersecurity training that connects Government employees, students, educators, and industry with cybersecurity training providers throughout the Nation.