- [Speaker] Cybersecurity managers manage people
and projects to help organizations implement
successful security programs.
As a cybersecurity manager, your job will be to create
and execute strategies to improve security.
This means you'll need to have a deep understanding
of security programs based on many years of experience.
A cybersecurity manager's job often includes writing
and implementing security policies and procedures,
leading security audits, forensic investigations
and mitigation procedures,
and overseeing security awareness and training programs.
Common job titles for this role
include cyber security manager,
information security manager,
information system security manager,
and IT security manager.
Cybersecurity managers must have a good mix
of technical and management skills.
So in addition to having a thorough understanding
of technical networking concepts,
security managers must have strong interpersonal, written
and oral communication skills.
They also need analytical and leadership skills.
Experience leading diverse teams
and driving organizational change are often requirements
on cybersecurity manager job listings.
Because they will be implementing
a reliable security program,
cybersecurity managers need to be familiar
with ISO 27001, ITIL and COVID frameworks
as well as understand PCI, HIPAA, NIST,
GLBA, or SOX compliance assessments.
Cybersecurity managers need to see the big picture
so their skills should include the practices
and methods of IT strategy, enterprise architecture
and security architecture.
They will be expected to have experience implementing
information security best practices and standards.
And they should know security risk assessment methodologies
to measure and manage the risk in their security programs.
Cybersecurity manager jobs aren't entry level positions.
Most job postings will require a minimum of six years
of hands-on experience in cybersecurity
or a combination of cybersecurity and IT audit
or related discipline.
And almost every manager role
will require a bachelor's degree in a related field.
This means a cybersecurity degree or an IT field
such as a computer information systems degree.
Other technical degrees may also be accepted.
Frequently desired certifications
for cybersecurity managers include CISM,
CISSP, CISSP-ISSP and GIAC Security Leadership.
Cybersecurity Manager jobs are great
for security professionals with a depth of technical
and people experience and desire to lead
an organization's security program.