Information Security Analyst

Tasks and duties

• Researching new security technology to decide what will most effectively protect your organisation.
• Attending cybersecurity conferences to hear firsthand accounts of other professionals who have experienced new types of cyberattacks.
• Reporting directly to upper management and working with the organisation’s computer and information systems manager or Chief Information Technology Officer (CIO) to design security or disaster recovery systems.
• Monitoring an organisation’s networks for security breaches and investigating violations.
• Installing software, such as firewalls and data encryption programs, to protect sensitive information.
• Researching the latest information technology (IT) security trends.
• Recommending security enhancements to management or senior IT staff.
• Helping computer users when they need to install or learn about new security products and procedures.