Cybersecurity Specialists take charge of their organization’s cybersecurity, or an aspect of cybersecurity, improving existing infrastructure, suggesting improvements, and staying current on new threats and solutions. By taking responsibility for their organization’s cybersecurity, Security Specialists secure company data and protect against cyberattacks and the subsequent reputational damage.

Cybersecurity Specialists need to be able to use programming languages such as C, C++, Java, and PHP, as well as user authentication methods, firewall configuration, vulnerability testing, and security administration tools.