Hard IT Skills To Cultivate
While you’re building your cyber security résumé , work on developing hard IT skills like the ones listed below. These are often in high demand by employers. Since technology is always subject to change, we also recommend you consult your colleagues, mentors and/or professors for the most up-to-date advice.
Operating Systems & Database Management
- Windows, UNIX and Linux operating systems
- MySQL/SQLlite environments
Programming & Coding
- C, C++, C# and Java
- Python, Ruby, PHP, Perl and/or shell
- Assembly language & disassemblers
- Regular Expression (regex) skills
- Linux/MAC Bash shell scripting
Networks
- System/network configuration
- TCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching
- Network protocols and packet analysis tools
- Firewall and intrusion detection/prevention protocols
- Packet Shaper, Load Balancer and Proxy Server knowledge
- VPNs
Specializations
Thanks to the nature of their job and industry, security experts usually end up specializing in a specific area of interest. For example:
- Cisco networks
- Cloud computing
- Microsoft technologies
- Wireless
- Database modeling
- Open source applications
- Cryptography
The
core of NOC Engineer: Their responsibilities are wide. The expertise needed for a NOC or Network Operations Center includes network administration, Network Support, management, switching, and routing.