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AI business information security officer (BISO)

Monitors networks for security breaches and identifies vulnerabilities using penetration tests and vulnerability assessment tools.

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Business information security officer (BISO) · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
  2. Identify security system weaknesses using penetration tests.
  3. Scan networks using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Information Security Engineers” (O*NET 15-1299.05), as O*NET lists them:

  • Coordinate monitoring of networks or systems for security breaches or intrusions.
  • Identify security system weaknesses, using penetration tests.
  • Scan networks, using vulnerability assessment tools to identify vulnerabilities.

Business information security officer (BISO) · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Bash
  • IBM Terraform
  • Kubernetes
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Active Directory

Industries it fits

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Role facts from O*NET 31.0 Database (U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), CC BY 4.0), written in our words. Sources and credits