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AI network security analyst

Plans and monitors security measures for computer networks. Assesses vulnerabilities and implements risk mitigation strategies to protect digital files.

Jack Taylor“I monitor virus reports and update protection systems.”An example character, not a real person.
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Network security analyst · What it does

Three tasks it takes off your hands

  1. Develop plans to safeguard computer files against unauthorised modification.
  2. Monitor virus reports to update protection systems.
  3. Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal information.
Where these come from

The tasks of “Information Security Analysts” (O*NET 15-1212.00), as O*NET lists them:

  • Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
  • Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
  • Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.

Network security analyst · Tools and industries

It works in the tools you already use

  • Amazon Web Services AWS software
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Azure software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

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

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