Information Security Analysts

Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

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Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

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Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

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Job Zone Four: Considerable Preparation Needed

Computer and Information Analysts

Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Computer Occupations

Train users and promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency.

Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.

Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.

Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.

Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.

Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors.

Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.

Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.

Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.

Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.

Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.

Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations.

Desktop computers

Local area network LAN analyzers

Mainframe computers

Network analyzers

Notebook computers

Protocol analyzers

Access management software

AccessData FTK

Active directory software

Adobe Systems Adobe ActionScript

Adobe Systems Adobe Flash

Advanced business application programming ABAP

AJAX

Ansible software

Anti-phishing software

Anti-spyware software

Anti-Trojan software

Apache Ant

Apache Cassandra

Apache Groovy

Apache Hadoop

Apache HTTP Server

Apache Kafka

Apache Maven

Apache Pig

Apache Solr

Apache Struts

Apache Subversion SVN

Apache Tomcat

Apple macOS

ArcSight Enterprise Threat and Risk Management

Atlassian JIRA

Automated audit trail analysis software

Automated installation software

Automated media tracking software

Backup and archival software

Bash

Berkeley Internet Domain Name BIND

Check Point Next Generation Secure Web Gateway

Chef

Cisco Systems CiscoWorks

Citrix

Common business oriented language COBOL

Computer forensic software

Confluence

Conformance and validation testing software

Cryptographic key management software

Customer information control system CICS

Delphi Technology

Diameter

Django

Docker

Domain name system DNS

Eclipse IDE

Elasticsearch

End-to-end encryption software

Epic Systems

Ethereal

Extensible HyperText Markup Language XHTML

Extensible markup language XML

Firewall software

Geographic information system GIS software

GitHub

Guidance Software EnCase Forensic

Hewlett Packard HP-UX

Honeypot

HP Fortify

HP WebInspect

Human resource management software HRMS

Hypertext markup language HTML

IBM Cognos Impromptu

IBM Domino

IBM Notes

IBM Power Systems software

IBM QRadar SIEM

IBM Tivoli Access Management TAM

IBM Tivoli Identity Management TIM

IBM WebSphere

Imperva SecureSphere

Integrated development environment IDE software

Integrity verification software

Intrusion detection system IDS

Intrusion prevention system IPS

IpFilter

IpTables

ISS RealSecure

JavaScript

JavaScript Object Notation JSON

Job control language JCL

Juniper Networks NetScreen-Security Manager

Kali Linux

Keystroke monitoring software

KornShell

LAMP Stack

LexisNexis

License management software

My parents had no idea how to provide me guidance about choosing a college, career or how to pay for anything! I found a strong mentor in the Air Force and he is the reason I was able to be successful.

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