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What is an Information Security Analyst?
Information security analysts are the gatekeepers or security guards of information systems. To explain it another way: These professionals plan and execute security measures to shield an organization's computer systems and networks from infiltration and cyberattacks.
They prevent, monitor and respond to data breaches and cyberattacks, which are becoming more common. The Ashley Madison website was hacked in 2015, while Sony experienced a major attack in 2014, as did JPMorgan Chase & Co. And no one can forget all the shoppers compromised in Target's major data breach in 2013.Andrea Hoy, president of the Information Systems Security Association's international board of directors, was always interested in how things worked. As a child, she would take apart malfunctioning toys and piece them back together, sometimes successfully and sometimes unsuccessfully. "I may have hid the leftover parts in my closet," she says, jokingly. Later, this interest turned to computers, where she enjoyed the challenge of capturing viruses and dissecting malware.
"I may have hid the leftover parts in my closet," she says, jokingly. Later, this interest turned to computers, where she enjoyed the challenge of capturing viruses and dissecting malware.
The Information Security Analyst will assist in the installation. They should teach them about new security products and procedures. The professionals must play an active role in developing the organization’s disaster recovery plan which will help in the continued operation of an organization’s IT department. They must keep in mind factors such as copying and transferring data to an offsite location.
The freelance professionals should play an active role to restore proper IT functioning after a disaster. They must keep themselves updates on IT security and the latest methods hackers are using. The freelance Information Security Analysts have to conduct research on new security technology to decide what will protect their organization. They will take care of the computer network systems to avoid any potential security breaches.
The U.S. government, health care organizations, financial systems and other companies are growing more reliant on information security analysts to protect their information systems against hackers and cyberattacks.The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 31.6 percent employment growth for information security analysts between 2018 and 2028. In that period, an estimated 35,500 jobs should open up.
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