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Skills You’ll Need If You Are Interested In Cybersecurity by kateskitty(f): 1:37pm On Feb 17, 2017
One reason companies can’t find the cyber-security professionals they need is that there just aren’t many true experts. For you to succeed in Cybersecurity here’s the kind of skills and personal traits you need.

First, you’ll need these essential work habits:

Coal MinersAbility to work methodically and in very detail oriented

Eagerness to dig into technical questions and examine them from all sides.

Enthusiastic and highly adaptable Strong analytical and diagnostic skills.

Demonstrated skills in innovation and collaboration.

Keep a current understanding of vulnerabilities from the Internet.

Maintaining awareness and knowledge of contemporary standards, practices, procedures and methods.

Ability to get the job done

Then, you’ll these soft skills:

Academy Award Excellent presentation and communications skills to effectively communicate with management and customers

Ability to clearly articulate complex concepts both written and verbally

Ability, understanding, and usage of active listening skills especially with customers.

Obviously, a solid technical foundation is key. These are the general skills that are must-haves to succeed in Cybersecurity.

Cray ClusterUnderstand

Architecture, administration, and management of operating systems, networking, and virtualization software.

General Programming/software development concepts and software analytical skills.

Proficiency in programming in Java, C/C++, disassemblers, and assembly language and programming knowledge of two or more scripting languages (PHP, Python,Perl, or shell)

Understanding of how the different type of firewalls and network load balancers work.

Deep understanding of how network routers and switches work

Evaluate and design systems and network architectures.

You’ll need a detailed knowledge of three or more of these:

Open Source CodeOpen
Source Applications
Linux Operating
Systems
Microsoft Technologies
Wireless Technologies
Database Modeling
Web Application
Technologies
Compiled and Interpreted Development Languages

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Re: Skills You’ll Need If You Are Interested In Cybersecurity by kateskitty(f): 1:37pm On Feb 17, 2017

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Re: Skills You’ll Need If You Are Interested In Cybersecurity by uzoexcel(m): 5:48pm On Feb 17, 2017
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Re: Skills You’ll Need If You Are Interested In Cybersecurity by Ssathugit: 11:24am On Jun 18, 2022
To focus on the development of your business, and not on data security, you need to use a card issuing solution . If you want to pay someone or accept credit card payments, then you'd better use banking where there is maximum security for payments. Also develop your payment ecosystem to optimize acceptance, approval, costs and risks.
Re: Skills You’ll Need If You Are Interested In Cybersecurity by Yanucar: 3:37pm On Sep 29, 2022
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