Cybersecurity: Find out what a cybersecurity professional does

The term cybersecurity has become more and more common these days. But do you know what a professional in the sector does?

Marcelo Nagy, 46, is the director of a company focused on technology management, information security and cyber investigations, in São Paulo (SP) and a clear example of a cybersecurity professional.

“It is a demanding routine, I am careful to check if the environments are up to date (up to date) and if good security practices are applied.”

He works about 12 hours a day to make sure the environment is functional and that information security processes are working properly.

Marcelo became interested in cybersecurity to protect systems from cyber threats. Early in his career, working as a software developer for a financial institution, he realized that security issues always took a back seat.

“It was important to provide functional software, without bugs (errors or failures that occur in the system) and in the shortest possible time. Security was limited to access control and segmentation by access profiles, ”explains Marcelo.

To practice this profession, it is essential to know how a cybercriminal thinks and acts, as well as being discreet in handling sensitive data, working as a team and solving problems under pressure. And to stand out in this job market, you need to have the time and invest in education to keep up to date.

“Cybersecurity professionals are able to identify vulnerabilities in the system, know attack techniques and know how to implement defense strategies to protect companies from attack attempts by cybercriminals and the theft of sensitive information,” says Cláudio Dodt , managing partner and practice leader in the IT security area of ​​Daryus Consultoria.

Companies that process data and are concerned about online disclosure often hire cybersecurity professionals. The latest (ISC) ² Cybersecurity Workforce Study, conducted in 2021, highlights that there is a of professionals from and of those, .

Since the professional needs continuous development, academic training is essential to work in cybersecurity. “Through specialization, professionals learn the tools necessary to protect organizations, which are increasingly technologically structured. Some offer a practical approach, which allows the student to develop the theoretical knowledge of the classes ”, explains Nadia Guimarães, academic director of the DARYUS Institute of Higher Education in São Paulo (IDESP).

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