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Information Security Analyst

How does this fit my skills and interests?


Important qualities for Information Security Analysts are being analytical, detail oriented, creativity, and
possessing problem solving skills. I possess most of these skills, being highly analytical in nature and very
good at problem solving as a result. Furthermore, I am very interested in computers and, more
specifically, the field of cybersecurity as it is an interesting career path that is growing much faster that
average.

What will I be doing in this occupation?


Since information security analyst is a catch-all term, they do pretty much everything that pertains to
cybersecurity. Of these many things, one of which is penetration testing, which is trying to break into a
client’s network in order to identify major security flaws. More tasks preformed by Information security
analysts include but are not limited to: monitoring for security breaches on a client’s network,
documenting security breaches, and installing or updating software in order to prevent future security
breaches.

What is the necessary education/training?


The only truly necessary education requirement to have is a bachelor’s degree in a computer related
field, as that will provide you with most of the technical knowledge needed in order to succeed in the
field. Unfortunately, education is rarely ever the problem in computer related fields, as you need
experience to get most of the skills required to get a proper job in the field. In order to get a good job as
an Information Security Analyst, you must have a little under 5 years of experience in a related field,
which most likely will come from an internship or something similar.

How does this career use Microsoft Word and PowerPoint?


An Information Security Analyst is not very likely to use PowerPoint to often, save for a couple
presentations to workers about security to simplify security information for them to understand. Among
the two office products mentioned, Microsoft Word is the Microsoft Office product that will be used
most by an Information Security Analyst due to the nature of the job. Since the job usually requires the
Information Security Analyst to document security breaches on their employer’s network for future
reference by other employees, Microsoft Word is the obvious word editor to use when documenting
that information as it is the industry standard right now. Another use for Microsoft Word is a basic
business use, writing letters or memos to other employees at their company, as nobody can avoid
having to do this in any position, save for some executive positions.

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