Become a Cyber Security Engineer
Overview
What Are Some Cyber Security Engineer Roles and Responsibilities?
Cybersecurity engineers’ primary responsibility is to protect the computer systems and networks of an organization from threats and attacks. To achieve that goal, there are many tasks and duties that cyber security engineers must perform. The following are the most common functions for which cyber security engineers are responsible:What Are Some Cyber Security Engineer Job Requirements?
Employers typically want cyber security engineer candidates to possess a bachelor’s degree in computer science or another related field, and at least three years of experience in identifying threats and developing effective protection countermeasures.Additionally, as a cyber security engineer, most employers will expect you to have the following:
Every organization offers a unique role, so depending on the complexity of its networks and systems and the company’s goals, you may have additional responsibilities.
What is a Typical Cyber Security Engineer Job Description?
As a cyber security engineer, you will be responsible for protecting an organization’s networks and systems against threats from adversaries in cyberspace. Cyber security engineers’ functions include performing assessments and penetration testing, development and implementation of secure network solutions, architecting, engineering trusted systems into secure systems, and managing audit/intrusion and security technology systems.Cyber security engineers must be able to troubleshoot, identify unauthorized access, and offer solutions regarding an organization’s system and network as it relates to cyber security. When in this position, you will perform the very detailed work at the forefront of information protection efforts for the organization. It is your training, skills, experience, and education that stand between the organization for which you work and threats and breaches, like unauthorized access to data and information or intrusion into your organization’s systems.
Cyber security engineers may also be known as IT security engineer, application security engineer, web security engineer, or data security engineer. Whatever the title, you will also be responsible for collaborating with other departments to establish security protocols and protect IT systems.
A Day in the Life of a Cyber Security Engineer
As with other information security jobs, work as a cyber security engineer can hardly be defined as routine. While there are some aspects of the job that need to be handled or performed daily, you never really know what your day will entail until it happens. Cyber security engineers typically work in fast-paced, complex environments and are frequently required to work odd hours and even overtime, in some cases. It can be stressful for people who do not thrive in that kind of environment.While you never know when a threat or attack is going to take priority, some of the daily tasks that a cyber security engineer may have to perform are:
Day-to-day tasks and activities can vary for cyber security engineers, depending on where they work and the types of systems and networks they are responsible for protecting.
How Long Will It Take To Be Job Ready?
Course Outline
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP)
ISC2 CISSP Practice Test: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (2021)
Dynamic Malware Analysis Capstone
Students will use utilize two virtual machines, inside a protected network, to observe configuration changes on a known good / clean system and all of the unusual network traffic generated by the suspect software they will be analyzing. On the clean system they will use Regshot, Argon Network Switcher, Process Hacker, Process Monitor and Noriben to gather details on what the suspicious program is actually doing. On another support machine they will set up a fake DNS server to receive all suspicious traffic, and pass that traffic over to Wireshark for further analysis. This lab will continue to foster tool familiarization and will provide the students an introduction to capturing network traffic by using a simple "man-in-the-middle" system.
Denial of Service PCAP Analysis
The student will act as attacker and defender in this scenario. They will receive experience using a custom denial of service python script, and then will switch over to the defensive side. On defense they will need to detect the activity, design firewall rules to block the DoS, implement the rules and then check their effectiveness.
Recover from Web-Based FlashPack Incident
Students will recover a Windows 7 client infected by an unknown payload loaded after exposure to the FlashPack Exploit Kit. The recovery will encompass network traffic analysis to determine infection vector and payload delivery mechanisms as well as system-specific recovery procedures to restore the system to its original functionality.
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