Identifies information security threats and risks of data loss, develops and implements measures to counter threats and solutions to protect against information loss; ensures the safety and confidentiality of data; participates in the development and implementation of IT solutions.
Mobile phones, computers, cars, and for some time even household appliances connect themselves and their owner with a huge amount of data. Information systems in business, trade and finance have reached gigantic proportions, as evidenced by the current cryptocurrency boom.
Usually, companies hire IT Specialists to solve technical problems, such as computer systems, software, hardware, networks, cloud platforms, etc.
All this has led to the formation of new values created or transmitted in cyberspace. Along with this, there was a threat of theft of these values, their damage or substitution. Countering cybercriminals requires cybersecurity professionals who can protect information, anticipate criminals, and create a secure architecture for using data.
Cybersecurity specialists work in large financial and IT companies, the value of such personnel is noted in government agencies, defense departments, where their main task is to ensure national security, prevent infiltration into public infrastructure.
The need for such specialists is especially clearly traced now, in connection with the increase in the number of cybercrimes and cases of cyberterrorism. Hacker attacks are recorded all over the world. Among the most resonant, it is worth mentioning the spread of the WannaCry, Petya / NotPetya viruses, which caused significant damage to banking systems and large companies in different countries.