Cyber Security Analyst

Responsibilities
Keep up to date with the latest security and technology developments
Research/evaluate emerging cyber security threats and ways to manage them
Plan for disaster recovery in the event of any security breaches
Monitor for attacks, intrusions and unusual, unauthorised or illegal activity
Test and evaluate security products
Design new security systems or upgrade existing ones
Use advanced analytic tools to determine emerging threat patterns and vulnerabilities
Engage in 'ethical hacking', for example, simulating security breaches
Identify potential weaknesses and implement measures, such as firewalls and encryption
Investigate security alerts and provide incident response
Monitor identity and access management, including monitoring for abuse of permissions by authorised system users
Liaise with stakeholders in relation to cyber security issues and provide future recommendations
Generate reports for both technical and non-technical staff and stakeholders
Maintain an information security risk register and assist with internal and external audits relating to information security
Monitor and respond to 'phishing' emails and 'pharming' activity
Assist with the creation, maintenance and delivery of cyber security awareness training for colleagues
Give advice and guidance to staff on issues such as spam and unwanted or malicious emails.
Qualifications
Cyber/information/network security
Computer science
Software/electrical/network engineering
Min 3-4 years experience
Other IT/security/network-related degrees.
Wanted! Cyber Security Analyst with at least 3-4 years experience