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About This Apprenticeship
Cybersecurity professionals maintain the security and integrity of information technology systems, networks, and devices. According to the National Cybersecurity Workforce Framework, cybersecurity professionals securely provision, operate, and maintain; protect and defend; investigate; collect and operate; analyze; and provide oversight and development.
Some cybersecurity support technicians and analysts are employees in small or large companies, nonprofits, and government agencies; some are outside contractors that provide services to other organizations; and others are self-employed.
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Assesses and mitigates system network, business continuity and related security risks and vulnerabilities.
Installs, configures, tests, operates, maintains and manages networks and their firewalls including hardware and software that permit sharing and transmission of information.
Installs, configures, troubleshoots and maintains server configurations to ensure their confidentiality, integrity and availability; also manages accounts, firewalls, configuration, patch and vulnerability management. Is responsible for access control, security configuration and administration.
Remote authentication dial-in user service RADIUS software
Root kit detection software
Ruby
Ruby on Rails
Salesforce
SAP
SAS
Secure internet filtering software
Secure shell SSH software
Security incident management software
Security risk assessment software
SeleniumHQ
Smart card management software
Sniffer Investigator
Snort
Splunk Enterprise
Stack smashing protection SSP software
Structured query language SQL
Swift
Symantec
Symantec Blue Coat Data Loss Prevention
Symantec Endpoint Protection
Symantec Norton Antivirus
System and data disaster recovery software
System testing software
Tableau
Tcpdump
Tenable Nessus
Trend Micro TippingPoint
Ubuntu
Unified modeling language UML
UNIX
Veritas NetBackup
Virtual private networking VPN software
Virus scanning software
VMWare
Voice over internet protocol VoiP system software
Websense Data Loss Prevention
WinMerge
Wireshark
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Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures to protect an organization's computer networks and systems. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures to protect an organization's computer networks and systems. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
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