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Cybersecurity Analyst

Protects computer systems and networks from hackers, malware, and data breaches.

Did you know?

In 2016, the US Pentagon launched 'Hack the Pentagon', the government's first bug bounty, paying hackers to find weak spots in its systems.

How subjects help

Computer Science: Read network logs and code to find how a hacker broke in and close the gap.
Mathematics: Understand encryption, the secret codes that keep passwords and messages safe.
Logic: Think like an attacker, step by step, to find weak points before criminals do.

A famous name

Parisa Tabriz: Security engineer who led Google Chrome's security team and called herself Google's 'Security Princess'.

Try it yourself: Build a strong password from three random words

Sort the made-up passwords from weakest to strongest.
Spot the traps: common passwords, personal details like pet names or birthdays, and swapping letters for numbers (criminals expect that trick).
Practise making an example: pick three words at random, like looking round a room with your eyes shut, and join them together, such as "applenemobiro".
Say your practice password out loud. Is it long, easy to remember and impossible to guess from facts about you? Don't use it for a real account, and never share a real password.

Cybersecurity analysts test how easily passwords can be guessed and teach people simple rules, like three random words, that make accounts much harder to break into.

Adapted from National Cyber Security Centre: Three random words.

Also try: Spot the tricks in scam messages.

Known for it in

USA, Israel, UK, Estonia, Singapore