CYBER SECURITY CAREER EXPLORATION – WOSSMAN HIGH SCHOOL

EDGARTT MELTON, CISA, CRISC, CFE, PMP

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

@EDGARTTMELTON

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

•What is Cybersecurity

•Career Path

•Educational Path

@EDGARTTMELTON

• From Monroe

• Bachelor of Science - Grambling State University

• Master of Science - Northwestern University (IL)

• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)

• Project Management Professional (PMP)

• Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE)

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)

WHAT IS CYBERSECURITY

Cybersecurity refers to a set of techniques used to

protect the integrity of networks, programs and data

from attack, damage or unauthorized access. It is a

subset of Information Security.

CYBERCRIME: THE UNDERGROUND ECONOMY

•Stolen personally identifiable information (PII)

•Organizational information

•Harvested authentication credentials

•Stolen financial data

•$3 trillion dollar business in 2015

•$6 trillion dollar business by 2021

HOW HACKERS HACK

•Botnets

•Malware/Ransomware

•Phishing

•Spyware

•Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack

WHAT'S UNDER ATTACK?

• Thermostats

•Ovens

• TV’s

• Hospitals

•Game Consoles

• Cameras

• Cars

CAR JACK VIDEO

Laptop Car Jack

CYBERSECURITY JOBS (NICE FRAMEWORK)

1. Operate and Maintain

2. Securely Provision

3. Protect and Defend

4. Analyze

5. Oversee and Govern

6. Collect and Operate

CAREER PATH

http://cyberseek.org/pathway.html

JOB OUTLOOK

http://cyberseek.org/heatmap.html

SIX FIGURE CERTIFICATIONS

• Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) $131,298

• Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) $128,156

• Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) $121,729

• Project Management Professional (PMP) $119,349

• Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) $115,471

REFERENCE MATERIAL

https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/cyberpedia/what-is-cyber-security

Herjavec Group 2017Cybercrime Report

http://cyberseek.org/pathway.html

https://www.globalknowledge.com/us-en/content/articles/top-paying-

certifications/