ICT Security Specialist

ICT Security Specialists help business leaders, NGO professionals, and government agents protect their organisation’s digital assets, hardware, and computer infrastructure. They identify and assess areas in the ICT systems that are vulnerable to security breaches as well as cyberfraud, theft, embezzlement, hacking, and sabotage.

As an ICT Security Specialist you could be analysing and testing the assailability of the organisation’s data management systems, investigating network vulnerabilities, assessing potential security threats to the organisation’s custom software systems, leading a disaster planning team to develop data recovery strategies, recommending security enhancements to the ICT manager, researching new security technologies, or attending an international conference for ICT security professionals to learn about the latest digital security threats.

Future demand High
Average yearly income $76,648
Skill level Unknown

How do I become a ict security specialist?

All skill levels Beginner Experienced

Graduate Certificate in Cyber Security

Blended, Distance, On Campus, Online
4 - 12 months
$0 - $32,700
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Graduate Diploma in Cyber Security

Blended, On Campus, Online
12 - 16 months
$0 - $39,500
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Master of Information and Communications Technology

Blended, On Campus
24 months
$47,196 - $71,104
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.

Bachelor of Computer Science (Professional)

On Campus
4 years
$0 - $33,555
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
  • There are no mandated entry requirements.
Additional requirements may apply.
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