Cyber Security Analyst
Cyber Security Analysts play a vital role in protecting businesses from ever-evolving threats. Learn more about the role Cyber Security Analysts can play within an organisation, and the skills and training you need to become one.
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What is a cyber security analyst?
Cyber security analysts form an important part of any cyber security operation, forming the defensive backbone of organisation's security infrastructure and resilience. They support the active defence of an organisations networks, systems, services and data.
What does a cyber security analyst do?
A cyber security analyst is responsible for monitoring for potential threats, helping to prevent unauthorised access, analysing logs, reviewing vulnerabilities and responding to incidents as part of a wider team.
Threat research activities, as a cyber security analyst can help to develop deeper skills to progress to more specialist cyber roles, like the Cyber Security Threat Hunter.
What are the main responsibilities of a cyber security analyst?
These are the common roles and responsibilities of a cyber security analyst:
- Respond and triage security incidents
- Analyse security logs, alerts and breaches
- Conduct security vulnerability assessments
- Investigate potential threats
- Monitoring network traffic for suspicious activity
- Generate reports on security incidents with recommendations
- Maintain systems with the latest security patches
- Collaborate with colleagues and third parties
- Research threat activities
What are the key skills of a cyber security analyst?
Technical skills: These are the key technical skills that may be required by cyber security analysts:
- Python & PowerShell scripting
- Linux & Windows operating systems
- Networking & cloud platforms
- Vulnerability management
- Cryptography fundamentals
- Threat detection techniques
- Software engineering security
- Incident response processes
- Malware analysis investigation
Soft skills: here are some of the key personal and interpersonal skills that may be required for this role:
- Critical thinking
- Analytical problem solving
- Constant curious mindset
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Creative thinkers
- Report writing
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How to become an cyber security analyst
Cyber security analyst training
Explore the routes available to kickstart a career as a cyber security analyst, including courses, learning paths and apprenticeships.
If you're a business looking to upskill your team, or hire a cyber security apprentice, get in touch with our team to discuss your requirements.
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Learn More About Cyber Security Apprenticeships
Our Cyber Security Risk Analyst apprenticeship focuses on protecting your organisation, systems, information, personal data and people from attacks and unauthorised access.
Our Cyber Security Engineer apprenticeship helps to build an understanding of cyber threats, hazards, risks, controls, measures and mitigations to protect your organisation's systems and people.
Cyber Security Analyst Certifications
Explore industry-leading certification training, or browse our cyber security analyst learning paths to progress your knowledge and become a certified analyst.
CompTIA Cybersecurity Analyst (CySA+) is a certification for cyber professionals tasked with incident detection, prevention, and response through continuous security monitoring.
BTL1 is perfect for security enthusiasts or professionals that want to develop their practical defensive cyber skills.
Certified Network Defender (CND) v3 is the world's first network security program with a continual / adaptive security strategy. It is a network security course designed to help organizations create and deploy the most comprehensive network security system.
Certified Cyber Defence Operator (CDO) is a 12-month, self-paced, defensive cybersecurity pathway combining structured on-demand learning with continuous education and gamified skills assessment.
This course offers a holistic approach to understanding and mitigating misconfigurations in AWS, Azure, and GCP.
Insights from the experts
"A cyber security analyst is the defensive backbone of cyber security operations. Skilled individuals are vital for maintaining the security and resilience of an organisation’s digital assets, and supply chain, as they proactively defend against threats and respond swiftly when incidents occur."
"Their expertise helps protect sensitive data, maintain customer trust, and ensure business continuity in an increasingly connected and cyber-threat-prone world."
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