Fraud or scams, industrial espionage, theft of sensitive data... Cyber attacks on companies and public authorities are increasing from year to year, each time with very strong threats to the survival of these organizations. Cybersecurity professions therefore offer great job prospects for securing websites and applications, customer personal data, etc.
Developer, cybersecurity manager, bounty hunter... Cybersecurity professions are developing, as are the training courses to access these jobs. The Guardia Cybersecurity School with 3 campuses in France even publishes a Guide to these professions updated each year.
Here is a selection of ten of these most emblematic and very promising new professions, their missions and remuneration (gross monthly amount).
1. Ethical hacker
Like a hacker, but this time mandated by the company, the ethical hacker looks for all the flaws in a company to penetrate, in order to access sensitive data or even create a bug. The goal is to behave like a hacker but to better alert the company's developer services so that they can better secure their computer codes and servers. Act like a bad guy but for fake ones!
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 4,000 euros
2. Cryptologist
The passwords for your online accounts are all encrypted, as are certain messages and the backup of your phone: the protection of sensitive data is thus secured by an encryption method. Long reserved for diplomacy, all companies must master the art of secrecy and encryption. The future Cryptologist must love mathematics and algorithms to achieve the goal of an unbreakable encryption key.
Level of studies: bac + 5
Starting salary: 2,800 euros
3. DevSecOps
As a code specialist, the DevSecOps for “Security Operations Developer” or even “Security Development Specialist” will develop the most secure applications possible. This developer has the mission of guaranteeing a maximum level of security for a website, an application, software, a database.
Cybersecurity professions require a good understanding and mastery of digital tools: software, database, servers, etc. iStockphoto
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 3,000 euros
4. Manager of the Security Operation Center (SOC)
The head of the Security Operation Center (SOC) is responsible for anticipating threats and risks of cyberattacks of which the company or organization may be the target. An IT security expert, he is in charge of a team to manage and implement the company's security policy. You have to detect, analyze and remedy cybersecurity incidents, in the event of an attack it is he who will manage the crisis by coordinating the other professions: analyst, cryptologist, DevSecOps, etc. You have to like management team.
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 3,500 euros
5. Cybersecurity Analyst
Within a company, the security analyst works under the management of the head of the Security Operation Center (SOC) in order to analyze all possible risks of intrusion, hacking, etc. He is there to analyze and make strategic recommendations on risks and solutions. It has an audit and advisory role and not concrete actions like the Developers.
Level of studies: bac + 5
Starting salary: 3,350 euros
6. Cyberfighter
Within the army, police or other public service, cyber combatants act like soldiers but online. The war in Ukraine, the security of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games: we must counter attacks with a counter-offensive, but also investigate and carry out operations on a national and international scale.
Cyber combatants during a major cyber defense exercise of the Ministry of the Armed Forces (DEFNET) LP/Jean-Baptiste Quentin
Level of studies: bac + 4 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 2,500 euros
7. Bug bounty hunter
A true bounty hunter, this computer code specialist spends his days finding security flaws and other bugs on company websites and applications. Like an ethical hacker he makes his living by finding flaws, but this time he acts as a lone wolf via specialized platforms organizing this bounty hunt. Large tech companies can pay a lot of money to discover bugs. No qualifications are required: only the bug counts!
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 3,333 euros
8. Data Protection Officer
The Data Protection Officer - also called
Data Protection Officer
(DPO) - is responsible for ensuring the proper use of personal data (of customers, partners, employees) and the compliance of databases with national legislation. or international (GDPR): right to be forgotten, security, data purge, consent, etc.
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 2,500 euros
9. Security awareness officer
The goal of the IT Security Awareness Manager in large companies is to train employees in IT risks. Good practices with suspicious emails, shady RIB change procedure, password security: the first route for hackers is through poor employee training. The Security awareness officer must demonstrate pedagogy to involve his entire company in the fight against attacks.
Level of studies: bac + 3 to bac + 5
Starting salary: 4,000 euros
10. OSINT (Open source intelligence) analyst
The job of Osinter or OSINT Analyst consists of monitoring all “open source” information (data open to all) to ensure the protection of his company but also to collect strategic information for his monitoring. Only in very large IT security teams, this profession requires very great curiosity and quality of analysis, but above all master and search all the tools of the Internet like a detective: social networks, darknet, open data, etc.
Level of studies: bac + 5
Starting salary: 5,400 euros
These professions, like those in digital, are all in constant evolution, according to the evolution of practices (mobile, artificial intelligence, social networks, etc.), software and infrastructures (cloud)... We must constantly demonstrate curiosity and flexibility. to adapt to all these changes in a very changing sector.
From BTS to master's degree, all profiles are sought. If you like computers: go for it! At the end of each training course, recruitment is also almost guaranteed because the challenges and needs are enormous for states, companies and organizations.