Skills gained with a Cyber Security Technologist apprenticeship:

Cyber Threat Assessment and Mitigation: 

• Dicover,analyze and evaluate systems vulnerabilities, security threats, hazards, combining various sources of threat intelligence. 

• Investigate common attack techniques, perform security risk assessments and recommend defenses, 

• Follow organizational policies, standards, and service level agreements for information and cyber security. 

Cyber Security Technology and Implementation: 

• Configure, deploy, and utilize computer, digital network, and cyber security technology. 

• Design, build, test, and troubleshoot networks with multiple subnets and routes within defined parameters. 

• Write program code or scripts following coding standards. 

• Design systems with encryption, managing encryption keys. 

Cyber Risk Management and Compliance: 

• Conduct cyber-risk assessments against recognized standards or in specific contexts. 

• Develop information security policies and processes, considering identified risks, relevant legislation, and regulation. 

• Participate in security audits, perform gap analysis, and make recommendations for remediation. 

Incident Response and Security Awareness:  

• Develop incident response and business continuity plans within defined governance arrangements. 

• Assess security culture using a recognized approach. 

• Design and implement security awareness campaigns. 

• Integrate and correlate information from various sources to identify security breaches. 

• Recognize anomalies in digital system data structures, behaviors, and logs, record and report cyber security information accurately.