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Lab - Cybersecurity Jobs Hunt
Objectives
Explore the career opportunities for cybersecurity professionals.
Explore the career requirements for cybersecurity professionals.
Part 1: Exploring Cybersecurity Jobs
Part 2: Cybersecurity Job Requirements
Background / Scenario
The cyber world is full of dangers and threats to individuals, organizations, and countries. These perils have
resulted in a major demand for individuals with the knowledge, skills, credentials, and ethics to protect our
people and systems. In this lab, you will explore the types of jobs available, job titles, job requirements, and
credentials required by the cybersecurity industry. The Internet is full of job search websites that can provide
you with information about careers in cybersecurity. Many of these websites are job search sites called job
aggregators. This means that they collect job postings from many other sites and organizations. In part one,
you will explore three of the world’s most popular job aggregator websites. In part two, you will discover the
requirements of cybersecurity jobs.
URL: http://burning-glass.com/infographic-geography-cybersecurity-jobs-2015/
Required Resources
• PC or mobile device with Internet access
Part 1: Exploring Cybersecurity Jobs
Indeed is one of the world’s largest job aggregators. Indeed helps millions of job seekers and employers find
the right fit. The Indeed website posts a wide assortment of jobs from entry-level to top executives. Indeed
also posts part-time jobs and internship opportunities.
Step 1: Explore Cybersecurity Job Postings:
a. Open a browser and view the following video: “How to search for jobs with Indeed.com”
(https://youtu.be/9gqsnA2Lk-0)
b. Click here or got to http://www.indeed.com/ to perform a job search. Start by looking for all jobs in New
York City, USA. Use the phrase cyber security for the first search. Record the number of job found.
c. Do the same search but use the phrase information security. Record the number of jobs found. Did you
find more or less job postings? Why?