Cybersecurity- Career Paths Andprogression

A lot of companies have fallen prey to data breaches involvingcustomers’ credit and debit accounts. Private businesses alsoare affected and are victims of cybercrime. All sectors includinggovernments healthcare finance enforcement academia etc. needinformation security professionals who can safeguard their data andknowledge. But the current state is that there’s a critical shortage ofqualified cyber security and knowledge security professionals.That is why we created this book to offer all of you a summary of thegrowing field of cyber and information security along with the variousopportunities which will be available to you with professional cybersecurity degrees. This book may be a quick read; crammed with plentyof information about industry trends career paths and certificationsto advance your career.We all hope you’ll find this book helpful as you begin your career anddevelop new skills in the cyber security field.“The cyber threat to critical infrastructure continues to grow andrepresents one of the most serious national security challenges wemust confront. The national and economic security of the UnitedStates depends on the reliable functioning of the nation’s criticalinfrastructure in the face of such threats.” -Presidential ExecutiveOrder 2013 (Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity)