About this role
ICT Security Specialists establish, manage and administer organisation's ICT security policies and procedures to ensure preventive and recovery strategies are in place, and to minimise the risk of internal and external security threats.
What you might do day-to-day in this job
Typical tasks for an ICT Security Specialist include:
- accepts responsibility for the processes, procedures and operational management associated with system security and disaster recovery planning
- liaises with security vendors, suppliers, service providers and external resources
- analyses, recommends, installs and maintains software security applications and monitors contractual obligations, performance delivery and service level agreements.
Courses that can lead to a career as an ICT Security Specialist
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Diploma of Information Technology
ICT50220
Develop advanced IT skills in networking, cybersecurity and data management for the digital workforce.
- 1–2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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Certificate IV in Business
BSB40120
- Traineeship
- On-the-job training
- 2 years
- Cost varies
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available
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- 18 months – 2 years
- Cost varies
- Financial help available
- No entry requirements
- Partially online
- Part-time may be available