What other careers can you pursue?
As they progress in their careers, cybersecurity managers can anticipate roles that come with additional responsibilities beyond being individual contributors focused on the security of a single system. After managing multiple systems, managers can then begin leading teams. Continued growth usually leads to a manager becoming a director, who, in addition to being responsible for multiple managers and their direct reports, will also handle additional tasks, such as budgeting for the programming, road-mapping for the growth of the program, as well as interfacing and managing the relationships of the different leaders in the business.
With continued growth, here are some of the roles that you can progress to with continued focus and dedication:
- Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)
- Vice President of Security
- Senior Director of Cybersecurity
- Director of Information Security
- Head of Security Operations ...