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Information Security Analysts
Plan, implement, upgrade, or monitor security measures for the protection of computer networks and information. Assess system vulnerabilities for security risks and propose and implement risk mitigation strategies. May ensure appropriate security controls are in place that will safeguard digital files and vital electronic infrastructure. May respond to computer security breaches and viruses.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
67%
Higher automation risk
Human characteristics
41%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
53%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- Mostly routine
Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- Mostly routine
Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
- 02Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
- 03Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
- 04Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
- 05Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
- 06Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks3.33
- Degree of automation2.03
- Time sitting4.23
- Originality (ability)3.00
- Conflict situations2.92
- Hands-on objects/tools3.09
- Outdoors / weather1.52
- Disease exposure1.03
- Decision freedom4.00
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Information Ordering3.88
- Oral Expression3.75
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening3.75
- Writing3.50
- Speaking3.62
- Mathematics2.25
- Science1.88
- Critical Thinking3.88
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies2.88
- Monitoring3.38
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
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Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Computer Science 11.0701 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $147,858 2 yr $136,499 Bachelor's · CIP 11.07 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $109,429 2 yr $110,878 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $109,392 2 yr $120,462 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Information Technology 11.0103 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $103,078 2 yr $100,127 Master's · CIP 11.01 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $101,903 2 yr $94,281 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
Georgetown University Washington, DC · Private nonprofit | Computer Science 11.0701 | $65,400 | 12% | 95% | 1 yr $93,342 2 yr $88,639 Bachelor's · CIP 11.07 |
Northeastern University Boston, MA · Private nonprofit | Computer Science 11.0701 | $63,200 | 7% | 91% | 1 yr $91,744 2 yr $84,100 Bachelor's · CIP 11.07 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $88,731 2 yr $91,152 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $11,700 | 31% | 88% | 1 yr $87,663 2 yr $79,558 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX · Public | Information Technology 11.0103 | $14,600 | 65% | 73% | 1 yr $86,867 2 yr — Master's · CIP 11.01 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Information Technology 11.0103 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $84,021 2 yr $88,527 Master's · CIP 11.01 |
New York University New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Information Technology 11.0103 | $60,400 | 12% | 88% | 1 yr $81,158 2 yr $79,957 Bachelor's · CIP 11.01 |