If you’re considering a career in information technology (IT) and want to prepare to pursue management-level roles, cyber security management might be worth exploring. This field plays a critical role in safeguarding the information systems that contain consumers’ personally identifiable information (PII), protected health information (PHI), intellectual property and other sensitive data.
In this article, we’ll discuss how you can prepare to pursue a career in cyber security management. We’ll define the discipline, talk about what it takes to become a cyber security manager, some of the skills required and the projected job outlook for professionals in this area of information security.