Cybersecurity Analyst

← All career guides Security Cybersecurity Analyst Monitors, detects, and responds to security threats across an organization's systems and networks. Find relevant jobs→Print learning guideOpen Hitchhiker's guide→ Skill coverage 100% 8 of 8 skills Course coverage 58% 19 of 33 courses Skill coverage shows how much of the role's capability map already has a published course. Course coverage shows how much of the mapped course pipeline for this role has shipped. Role skills 8 Published coverage 8 Relevant courses 19 Capability map Skills Importance describes how central each capability is to the role. Course coverage shows where you can build the skill in the current OpenSkills catalog. 01 Detection and response 4 capabilities Security monitoring Importance: Essential (5 of 5) Operates SIEM and detection tooling to spot suspicious activity. Course coverage Data Loss PreventionNetwork Detection and ResponseSplunk FundamentalsSecurity Monitoring, Endpoint Detection and Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, Security Information and Event Management, Security Operations Fundamentals (planned)Incident response Importance: Essential (5 of 5) Triages, contains, and remediates security incidents methodically. Course coverage Security Incident ResponseRansomware DefenseSecurity Orchestration, Automation, and ResponseThreat intelligence Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Tracks attacker techniques and applies them to defensive priorities. Course coverage Threat IntelligenceThreat Hunting (planned)Digital forensics Importance: Important (3 of 5) Collects and analyzes evidence to reconstruct security events. Course coverage Digital ForensicsMalware Analysis Fundamentals (planned) 02 Security foundations 4 capabilities Network security Importance: Essential (5 of 5) Understands protocols, segmentation, and network attack surfaces. Course coverage Network SecurityAttack Surface ManagementDenial-of-Service DefenseEmail SecurityFirewalls (planned)Vulnerability management Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Identifies, prioritizes, and tracks remediation of weaknesses. Course coverage Vulnerability ManagementSecurity Patch Management, Security Risk Management (planned)Identity and access Importance: Very important (4 of 5) Reviews authentication, authorization, and privilege hygiene. Course coverage Multi-Factor AuthenticationIdentity and Access Management Fundamentals, Privileged Access Management (planned)Security frameworks Importance: Important (3 of 5) Applies standards and compliance frameworks to assess posture. Course coverage CIS ControlsCybersecurity FundamentalsFreeGDPR for Technology TeamsNIST Cybersecurity FrameworkPCI DSSISO/IEC 27001, Security Controls (planned) Learning path Relevant courses Print all introsPrint all cheatsheets Core foundations The concepts this role is built on. Network SecuritySecurity Incident ResponseThreat IntelligenceVulnerability ManagementSecurity Monitoring (planned) Supporting knowledge Adjacent knowledge that improves day-to-day judgment. Attack Surface ManagementCIS ControlsCybersecurity FundamentalsFreeData Loss PreventionDenial-of-Service DefenseEmail SecurityGDPR for Technology TeamsMulti-Factor AuthenticationNetwork Detection and ResponseNIST Cybersecurity FrameworkPCI DSSRansomware DefenseSecurity Orchestration, Automation, and ResponseSplunk FundamentalsEndpoint Detection and Response, Firewalls, Identity and Access Management Fundamentals, Intrusion Detection and Prevention, ISO/IEC 27001, Malware Analysis Fundamentals, Privileged Access Management, Security Controls, Security Information and Event Management, Security Operations Fundamentals, Security Patch Management, Security Risk Management, Threat Hunting (planned) Specializations Deeper paths for particular environments or directions. Digital Forensics Put the map to work Find Cybersecurity Analyst roles. Search multiple job sources at once with queries tailored to this career, then use the skill map above to evaluate what each role actually asks for. Open job search→ Keep exploring More in Security Penetration Tester→