Cybersecurity fundamentals

Cybersecurity fundamentals appears across 10 career paths in the Freecoursera directory. Below are the roles that need it and the fastest free way to learn it.

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Careers that need Cybersecurity fundamentals

Site Reliability Engineer

Bright outlook

Technology

Keep large systems reliable and fast, planning for failure before it happens.

$115,000 median20% growth10 skills

Penetration Tester

Bright outlook

Technology

Break into systems on purpose, with permission, to find weaknesses before attackers do.

$110,000 median30% growth9 skills

Privacy Officer

Bright outlook

Technology

Keep personal data handling lawful, documented and trustworthy.

$110,000 median24% growth9 skills

DevOps Engineer

Bright outlook

Technology

Automate build, deployment and monitoring so software ships safely and often.

$105,000 median21% growth10 skills

Database Administrator

Technology

Keep databases fast, backed up and secure as data volumes grow.

$95,000 median12% growth10 skills

Network Engineer

Technology

Design and maintain the networks that connect people, offices and cloud services.

$92,000 median13% growth9 skills

Software Developer

Bright outlook

Technology

$65,000 median25% growth12 skills

Information Security Analyst

Bright outlook

Technology

$62,000 median35% growth12 skills

Computer Systems Analyst

Technology

$58,000 median9% growth12 skills

Technical Support Specialist

Technology

Help users solve technical problems quickly and clearly.

$58,000 median10% growth7 skills

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