Skills
Cybersecurity skills grouped by role relevance
A role-focused view of the tools, frameworks, and technical skills used across vulnerability management, secure configuration, automation, and threat hunting work.
Vulnerability Management
Core Tools / Methods
- Tenable
- Vulnerability Scanning
- Risk Prioritization
Supporting Capabilities
- CVE/CWE Management
- CVSS Scoring
- Remediation Tracking
- Remediation Validation
SecOps / Detection Engineering
Core Tools / Methods
- Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
- Microsoft Sentinel
- KQL
Supporting Capabilities
- SIEM/EDR Analysis
- Threat Hunting
- Incident Triage
- Detection Rules
- Dashboards
- SQL
Secure Configuration / Hardening
Core Tools / Methods
- DISA STIG
- Windows Hardening
- Linux Security Basics
Supporting Capabilities
- Active Directory
- Security Configuration
- Access Control
- NIST 800-53
- NIST 800-40
Automation / Scripting
Core Tools / Methods
- PowerShell
- Bash
- Python
Supporting Capabilities
- Automation Tools
- Automated Remediation
- Web App Development
- Full-Stack Development
Cloud / Network Security
Core Tools / Methods
- Azure NSGs
- Firewall Rules
- pfSense
Supporting Capabilities
- Wireshark
- VLANs
- SSH
- RDP
- Network Security
- Network Forensics
Governance / Compliance Frameworks
Core Tools / Methods
- NIST CSF
- NIST 800-37
- NIST 800-61
Supporting Capabilities
- PCI-DSS
- HIPAA
- GDPR
- OWASP Top 10
- Disaster Recovery Planning
- Security Policies
- Information Security Management