There is no doubt that the Cyber world is full of
technojargon and new job titles that keeping coming out all of the time. Probably some of the most abused job titles
are that which include “Analyst” and “Consultant”. But I better be careful of what I say here
because I call myself a consultant. But anyways, 2023 is expected to be a year
of yet even crazier job titles, so without further ado, let us introduce them
to you:
1)
The Cyber Satellite Engineer:
Remember when Sputnik made all the
rage back in the late 1950s? Well, in my
view, that was the start of space race, which ended when man landed on the moon
(or when the first shuttle flew?). Ever since
then, the use of satellites have become very important for all of the nations on
earth, but from a defense and scientific purpose. But with the advent of the Internet
of Things (IoT), satellites are now even connected to gadgets here on Earth. Probably the best examples of this are Siri
and Cortana. They use the Global Positioning
System (GPS) to able to guide you wherever you want to go when you are
driving. So, it will take a trained Cyber
expert to make sure all of your connections to these satellite systems (and
vice versa) are safe and secure.
2)
The AI Mentor:
Artificial Intelligence (aka “AI”)
is taking the world by storm. It can be
used in just about every industry imaginable, and Cyber is no exception. Over in our world, it primarily used for
automating the mundane processes, and even trying to make predictions about
future threat vectors. But AI is
complex, and in today’s times, you really need to have a dedicated person on
staff to run all of this. But where they
are needed the most in is when it comes to making sure that the datasets that
are fed into the AI systems are cleansed and optimized. If they are not, your output (or your
results) will be totally skewed. And
they can also be used to train the IT Security staff about how to actually use
AI. In many ways, think of this new person
as an “AI Administrator”. When is comes
to anything and everything related to AI, the buck will stop with them, kind of
like the role of the vCISO.
3)
The Threat Endurance Manager:
At the present time, and as far as
I know, I don’t think Critical Infrastructure (CI) sites have a dedicated IT
Security with them. Therefore, at some point in time this year, when CI systems
start to get prone to Cyberattacks, they will then need a dedicated personnel
to help them out put out any fires that may erupt. This is where this world would come in.
4)
The Digital Footprint Consultant:
This is a Cyber kind of role where this
person will look forward into the future to protect the brand image and
reputation of a company in case of any security breach. They will look as to what happened in the past,
in terms of reputational damage, and try to avoid those mistakes from being
made. Remember, a business can recover
from a Cyberattack it is every hit by one, provided they have all of the steps
in place. But trying to recover from the brand damage is a totally different one. Remember, it can take years to get a customer,
and just mere seconds to lose them. This
is where this role will come into play, to make sure that this does not happen
to you.
5)
The Digital Bodyguard:
Imagine the normal bodyguard, somebody
like a Chuck Norris. But rather protecting
you physically, this new title will protect you in the digital world, especially
when it comes to Cyber bullying. Consider
these stats:
*46% of high school student have
experienced some of Cyber bullying;
*41 of US employees face some kind
of Cyber threats from their employer;
*24% of them say that they have
been stalked in some way or another.
The primary objective of this role
is to protect your online identity, no matter where it is, but especially on
Social Media. These people will work
with you on a one-on-one basis, and will do their very best to protect you and
your families. In fact, a very lucrative
market here would be the protection of the rich and famous. Heck, this would even a great Cyber business
to start!!!
Sources for the stats:
https://cyberbullying.org/Cyberbullying-Identification-Prevention-Response-2022.pdf
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2021/01/13/the-state-of-online-harassment/
My Thoughts On This:
There is another role that will
still make waves, and this is the Cyber Investigator. While this role has been around for quite
some, is predicted that people with these titles will take a qualitative role (such
as handling the psychological aspects of a Cyberattack). To be honest, I really see the roles of AI
Mentor and the Digital Bodyguard really exploding this year. But both will take a lot of experience and
expertise.
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