What does a security engineer do? | Cybersecurity Career Series
Security engineers are responsible for implementing and continuously monitoring security controls that protect computer assets, networks and organizational data. They often design security architecture and develop technical solutions to mitigate and automate security-related tasks. Technical knowledge of network/web protocols, infrastructure, authentication, log management and multiple operating systems and databases is critical to success in this role.
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0:00 – What is a security engineer?
3:39 – How do I become a security engineer?
4:52 – Studying to become a security engineer
5:47 – Soft skills for security engineers
7:05 – Where do security engineers work?
9:43 – Tools for security engineers
12:10 – Roles adjacent to security engineer
13:15 – Become a security engineer right now
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