Cybersecurity professionals are responsible for protecting an organization’s digital assets and IT infrastructure from threats, breaches, and unauthorized access. They design, implement, and monitor security systems and protocols to defend against cyberattacks.
Their key responsibilities include risk assessment, threat detection, incident response, security architecture design, and compliance enforcement. They also manage firewalls, intrusion detection systems, encryption strategies, and maintain up-to-date knowledge of current vulnerabilities and mitigation techniques.