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Vulnerability Analyst

A Vulnerability Analyst performs assessments of enterprise networks and systems to identify weaknesses and aids in mitigation efforts to strengthen security posture.

Most common technical skills for Vulnerability Analyst roles

According to market employment data, these are the top technical skills requested by employers:

Vulnerability identification

Vulnerability management

Scripting

Vulnerability assessments

Vulnerability scanning

Linux

Computer science

Automation

Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)

Gain the technical skills needed to advance your career

You can rely on ISACA to provide the training, credentials, tools, and resources needed to meet current employer demands and emerging needs not yet widely represented in job descriptions.

Certification

CCOA—Certified Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

CCOA empowers IS/IT professionals to prove their hands-on cybersecurity abilities and on-the-job skills to employers. Get started with the CCOA Review Course.

Certificate

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals Certificate

Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals  assists learners through a hybrid learning approach in building understanding of AI concepts, principles and uses.

Online Course

Machine Learning for Business Enablement Online Course

Machine learning is a longstanding subset of artificial intelligence that enables computers to learn from data.

Online Course

ISACA Cybersecurity: Vulnerability, Identification & Analysis Online Course

Guides learners through a thorough vulnerability analysis.

Online Course

AI Threat Landscape: Attacks, Risk, and Security Measures Online Course

AI in general may not be new, but the explosion of generative AI has thrust the topic into headlines with regards to bias, ethical usage, intellectual property rights, privacy and use of technology just to name a few.

Machine Learning: Neural Networks, Deep Learning and Large Language Models

Online Course

Machine Learning: Neural Networks, Deep Learning, Large Language Models Online Course

This course serves as a natural progression from “Machine Learning and Business Enablement” and examines the advanced layers of AI models, equipping students with the knowledge to understand and evaluate how deep learning systems work for image analysis, language processing, and other sophisticated domains, with additional coverage of deep learning is a component of Generative AI.

Certificate

IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate

ISACA’s IT Risk Fundamentals Certificate and related training is ideal for professionals who wish to learn about risk and information and technology (I&T)-related risk, whom currently interact with risk professionals, or are new to risk and interested in working as a risk or IT Risk profession.

Online Course

Ethical Perspectives in AI: Implications, Principles, and Social Dynamics Online Course

While AI could have myriad benefits across a variety of industries, there are many ethical considerations that need to be made before implementing an AI-powered resource.

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