A Look into Cybersecurity Career Pathways

With the rapid development of digital technology, governments, businesses, and individuals have developed a rapidly growing dependency on the internet.

• Increase in cyberattacks, need to keep safe
• Cybersecurity Ventures released data showing cybersecurity positions grew by 350 per cent, from one million in 2013 to 3.5 million in 2021
• 3.5 Million Openings In 2025 https://cybersecurityventures.com/jobs/ 
• Talk about teaming, categorization of red and blue team

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Offensive Careers

Offensive cybersecurity encompasses careers that focus on ethical hacking. Ethical hackers simulate the actions of a malicious attacker in order to uncover vulnerabilities and assess the risk of already-implemented defence measures in a controlled environment. There are 

1.  Vulnerability Analyst/Assessor

A vulnerability assessor is an individual hired by a company to perform vulnerability assessments. These are high-level (and often automated) scans for known vulnerabilities

Penetration Tester

Red Team Member

Bug bounty