Skills to acquire in cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is one of the most dynamic careers in the job market. While it offers quite a number of career options, the skills that you need to remain relevant in the market keep changing. This is mostly because cybersecurity is reactive to changes in the cybercrime space. Therefore, when cyber criminals change tactics, cybersecurity professionals are also expected to change. For instance, a decade ago, malware removal would be a sought-after skill in the market. However, due to automation, security tools became capable of performing this task, and so that skill lost relevance. Similarly, waves of new attacks bring emphasis to some skills and remove focus from others. For instance, the WannaCry and NotPetya attacks of 2016 brought attention to cryptography skills. For a beginner in the cybersecurity industry or an expert wishing to diversify...