Security Analyst

Recruiter:

Performability

Job Ref:

Marinda

Date posted:

Friday, August 13, 2021

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

33,000.00

SUMMARY:
Security Analyst

POSITION INFO:

Job description: Security Analyst

The security analyst plays a vital role in keeping an organization’s proprietary and sensitive information secure.

He/she works inter-departmentally to identify and correct flaws in the company’s security systems, solutions, and programs while recommending specific measures that can improve the company’s overall security posture.

Security analysts are ultimately responsible for ensuring that the company''''s digital assets are protected from unauthorized access. This includes securing both online and on-premise infrastructures, weeding through metrics and data to filter out suspicious activity, and finding and mitigating risks before breaches occur. If a breach does occur, security analysts are often on the front line, leading efforts to counter the attack.

Security analysts are also responsible for generating reports for IT administrators and business managers to evaluate the efficacy of the security policies in place. They will then help to make the necessary changes for a more secure network and may also create training programs and modules to educate employees and users on proper security protocols.

Furthermore, security analysts are responsible for keeping the company''''s security systems up to date and creating documentation and planning for all security-related information, including incident response and disaster recovery plans.

Information security analysts responsibilities:

• First level security support

• Security Health Monitoring

• SIEM

• Daily, weekly & monthly checks

• Monitoring security access

• Monitor computer networks for security issues

• Monitor their organization’s networks for security breaches and investigate a violation when one occurs

• Maintain security tools, Install and upgrade

• Antivirus software, DLP

• Asset management, Access control, AD, Gather feedback from end users to continue to improve systems

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