Database security expert vs information systems security officer

The differences between database security experts and information systems security officers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 4-6 years to become both a database security expert and an information systems security officer. Additionally, a database security expert has an average salary of $111,324, which is higher than the $90,730 average annual salary of an information systems security officer.

The top three skills for a database security expert include infrastructure, HIPAA and java. The most important skills for an information systems security officer are RMF, DOD, and ISSO.

Database security expert vs information systems security officer overview

	Database Security Expert	Information Systems Security Officer
Yearly salary	$111,324	$90,730
Hourly rate	$53.52	$43.62
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	69,401	202,299
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Database security expert vs information systems security officer salary

Database security experts and information systems security officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Database Security Expert	Information Systems Security Officer
Average salary	$111,324	$90,730
Salary range	Between $80,000 And $153,000	Between $68,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	Palo Alto, CA	Palmdale, CA
Highest paying state	California	California
Best paying company	Palo Alto Networks	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between database security expert and information systems security officer education

There are a few differences between a database security expert and an information systems security officer in terms of educational background:

	Database Security Expert	Information Systems Security Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 54%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Business	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Database security expert vs information systems security officer demographics

Here are the differences between database security experts' and information systems security officers' demographics:

	Database Security Expert	Information Systems Security Officer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 87.3% Female, 12.7%	Male, 78.3% Female, 21.7%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 9.6% White, 65.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between database security expert and information systems security officer duties and responsibilities

Database security expert example responsibilities.

Manage logistics of moving necessary equipment for test across country to newly designed/built NSA certify test facility.
Implement mitigating controls for segregation of duty issues, develop standard operating procedures in compliance with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) standards.
Coordinate solution architecture implementation and modification activities.
Coordinate solution architecture implementation and modification activities.

Information systems security officer example responsibilities.

Manage a $1 million civilian contract; ISSO for 4 separate networks , 9K users, and 8K systems.
Lead implementation for new DAR solution for global disk encryption, developing management policy to prevent document and data leakage.
Manage logistics of moving necessary equipment for test across country to newly designed/built NSA certify test facility.
Track and report risk identify in the vulnerability scans to the IAM.
Perform user account administration, media control, implementation and enforcement of DoD computer security plans/policies/procedures/directives, and system security training.
Install DISA security patches on UNIX servers.

Database security expert vs information systems security officer skills

Common database security expert skills

Infrastructure, 19%
HIPAA, 13%
Java, 12%
Encryption, 10%
Linux, 9%
Governance, 8%

Common information systems security officer skills

RMF, 9%
DOD, 8%
ISSO, 7%
Windows, 5%
Security Posture, 5%
SCI, 4%

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