Intrusion detection analyst vs information systems security officer

The differences between intrusion detection analysts 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 an intrusion detection analyst and an information systems security officer. Additionally, an information systems security officer has an average salary of $90,730, which is higher than the $86,862 average annual salary of an intrusion detection analyst.

The top three skills for an intrusion detection analyst include SIEM, incident response and firewall. The most important skills for an information systems security officer are RMF, DOD, and ISSO.

Intrusion detection analyst vs information systems security officer overview

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Yearly salary	$86,862	$90,730
Hourly rate	$41.76	$43.62
Growth rate	32%	32%
Number of jobs	5,673	202,299
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	6	6

Intrusion detection analyst vs information systems security officer salary

Intrusion detection analysts and information systems security officers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Average salary	$86,862	$90,730
Salary range	Between $65,000 And $115,000	Between $68,000 And $120,000
Highest paying City	-	Palmdale, CA
Highest paying state	-	California
Best paying company	-	Parsons
Best paying industry	-	Professional

Differences between intrusion detection analyst and information systems security officer education

There are a few differences between an intrusion detection analyst and an information systems security officer in terms of educational background:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 63%	Bachelor's Degree, 61%
Most common major	Computer Information Systems	Computer Information Systems
Most common college	University of Washington	Stanford University

Intrusion detection analyst vs information systems security officer demographics

Here are the differences between intrusion detection analysts' and information systems security officers' demographics:

	Intrusion Detection Analyst	Information Systems Security Officer
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 83.1% Female, 16.9%	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 intrusion detection analyst and information systems security officer duties and responsibilities

Intrusion detection analyst example responsibilities.

Manage endpoint encryption, antivirus/anti-malware host IPS, process documentation, incident management.
Monitor security events in the SIEM and other general office tools.
Monitor and analyze network communication traffic with ArcSight SIEM in a SOC/CERT/CSIRT.
Monitor day-to-day operations of the sensors (SourceFire, EEMSG IronPorts, and ArcSight) locate at supporting customer's locations.
Perform packet analysis utilizing Wireshark.
Used ArcSight for SEM level rule tuning.

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.

Intrusion detection analyst vs information systems security officer skills

Common intrusion detection analyst skills

SIEM, 11%
Incident Response, 10%
Firewall, 8%
SOC, 6%
Security Events, 6%
ArcSight, 5%

Common information systems security officer skills

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

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