Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 141,200 people employed as information security analysts in the United States. The median annual salary is $103,600. Entry level employees earn approximately $60,060 per year and senior employees earn approximately $163,300 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• Develop plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorized modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs.
• Monitor current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems.
• Encrypt data transmissions and erect firewalls to conceal confidential information as it is being transmitted and to keep out tainted digital transfers.
• Perform risk assessments and execute tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures.
• Modify computer security files to incorporate new software, correct errors, or change individual access status.
• Review violations of computer security procedures and discuss procedures with violators to ensure violations are not repeated.
• Document computer security and emergency measures policies, procedures, and tests.
• Confer with users to discuss issues such as computer data access needs, security violations, and programming changes.
• Monitor use of data files and regulate access to safeguard information in computer files.
• Coordinate implementation of computer system plan with establishment personnel and outside vendors.
• Train users and promote security awareness to ensure system security and to improve server and network efficiency.
• Maintain permanent fleet cryptologic and carry-on direct support systems required in special land, sea surface and subsurface operations.

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