How to become a cybersecurity consultant

 An interesting career path for an information security professional is the path of a certified information security consultant. This is a powerful career choice, but how do you do it?

This article describes what you need to become a cybersecurity consultant and what the overall career path will look like. When you are done reading it, you will know how you can take this path if you want.

What exactly is a cybersecurity consultant?

Many organizations, or in some cases a team, have an information security professional to meet their information security needs. When an organization’s budget or needs don’t warrant full-time information security staff, they hire a cybersecurity consultant.

This changes the traditional balance of power for the advisor: they can work for as many clients as they want. If the demand is there, the consultant can basically say how much work he needs. There are benefits to being your own boss.