Familiarity with vulnerability assessment and penetration testing Understanding of cryptography, encryption, and key management Familiarity with security risk analysis, threat modeling, and security assessments Security tools: Nessus, Metasploit, Wireshark, Nmap, Burp Suite Linux, Windows Knowledge of network security, firewalls, and intrusion detection/prevention systems Adaptability Strong analytical and problem-solving skills Good communication and interpersonal skills and Time Management skills.
Participated in cyber defense competitions and attended cybersecurity conferences such as BSides, DEFCON, SiberX, getting knowledge from online articles and blogs about security from sites like infosecwriteups and pentester.land. Which helps to keep up with new security problems and learn better ways to break into systems.