How to become a threat analysis specialist
Official title: Threat analysis specialist
Also called: Cyber threat analyst, Cyber threat investigation specialist, Cyber threat monitoring analyst, Information and communications technology (ICT) threat hunting researcher, Information and communications technology (ICT) threat monitoring analyst, Threat Analysis Manager, Cyber threat analyst, Cyber threat investigation specialist, ICT threat hunting researcher
Threat analysis specialist plans strategies to pre-empt potential threats in an organisation’s cyber related systems. He/she runs tests and analyses to identify IT assets that are prone to cyber threats and attacks and implements threat mitigation strategies for different areas of the IT assets to ensure they are safe from cyber-attacks. He/she also monitors the open web and identifies potential threats and groups or individuals capable of attempting cyber-attacks.
Main tasks
- Developing plans to safeguard computer files against accidental or unauthorised modification, destruction, or disclosure and to meet emergency data processing needs
- Monitoring current reports of computer viruses to determine when to update virus protection systems
- Performing risk assessments and executing tests of data processing system to ensure functioning of data processing activities and security measures
Ways in
- University: Computing & IT degrees, Offered by 5 universities in Singapore
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become a threat analysis specialist?
Ways in include: Computing & IT degrees.
Will AI change the work of a threat analysis specialist?
Generative AI could change some tasks in this job, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026