Security Administrator Reponsibilities

Question

What does a Security Administrator do?

Answer 1

• Provide Defense to systems against unauthorized access, modification and/or destruction
• Perform vulnerability and networking scanning and analyze how can the network be made more secure
• Monitor network traffic for unusual activity
• Configure and support security tools such as firewalls, anti-virus software, patch management systems, etc. and check for other ways to make the network secure
• Implement network security policies, application security, access control to prevent unauthorized access
• Analyze and establish security requirements for your networks and make changes to existing security if required

Answer 2

Hey Kapoor, a Security Administrator has following responsibilities on a day-to-day basis:

• Configure security systems such as firewalls, antivirus, and IDS/IPS software

• Create network policies and authorization roles for file access

• Identify threats and work to create steps to defend against them

• Define disaster recovery plans

• Consult with staff, managers and executives on the best security practices

• Perform vulnerability and penetration tests across all network segments

• Monitor network traffic for suspicious behavior

• Analyze current security requirements and make suggestions for improvements