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Cybersecurity and data protection is the next skill that we will be going over.

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Network security engineers on Upwork charge, anywhere between $25 an hour to $55 an hour.

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Network security, cybersecurity and endpoint security.

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These different, often overlapping arms of information technology security can get confusing.

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And as hackers get smarter, it's important to know what each of those does and how to implement them

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into your own network.

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And as a freelancer, you will, of course, be implementing them into your clients networks.

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So in the wake of the highly connected Iot, the Internet of Things and the rise of cloud technology,

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we're facing more vulnerabilities to our networks than ever before.

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And that is where a cybersecurity freelancer comes in with large scale data breaches making headlines

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every single month.

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Whether you're a small startup or an enterprise organization, security should be top priority.

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And that is why cybersecurity professionals are growing in demand, because more of these security breaches

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are happening and different organizations are realizing how important it is to actually be preventative

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and not try to just respond to this issue, but to prevent it altogether.

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There are even large scale targeted heists with other cybercrimes that hold sensitive data for ransom

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until paid, typically in cryptocurrency due to its anonymous nature.

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So not only is data being stolen, but even worse, it's basically like a digital heist where not only

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is your data stolen, but now your company can be held under ransom and you have to pay this extreme

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amount of money just to possibly have the criminals release your data or release your funds.

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And all of this, once again, is pointing towards the need to have a solid cybersecurity strategy.

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That's why companies are enlisting the help of network security freelancers every single day by adopting

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a proactive security stance, educating the clients users and taking advantage of the latest in authentication

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measures, you'll be able to better help prevent and strengthen your client's company against cyber

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attacks.

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It all boils down to information.

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You have information security, you have I.T. security, and you have information assurance.

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Information security and information technology.

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Security might sound similar, and they are actually often used interchangeably.

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However, they're slightly different fields.

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When we're talking about information security or infosec, we're actually referring to protecting your

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data, whether that's physical or digital.

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It.

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Security pretty much covers all of the types of security within a network from components like databases

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and cloud servers to applications, and the user's remotely accessing the network.

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They all fall under the IT security umbrella.

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And lastly, you have information assurance.

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This means that any important data won't be lost or stolen in the event of an attack or a disaster.

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Whether that's a tornado wiping out a server center or whether that's hackers breaking into a database,

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it's commonly addressed within things like backups and offsite backup databases, and it rests on three

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main pillars confidentiality, integrity and availability.

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These philosophies carry over into every other aspect of security, whether it's application security

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or just wireless security in general.

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And as it relates to recurring revenue, becoming a cybersecurity freelancer can unlock that potential

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for you because it's important to remember that securing a network isn't a one time thing.

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It's an ongoing process that needs to be constantly occurring and evolving along with the organization

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and their different tools and the websites and all of the different information technology software

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that they use.

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In addition, as a cybersecurity professional, you can position yourself as a valuable team member

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because IT security experts are one of the most important team members that any organization can hire.

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I mean, think about it.

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They're responsible for the safety and the security of all the companies, hardware, software and assets.

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And they regularly audit the back end systems to ensure that they're airtight through security analysis.

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A freelance cybersecurity professional can identify any potential security problems and create a protect,

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detect and react strategy when it comes to creating security plans.

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To summarize, cybersecurity and data protection, professionals charge anywhere between $25 to $55

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median hourly rate.

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On average, the top hourly rate is $150 plus per hour, which you can see is the highest on the chart

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so far.

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And the demand is medium to high while the competition is still in the low to medium range.

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So becoming a cyber security and data protection freelance specialist is a great skill for you to get

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into.

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If you're interested in this field, you're interested in preventing different bad actions to occur

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based on hackers and things of that nature.

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And you want to fight the good fight.

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This is a great skill set for you to develop.

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I'll see you in the next lesson.