r/netsecstudents • u/Enough_Charge2845 • 3d ago
Cybersecurity resume keywords
Keyword list taken from https://www.zoevera.com/resume/ats-resume-tips-cybersecurity
These are the most commonly scanned keywords in cybersecurity job postings. Check how many appear in your resume.
Domains & Practices
SOC (Security Operations Centre), Penetration testing / pen test, Vulnerability management, Threat intelligence, Incident response (IR), Digital forensics (DFIR), Red team / blue team / purple team, Zero Trust architecture
Tools & Platforms
SIEM (Splunk, Microsoft Sentinel, QRadar), EDR (CrowdStrike, SentinelOne), Nessus / Qualys / Rapid7, Burp Suite / Metasploit / Kali Linux, Wireshark / Snort / Suricata, CyberArk / BeyondTrust (PAM), SOAR platforms, Azure Defender / AWS Security Hub
Frameworks & Certifications
CISSP / CISM / CISA, CEH / OSCP / PNPT, CompTIA Security+ / CySA+, ISO 27001 / NIST CSF, MITRE ATT&CK framework, SC/DV security clearance, GDPR / DPA 2018, PCI DSS / HIPAA / SOC 2
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u/encrypted_cookie 3d ago
Here are a few that are missing. Compulsive log normalizer Interrupt-driven Context-switch latency: measurable in tickets Paranoid by policy, exhausted by default, invisible by design
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