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The role and responsibilities of a cybersecurity analyst vary by team and organization. But whether you’re working on a security operations center team — or perhaps with incident response or insider threats, the mission is the same: Protect an organization from cyberthreats.

At one point, every professional lacked the knowledge and skills critical to their work today. They started as beginners — and it’s no different in cybersecurity. If you're wondering how to start in cybersecurity with no experience in the field, here's what worked for two career-changing SNHU grads.

The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) is a high-level leadership role in the C-suite, alongside a company’s CEO and other chief executives. If you plan to climb the career ladder to this position, you'll need to understand the job and what your road to it might look like.

If you have a thirst for learning — and an analytical mind to back it up — cybersecurity might be the right direction for your future. To start charting your path, explore 10 different roles in the field that you might pursue with a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity.