{"id":190379,"date":"2024-10-17T06:20:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-17T05:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=190379"},"modified":"2024-10-17T13:21:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-17T12:21:22","slug":"all-about-cybersecurity-engineering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-cybersecurity-engineering","title":{"rendered":"What is Cybersecurity Engineering?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"190379\" class=\"elementor elementor-190379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ed4f38 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"0ed4f38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-260f4f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"260f4f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Protecting computer systems has become a paramount concern, and within this context, the cybersecurity engineer emerges as an indispensable figure. As guardians of IT security, they provide advanced data protection, ensuring its integrity around the clock.<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1f6155 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b1f6155\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They don&#8217;t perform stunts like Tom Cruise, nor do they have the looks of Batman or Spiderman. Yet, the cybersecurity engineer is a hero in their own right, a shadowy figure whose role is essential. This <\/span><b>security expert<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tirelessly monitors the reliability of a company&#8217;s computer systems. What they protect include applications, data, and networks. In their own unique way, they prevent numerous disasters, sometimes avoiding the loss of millions of euros and mitigating the impacts on employment, employee morale, and overall company performance.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3dffb0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"e3dffb0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e57c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67e57c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the missions of a cybersecurity engineer?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73ebadd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ebadd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the daily life of a company may not be as thrilling as some Avengers-like fiction, risky situations are very real and require <\/span><b>preventive<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> or <\/span><b>corrective actions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, sometimes of an acrobatic nature. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibm.com\/reports\/data-breach\">In its 2023 report, IBM<\/a> indicated that in 2023, a successful intrusion into a computer system had an average cost of 4.45 million dollars.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So who is this shadow fighter? They supervise a <\/span><b>Security Operations Center<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and bear the title of cybersecurity engineer or expert in IT systems security.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bc0733 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4bc0733\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Find a course for you<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0d5644 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a0d5644\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Eliminating potential sources of attack<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee0f1bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee0f1bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The primary task of a cybersecurity engineer is to <\/span><b>conduct continuous audits of the system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in place. They must ruthlessly hunt down any Achilles&#8217; heel on internal and external networks. It is their responsibility to <\/span><b>identify any potential sources of attack<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, to <\/span><b>understand the mechanisms implemented by a given malware<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and to ensure it is inoperative on the current system. This involves ongoing monitoring of new vulnerabilities and updating the knowledge base related to this field, including the procedures necessary to eliminate threats.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8f91eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8f91eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Collaboration with the IT department<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18567a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"18567a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cybersecurity engineer also has the mission to <\/span><b>inform IT teams<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> so they integrate cybersecurity concepts into their various projects. They regularly meet with management and typically <\/span><b>propose new protection tactics<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once validated, their recommendations are deployed under their supervision by the IT department. The cybersecurity engineer must, therefore, have team management and project leadership skills.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbf9bd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bbf9bd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-190388\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_1.webp 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_1-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_1-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee3f3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bee3f3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">In case of an attack...<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe053a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe053a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the protection measures in place, it can happen that malware manages to infiltrate the system. Our cybersecurity expert must then <\/span><b>implement a proven action plan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to neutralize the effects of the malware and restore normal operational conditions as quickly as possible.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9741db8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9741db8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Documentation and awareness<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bed3c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bed3c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s not all. It is expected of the cybersecurity engineer to carry out <\/span><b>awareness work<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the various departments within the company concerning IT security issues. This includes documentation work, notably the <\/span><b>writing of training materials<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b06510 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"1b06510\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddd3439 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ddd3439\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What skills are expected of a cybersecurity engineer?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902c20a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"902c20a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While they must have advanced knowledge in information systems security, the cybersecurity engineer ideally should have <\/span><b>development skills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/python-the-most-popular-programming-language\">Python<\/a>, <\/span><b>Perl<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/the-characteristics-of-the-c-language\">C<\/a>, etc.). They must be prepared to adapt to new configurations and types of threats.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Proficiency in Windows or Linux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is typically required, as well as knowledge of network protocol analysis tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A cybersecurity engineer must also know how to work effectively in a team and have the ability to simplify their knowledge so that it can be understood and utilized by everyone.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620008e elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"620008e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Discover our courses<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a985dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"9a985dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e99dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e99dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who recruits cybersecurity engineers?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ca012a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ca012a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the job market, the employability of cybersecurity engineers is very high. At the beginning of their careers, these experts can expect a salary of <\/span><b>3,000 euros per month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. After a few years of proving their skills, their remuneration usually reaches <\/span><b>5,000 euros per month<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cybersecurity experts are especially sought after by companies that require very high-level data protection measures: banking, defense, government, aerospace, insurance, etc.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-489d8f4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"489d8f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee789b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ee789b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What studies are needed to become a cybersecurity engineer?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5af7b53 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5af7b53\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This <\/span><b>highly qualified professional<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> attains their level of expertise through extensive training, typically at the <\/span><b>Master&#8217;s degree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> level with a <\/span><b>specialization in cybersecurity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-453deff elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"453deff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-190392\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_2.webp 900w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_2-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ingenieur_cybersecurite_datascientest_2-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ab5299 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"2ab5299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ece28e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ece28e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the future prospects?<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bbfa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bbfa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Advancements such as <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-ai-and-cybersecurity\">artificial intelligence<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-internet-of-things\">IoT (Internet of Things)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-5g\">5G<\/a> open new opportunities for cybersecurity engineers. They must <\/span><b>prepare to counter increasingly diverse threats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b999070 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"b999070\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e53d51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e53d51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An essential pillar<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3aa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f3aa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Armed with sharp technical knowledge and unfailing vigilance, the cybersecurity engineer is much <\/span><b>more than a technician<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: they are the guarantor of the company&#8217;s security. 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