ANZSCO 262112 · Skill level 1
ICT Security Specialist
Broad ICT security occupation covering security architecture, policy, and operations.
- Points-tested lists
- Yes, supports 189/190/491
- Employer-sponsored (CSOL)
- No
- Assessing authority
- Australian Computer Society (ACS)
- Skill level
- 1
Visa pathway
The code used for the points-tested 189, 190, and 491 pathways. Newer cyber security specialisations (Cyber Security Engineer, Cyber Security Analyst, and others) were split out of this code in 2021 to 2025 ANZSCO updates and sit on CSOL instead; picking the right code matters for which visa applies.
Same degree pathways: full list on the main page
496 degrees at 49 universities that lead here
Real published degree programs whose graduates typically pursue ICT Security Specialist — page 4 of 4, alphabetically
- Bachelor of Business Information SystemsUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Computer ScienceUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Data Science and AnalyticsUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Information TechnologyUndergraduate
- Diploma of Information TechnologyUndergraduate
- Graduate Certificate in ComputingGraduate
- Master of Computer ScienceGraduate
- Master of ComputingGraduate
- Master of Information and Communication Technology AdvancedGraduate
- Master of Information TechnologyGraduate
- Master of Professional ComputingGraduate
- Bachelor of Advanced Computer Science (Honours)Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Cyber SecurityUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Science - Computer ScienceUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) / B ArtsUndergraduate
- Diploma in Computer ScienceUndergraduate
- Doctor of Systems EngineeringPhD
- Graduate Certificate in ComputingGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Information TechnologyGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Information TechnologyGraduate
- Master of Cyber Security (Research)Graduate
- Master of Information TechnologyGraduate
- Bachelor of Cyber SecurityUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Data ScienceUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Information TechnologyUndergraduate
- Diploma of Cyber SecurityUndergraduate
- Diploma of Information TechnologyUndergraduate
- Diploma of Information Technology StudiesUndergraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Artificial IntelligenceGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Business AnalyticsGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Cyber SecurityGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Enterprise and Resource Planning SystemsGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Project ManagementGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Business AnalyticsGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Cyber SecurityGraduate
- Master of Applied Information TechnologyGraduate
- Master of Business Analytics (Professional)Graduate
- Master of Enterprise Resource PlanningGraduate
- Master of Enterprise Resource Planning ManagementGraduate
- Bachelor of Computer ScienceUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Cyber Security and BehaviourUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Information and Communications TechnologyUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Information SystemsUndergraduate
- Bachelor of Information Systems AdvancedUndergraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Artificial Intelligence (Exit only)Graduate
- Graduate Certificate in Big DataGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Data ScienceGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Information and Communications TechnologyGraduate
- Graduate Certificate in Machine LearningGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Artificial Intelligence (Exit only)Graduate
- Graduate Diploma in Data ScienceGraduate
- Graduate Diploma in Information and Communications TechnologyGraduate
- Master of Artificial IntelligenceGraduate
- Master of Data EngineeringGraduate
- Master of Data ScienceGraduate
- Master of Information and Communications TechnologyGraduate
- Master of Information GovernanceGraduate
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