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What Companies Look For (Skills, Tools, Certs) in UAE\n\nThis repository compiles **all possible** skills, tools, and certifications that are frequently sought by employers in the UAE, based on extensive research from job applications across various roles in the cybersecurity domain.\n\n\n\n## Roles Covered\n\n- **Cybersecurity Engineer**\n- **Cybersecurity Analyst**\n- **Penetration Tester**\n- **ICS/OT Cybersecurity Engineer**\n- **Cyber Threat Intelligence Specialist**\n\nEach section outlines the relevant skills, tools, and certifications required for these roles.\n\n\n\n## Cybersecurity Engineer\n\n#### Skills:\n- Security Testing of Products\n- Network/System Hardening and Configuration\n- OWASP Top 10 Foundations\n- Compliance Management (PCI/DSS, ISO 27001)\n- Scripting/Automation (Python, Bash, PowerShell)\n- Active Directory Security and Hardening\n- Incident Response\n- Policy Development and Risk Management\n- Deploy IPS/IDS and Maintain Firewalls\n- Security Monitoring and 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