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Vulnerability analysis and response may require networking and forensics skills for certain classes of vulnerabilities, but often also requires some mix of the following skills:

• programming Programming skills, especially in common languages (C, C++, Python, Java)
• reverse Reverse engineering and debugging
• knowledge Knowledge of low-level operating system features for Windows, Mac and/or Linux
• hardware Hardware architecture and basic electrical engineering
• software Software security testing
• virtualization Virtualization and some infrastructure automation
• written Written communications
• customerCustomer-service mindset

In most organizations, these skills will likely be dispersed among a team of people rather than expecting a single person to be fluent with all of these topics.

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