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assessment of risks and threats

🏛️ Enduring ESCO reuse: cross-sector

The security documentation and any security-related communications and information.

assessment of risks and threats — the security documentation and any security-related communications and information. McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 45.51/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. ESCO classifies it as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill within knowledge. It is currently listed by 9 occupations in our catalogue, including fisheries boatman, fisheries boatmaster, fisheries master, and aquaculture recirculation technician.

Category: knowledge › database and network design and administration SCI: 45.51/100 Also known as: principles of assessment of risks and threats, methods for handling security-related information, methods for assessment of risks and threats, principles for handling security-related information, techniques for handling security-related information, techniques for assessment of risks and threats

Occupations that require assessment of risks and threats

Showing top 9 of 9 occupations · ranked by India employment volume, then AI-durability.

fisheries boatman · 🤖 3.7/10
fisheries boatmaster · 🤖 3.7/10
fisheries master · 🤖 3.7/10
aquaculture recirculation technician · 🤖 5.0/10
chief ICT security officer · 🤖 5.0/10
financial risk manager · 🤖 5.0/10
health and safety engineer · 🤖 5.0/10
health safety and environmental manager · 🤖 5.0/10
cybersecurity risk manager · 🤖 5.5/10

Frequently asked questions

What is assessment of risks and threats?

The security documentation and any security-related communications and information.

What category of skill is assessment of risks and threats?

ESCO classifies assessment of risks and threats under the knowledge category, specifically in the database and network design and administration subcategory.

Is assessment of risks and threats an AI-durable skill?

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 45.51/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

Which jobs require assessment of risks and threats?

In our catalogue, 9 occupations list assessment of risks and threats as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include fisheries boatman, fisheries boatmaster, fisheries master, aquaculture recirculation technician, chief ICT security officer, financial risk manager.

How transferable is assessment of risks and threats between industries?

ESCO tags assessment of risks and threats as a cross-sector (useful across many industries) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Is assessment of risks and threats the same as principles of assessment of risks and threats?

Yes — assessment of risks and threats is also known as principles of assessment of risks and threats, methods for handling security-related information, methods for assessment of risks and threats, principles for handling security-related information, techniques for handling security-related information, or techniques for assessment of risks and threats. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

How can I learn assessment of risks and threats?

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands assessment of risks and threats and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.

Data: ESCO v1.2.1 (CC-BY-4.0). Durability framework informed by McKinsey Global Institute (Nov 2025). See our methodology.