![[Featured Image] Two network security engineers collaborate while troubleshooting a web development project to enhance cybersecurity.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/46jTHZ9FMi6wUpYu1LU6kb/6d814fe2724f999cb08c8d8bf5bae348/GettyImages-2149809194.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
What Does a Network Security Engineer Do?
Network security engineers help businesses keep important, sensitive data safe. Learn more about this role, including the skills, education, and cybersecurity experience you’ll need to be successful.
October 25, 2024
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![[Featured Image] An IT expert sits at a laptop wearing a headset and talking a technician through a network layer repair.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/wV8F75Q9gqdmSJnvBljbP/e6c48f7d71680679bfe5726e89ed5363/GettyImages-1413763039.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A software engineer sits at a workstation, using containerization to simplify his job.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3cfxUcKyFsrs9P45G24M5s/281457f24b20f50aff4088e16646fd8c/GettyImages-1437825789.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)



![[Featured Image] Three co-workers are sending files through their communication network protocols on digital tablets.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3mZACX1s4TYfxV97G8irSu/ca92eefccbbbfc0674cf0a0452de27a7/GettyImages-700713399.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A network engineer works on their computer to implement network monitoring software.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4f43Hknn1hWEc5nAj3pVih/cb691b6bc09fb274a7d8ff88cf759751/GettyImages-1350882189.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] IT professional sitting at their workspace building network architectures and communicating with colleagues via headphones.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/47yGHeQANB7Kwio1KiOIH0/30b16dfaa1771878264513252729f8c8/GettyImages-1205741517.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] In a server room, a network operations engineer examines a server while holding a tablet.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/4Xi4X8Hb45j7Raedp9uidy/eb9272b7c61445680f281872ab112468/GettyImages-653355524.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A young professional who wants to change careers uses a laptop to research whether you need a degree for cybersecurity.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/6TzgMrtnflCQxqzOZKT3xK/22811792892ea24f2ced8cc00f704e6f/GettyImages-1536295380.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A computer networking learner studies the function of data packets and internet protocol.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/3EosFsN4VUZHheE32Losyz/0e4760741a7144596ad37fe3813a7613/GettyImages-1390307383.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] Two people on a video call using a computer as a full duplex as both computers are transmitting and receiving information.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/5Py8JOcQBYg5YHjglqmOEr/c7d0363bb4fa3c14356b7766d160183e/GettyImages-1309784457.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A young computer user explains how network interface cards work to allow their parent’s laptop and other devices to connect to the network.](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/1kongz7UdahwqbFnKGNE8L/56461da603e8b3bdcfb744a2f8477d91/GettyImages-1847335324.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
![[Featured Image] A female network engineer stands in a server room with a laptop looking at the physical layer mechanics](https://images.ctfassets.net/wp1lcwdav1p1/42GBEzDEWSsolDo2vGutCX/dbc5bc22c122fe5fc93455820e7d2b34/GettyImages-1334003868.jpg?w=330&h=216&q=60&fit=fill&f=faces&fm=jpg&fl=progressive)
