The world is becoming a smaller place. The prospect of working in another country becomes increasingly realistic and even promising as businesses migrate toward the cloud and collaborate more closely with international partners. Amid this shift, cybersecurity professionals may wonder if they can work abroad.

Cybersecurity is a worldwide concern, creating plenty of global opportunities for security professionals. They may not even have to be in the same country as their employers to provide their services. This opens up many questions for those who are considering a move to another region. Here is a closer look at some of these questions.

How Is Cybersecurity Work Different Abroad?

In any industry, working in another country will carry some unique understandings. Outside of varying workplace cultures, cybersecurity professionals should expect to encounter different demands and regulations.

Cybersecurity workers in the U.K. should understand the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and its role in their work. Similarly, professionals in the EU must consider GDPR more heavily in all their decisions. Some of these regulatory differences will be more stringent than what employees see in the U.S., while others won’t. However, they require adaptation.

Just as there are cost-of-living adjustments within a particular country, there will likely be pay-scale differences between various nations, too. For example, a person working in the U.K. will be compensated differently than someone working in Singapore. Similarly, what companies expect from their cybersecurity partners varies slightly, but best security practices are universal, so professionals won’t need to relearn what is and isn’t safe. However, standard business practices and preconceptions will differ as well, so different challenges may be encountered there.

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