CSA (Cyber Security Agency)
 

Hi,

Anyone working at Cyber Security Agency (CSA) can advise?
What is the pay like and how is the culture over there?

They seem to be parked under Ministry MCI, so should be similar pay to Ministry schemes?

For your own sake, don't step into CSA

What's wrong with CSA?

Should be good right? Cybersecurity is the IN thing.

lol only paperwork in csa. cyber security is the IN thing but definitely not paper work security lol

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heard there is a special cybersecurity scheme? anyone on it care to share more?

What kind of paperwork? Can't be everyday look at computer right?

They call it Cyber Security Professional Scheme. You can google that term. I'm not sure I can say much.

Quite crappy scheme, termed to be for cybersecurity professionals but doesnt pay a dime for cybersecurityrelated certifications renewal / memberships. HR here needs to be replaced with someone that has hired cybersecurity folks before to understand the needs of professionals.

What about salary? Surely there must be some incentive?

If you are only interested in the salary, CSA definitely not the place for you. Private sector amd even many other government agencies pay more. If you are interested in honing your technical skills, also not the place for you.There are very good people just being wasted away.

Better go CSIT instead instead if you are looking in cybersec

2 page and there is no salary?

so what is the actual salary?

CSA base pay is low however they have good bonus (about 4 mths including AWS). Apart from that, you won't learn much hands on skill in CSA but you will look at policy making, risk management, agency engagement and alot of PR work. It really depends on what you want to achieve in this industry.

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I hear my fellow peers inside CSA getting 4.4k, 16 month package. KNN fresh grad already pay so much WTF!

anyone got visibility to this scheme bonus?

that is probably average performer liao. probably can go 2-3 more month is high performer??

Sound so salty. Govt recognise need so pay better to get people mah.

Anyone working here who got their PB yet? What’s the usual range?

Usual Ministry range. C is 1.5

Grade 4 here and i scored B, 4 months.

Sure or not, one say C 1.5, the other B 4, might as well say A 6...

Different pay grade, different bonus structure.

So is payout better or worst of than last yr?

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Another round of pay adjustments/increment coming up, so pls go join them!

Same as last year?

Folks, heard there is pay revision coming, whats the deal?

No deal for you then.

My goodness.. After so many pages, still not one useful information about CSA..

What do you want to know?

Hows the work culture there? Will need to do civil-service type of thing?

No matter what, CSA is still part of MCI so yes, will still need to do "civil-service type of thing". Work culture wise, you can read glassdoor.

How much does a AD earn? Total around 6 year exp.

6 years will only get you at manager grade

6 years is senior manager at best.

If you want to know 6 yr exp is what, just go linkedin and find out..

Glassdoor show 2.8 * only. but only a few review so hard to make call on whether good or not..

If you are a fresh grad, don't join. If you want a job to retire, good place for you. "Retirees" in CSA tend to claim the credit of work done by the younger staffs.

I heard the people there are generally "young". Sounds wierd then for young people to still wanna join there then..?

Good marketing by interviewers. Right now there is a lot of focus on hiring middle managers, creating unnecessary bureacratic layers.