Regulated sectors face strict supervision, sensitive data, and close proximity to management, so security work blends technical control with consultancy, communication, and resilience under stress.

A practitioner described the field as "demanding and interesting": you need to be curious, stress-resistant, flexible, consequent, open, collaborative, and (in international firms) able to work in English. Relevant differences for regulated sectors (banking, insurance, critical infrastructure) include the regulated environment, processing of sensitive data, a strong security culture, proximity to management, being early adopters of GenAI / new ways of working, and heavy consultancy demands. The job is as much about advising the business as configuring tools.