Let's start with a basic definition: A platform is a system that can be programmed and therefore customized by outside developers -- users -- and in that way, adapted to countless needs and niches that the platform's original developers could not have possibly contemplated, much less had time to accommodate.
Intelligence analysts earn the most in the District of Columbia, earning average annual wages of $94,620. On average, the highest type of analyst position is in public administration, where they earn an average salary of $90,770.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, cyber security analysts made a mean $38.16 per hour as of May 2010. Salaries for the lowest earners dipped to $20.76 per hour, while those for the highest reached $57.67 per hour.