Here's a pretty good post on the subject: http://chuvakin.blogspot.com/2009/08/myth-of-expert-generalist.html
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 16:55, Michael Douglas<[email protected]> wrote: > It all depends on what sort of a career you want to have. If you want > to find a job pretty easily and have a great variety in what your > day-to-day gig looks like, I think being a generalist is a valid > option. However, if you have the inclination and want to focus on > just one aspect of InfoSec you can do that too. Be sure to checkout > what your local market will pay for each. Sometimes specializing can > be very lucrative, unless perhaps you're focusing on something too > niche (forensic analysis of devorak keyboards for AS/400 systems > emulating Apple IIc systems). > > Also remember, it's only money... you should view your time as far > more important. If you don't believe in your job and really enjoy or > find what you're doing interesting, you do need to start looking > elsewhere. Do NOT become a cow-orker. We (geeks) make very poor > sheeple. > > <rant> > If you really want to get me frothy in the mouth start saying stuff > like "jack of all trades, master of none". Why? It's a LIE. > Assuming no cognitive impermanent or organic brain damage, one can > become really good at any number of computer based skills. I honestly > believe the idea that someone HAS to focus on just one thing is a > misguided "truth" perpetuated by those who are lacking skills > themselves. (also bear in mind two things -- first I'm not professing > to be a general know-it-all for computer stuff. Second, I've had too > much caffeine. Again. So this answer should be read as 30% less > ranty) > </rant> > > Maybe we should have an InfoSec career round-table on the show > sometime soon. Any votes on this? If you like the idea, please send > some questions our way! > > - Mick > > > On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 10:52 AM, Robert > Portvliet<[email protected]> wrote: >> What do you guys think of this article? >> >> http://darkreading.com/blog/archives/2009/08/specialization.html >> >> Do you feel it's better to study different areas of infosec (incident >> handling AND penetration testing, for instance) or do you think it's >> best to pick one area & focus all your efforts on learning everything >> you can about it? >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com > _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list [email protected] http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
