List, I am currently a sophomore in college. I have been studying firewalls, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS), systems hardening, Cisco security (though I do not yet have equipment to test this), and general network, server, and workstation security. I am wondering what your collective thoughts are, in regards to university experience, verses practical experience in the security field. While university courses certainly give one a more broad understanding of the world, there is a good deal of preparation before one can take any security classes. I'm wondering if there are other possibilities that would help me gain employment, or at least a foot in the door. I am in a position where it would be possible to study, and become certified in several of the current programs, Security+, CISA, GIAC, and CISSP, to name a few. I have also considered trying to find some security professionals to act as mentors, but I am not sure where to start, or if that would be beneficial. What are your thoughts?
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