On 20 February 2012 16:26, Brian Erdelyi <[email protected]> wrote: > Good survey. Don't underestimate security incident response and handling. I > think a lot of people may come from a help desk background.
I've added helpdesk, incident response and IT forensics as job titles. Anyone who put them in the other box I'll massage into the right category when I do the figures. Robin > My biggest advice is for people to build skill and experience in a particular > technology first. Your first job may not be security related, however, as > people trust yor skills you'll be able to transition to more security centric > roles. Know how to work with people!!! > > To build street cred I also suggest people be active online in discussion > groups and other projects. Do research, blog and publish articles. > Eventually you'll get a reputation for knowing your stuff even if it's not > work experience. Being recognized as an expert or leader is part of the > challenge. > > B > _______________________________________________ > 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
