I am based in Scotland and extremely interested in entering the security sector.
I have the usual background in IT and unsurprisingly I have been reading all the texts, playing with all the tools and reading all the mailing lists etc.. for the past 4 years. My question is, how do I formalize my self-taught education with qualifications/accreditation that is meaningful to a potential employer. Specifically, assuming that I am funding it myself, what qualifications should I sit? Is there such a thing as a "Institute of Security.." that I can join? I have been actively looking for a position recently but the combination of the down turn in the market and every job looking for a different accreditation I have been unsuccessful. Any advice would be appreciated. Mark
