I am no expert in this field but I talked to a couple of colleagues who make their living on Security and here are their suggestions/opinions.I am not talking just about network security but security on the whole.
Security Assessment is a field where you study security and identify improvements to secure the systems. Huge bucks are spent and the findings often save alot of projects from being scrapped. Security Auditing is a part of this which does not involve much of field work but involves alot of documentation. According to wikipedia, here is the list of common vendor-neutral professional certifications for performing security assessment. - CISSP - CISA - BS7799 Lead Auditor - ISO/IEC 27001:2005 Auditor/Lead Auditor Security Implementation is the toughest part of the whole deal where you actual secure your system and this involves knowing your vulnerabilities and possible security holes in the system. This is a boy's dream job where you get to play the good guy defending the system against bad guys. The skill-set desired for this kind of jobs would depend on the level of security and the type of the application/software. This does not just mean network security but even web app security and security at every level. If you can develop a skillset that would let you understand the system security and suggest ways to improve it. Then, there is no stopping for you. You could be the next *Bruce Schneier*<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Schneier>or our own *Ankit Fadia* <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ankit_Fadia>. That being said, I do not know how you can develop such a skillset but all I can say is that there is a huge demand for that skillset here in USA. Practically all the federal govt projects require a security analysis and you can imagine the number of projects that are out there. Not to mention, the private sector has a huge share of the market when it comes to web application security and you can assure yourself of finding some job or the other. One more thing to note is, the jobs in these fields are mainly contractual (you've gotta be on the toes all the time) and not like routine FT/permanent where you sit and relax and plan your life unless you are working for a huge services company like IBM etc. I guess, this would not matter if would do not mind jumping all around the globe. Hope this helps. Good luck! On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM, Vikram Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Pradeep, > > >> You are correct in your reply about network security, >> >> >> Do we have a future for network security professionals in India? >> > > > Certainly. Ours is a developing economy and there is and will be acute > shortage of trained manpower in every sphere of business, 'network security' > is one of the core skill required to ensure that IT infrastructure keeps > running smoothly. NW security pros will be in great demand.. mastery in this > area is something very few can achieve (needs command over various things as > I mentioned in my previous mail) .. people who can do that will be in great > demand. > > > >> Also do we have any open jobs for network professionals in India? >> > > Yes, check out job portals.. there is demand for experienced network > security pros, demand will further shootup in the next few years. > > If you want to focus in this area .. then i would suggest .. getting into > the 'ethical hacking' area.. there is good demand for them. > > > > > > > With Warm Regards, > Vikram > ============================== > "Success is all about guts and vision - knowing what you want, and having > the guts to go after it" > ============================== > -- Cheers, John
