, 2008-01-31
A lot of the emails sent to me ask a basic question: Just how does one break into computer security or what skills should you learn to get that first security job. Lately though, I have been receiving many more queries on specifically how one can leverage an existing skill set to become an information-technology security analyst.
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Skills for the Future
2008-02-01
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Skills for the Future - HA!
2008-02-14
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Well writing code is of utmost importance to programmers actually. It is most certainly a huge advantage to security personnel as well. That said, you can certainly do an excellent job without having programming skills. Then again, programming skills come in various shades in my uneducated experience. I know people who can code exploits but could not be part of an enterprise development team. My point is, you don't have to be a fluent coder to be an IT security analyst. It is certainly helpful, but not necessarily critical. Thanks for your feedback.
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