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Skills for the Future
Don Parker, 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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No wonder why most security folks don't know security. You're basically saying that you don't need to understand what XSS, SQL injections, encryption, or buffer overflows mean.

Only Windows and firewall experience is all you need along with a CISSP.

For the past few people I've interviewed for a senior level security position, they couldn't explain PKI, buffer overflows, SQL injections, or a Trojan horse to me.

Please, go back to writing IT columns instead of security.

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