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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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There is MUCH more to security than just system administration. System administration, while important and gives a hands-on experience, is not the same as understanding security as there are many bad sysadmins out there.

I come from a sysadmin background, and I still think your list is bogus. Your idea of a "sysadmin" is someone who is Windows trained only, which is not a sysadmin. You need to have someone familiar with multiple environments.

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