, 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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In transitioning people from traditional infrastructure security to application security, my experience has been that those with a "pure" systems background tend to fail. Understanding software at the code level is in and of itself a skill and one that's becoming very valuable and sought after for the security specialists of the future...
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