, 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.

Don Parker
The list of skills that I presented were not an exhaustive one. Also as mentioned, I said that if you wish to specialize in web app security that you will need to build upon the base of skills that I listed. I'm not sure why you equate skill with explaining what a buffer overflow, or SQ...
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