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Information Security Analyst to Systems Security Engineer
NoOne_Cipher
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Hi Community,
I like this forum a lot, been lurking for a few weeks now. Next week I will have my final interview for a Systems Security Engineer post. I am currently working as an Information Security Analyst 3. My main duties are: security monitoring, incident response (first responder) and security engineering of the tools that the company are purchasing.
My goal is to become a Security Architect / Consultant. I'm still torn between the two.
For certifications I have ITILv3 and a lot of vendor and online certifications. I guess luck is on my side. When I started working after I got my degree, my first experience was in the InfoSec department and those were the days that CyberSecurity wasn't a hot topic as now.
Can you, Sirs and Madams, provide me guidance on how can I advance in the Security Engineering field? What certs I should focus? What are the resources (books, online videos, etc.) I should start investing my time into given that I get the position? Thank you.
I like this forum a lot, been lurking for a few weeks now. Next week I will have my final interview for a Systems Security Engineer post. I am currently working as an Information Security Analyst 3. My main duties are: security monitoring, incident response (first responder) and security engineering of the tools that the company are purchasing.
My goal is to become a Security Architect / Consultant. I'm still torn between the two.
For certifications I have ITILv3 and a lot of vendor and online certifications. I guess luck is on my side. When I started working after I got my degree, my first experience was in the InfoSec department and those were the days that CyberSecurity wasn't a hot topic as now.
Can you, Sirs and Madams, provide me guidance on how can I advance in the Security Engineering field? What certs I should focus? What are the resources (books, online videos, etc.) I should start investing my time into given that I get the position? Thank you.
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NetworkNewb
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My advice would get your CISSP and then focus on whatever technologies are going help you the most. Would look at the job ads of positions you want and see what they are asking for. They don't make it secret on what skills they want their future employees to have.
Other than that, put yourself out there and join groups in your area and network with people. Knowing the right people can be huge! -
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matt333
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get your CCNA/JNCIA if you dont already way to many cyber security professionals dont understand how a network is built and end up in the way, proposing poor designs and loading up other teams with dumb policies. /rantStudying: Automating Everything, network API's, Python etc..Certifications: CCNP, CCDP, JNCIP-DC, JNCIS-DevOps, JNCIS-ENT, JNCIS-SP -
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mikey88
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May not all be InfoSec related, but here are a few most requested skills that I come across quite often.NetworkNewb said:My advice would get your CISSP and then focus on whatever technologies are going help you the most. Would look at the job ads of positions you want and see what they are asking for.
Nessus, Splunk, AWS/Azure, Python, Chef, puppet, ansible, VMware,Certs: CISSP, CySA+, Security+, Network+ and others | 2019 Goals: Cloud Sec/Scripting/Linux -
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LonerVamp
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I suppose it first matters what "Security Engineering" means to you. I'm not sure many places that don't have a strong SOC really define analyst and engineer all that differently.
Security Engineer/Analyst/Geek, Red & Blue Teams
OSCP, GCFA, GWAPT, CISSP, OSWP, AWS SA-A, AWS Security, Sec+, Linux+, CCNA Cyber Ops, CCSK
2021 goals: maybe AWAE or SLAE, bunch o' courses and red team labs?