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Security Job Question
One of the questions I get asked on a consistent basis is “How do I get into security.” I don’t know if people are actually interested in security or are chasing the next big career bubble, but I had the question asked to me by a family member who is interested in security. He does not know what type of security he is… -
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Seems a bit like going into a fancy restaurant asking why there are no prices on the menu, then proceeding to asking how much each individual item costs. If you have to ask you can't afford it. Likewise with security. If you have to ask and you have no idea about the industry its too expensive for you to "get in to" in the… -
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Anecdote time: When I was moving, I took my cable box in to turn off my service and after I gave them my forwarding address the guy tried to make small talk and goes "So, why are you moving?" "New job." "Oh yeah, what do you do?" "Security for the government." ::He gives my rather portly self a side-eyed once-over::… -
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This is why I usually ask people like that why exactly they want to get into security? Did you watch hackers and CSI Cyber and think that seems like a cool job? If they can actually give logical reasons that make sense then it's a lot easier to narrow down what interests them and where they can focus their studies. -
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Honestly I think an easy cop-out answer to this question is to tell people to review SANS' training website. They have all of the basic categories and descriptions (through the course descriptions) of what each role does: General Security (Analyst-, Administrator-ish) Developer Forensics Management Audit Industrial Control…
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