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Network Security Path
I want to get more involved in network security and I see myself in a career in network security long-term, possibly in either intrusion detection or analysis. I plan on enrolling at WGU in the fall of 2013 in B.S. IT - Network Administration. I also plan on obtaining a few certs in the meantime so I can get accepted. Is… -
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This. I recently started as a Security Analyst and in a thread I made several weeks ago I made the point that none of my security-related certs really helped me in my current position (Sec+, CCNA: Sec). In my position, which is primarily SIEM monitoring, it is important to understand standardized security methodologies,… -
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I would study for the CCENT/CCNA and JNCIA, study Linux (all of my networking jobs have asked Linux cmd questions), get a NOC tech position (work there for 1-3 years), and at this time you will have a "decent" foundation to start applying for security jobs. <--- This is the exact path I took and I just landed a security… -
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In order to really understand network security you need to understand networking in general. My advice would be to build your foundation in networking and keep your end-goal with network security. This is exactly what I've been doing and you have the same goals that I do. There's different ways of getting there but I chose… -
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Depending on the organization and the scope of the role you get into, network security requires more than just the traditional routing / switching / traffic analysis skills, but also increasingly additional related context, especially when it comes to intrusion detection. That includes an understanding of operating… -
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I don't think the CCNA really covers TCP/IP very deeply at all. It's a good foundation of material to understand how routing, switching, NATing, ACLs, and other network device management activities function which all technical infosec analysts should have baseline knowledge of, but when you get into security (at least in…
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