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The Barclay Simpson Recruitment agency has released a thorough report about the Information Security market in UK that is definitely worth seeing (even if you aren’t based in UK). Generally, there is an undeniable improvement of the situation over there, but 2010 still requires caution. Some highlights: New vacancies amongst our sample companies rose to 35 in the second Continue reading Information Security Job Market Report 2010 Do you know where your sensitive information is or more importantly who is responsible safeguarding it? In all likelihood your personal, sensitive information is sitting in various computer databases throughout the country in all types of organizations. Hopefully your information is being guarded over by diligent and educated information security professionals whose mission in life is to ensure that this information does not fall into the wrong hands. As you may have ascertained, the work that these men and women perform is critical to our economy, our businesses and our government. Have you ever considered a career in information security? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), those who work in information security will see rapid job growth and greater demand for skilled technicians at a 10 year projected growth rate of 16%. This of course will generate a greater demand for information security experts which will lead to increases in the expected earnings of those working within the field. Very thorough research on salary averages for IT positions in Australia and New Zealand. Typical salaries are in a matrix of AZ/NZ regions versus about 50 IT job titles. While there is only 1 Infosec related position (“Network Security”), it should be helpful in setting salary expectations – down to the detail level of Perth versus Auckland versus Continue reading Hays Australia Salary Survey – 2009 Infosec professionals always question themselves: should I go down the road of certifications? Answers vary, but one thing is for sure: A certificate is not the end, it’s the mean. The real added value is the knowledge accumulated during your preparation for any given certification. This week I’ve come across a factual article on earnings x certification. A snippet Continue reading Certifications Magazine Salary Survey: CISSP-Concentrations most well-paid professional View this inspiring article about the situation of Infosec job market in USA and Canada nowadays. Part of the article is behind a registration wall, but it’s definitely worth reading. Some good news for us: “Network staff with security experience are among the Continue reading Job Market in North America best for InfoSec |
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