To be considered a respected Information Security Professional nowadays requires more than just knowing the bits or bytes, or the controls required by a given framework by heart. Being successful in your Information Security career requires you to have a deep understanding of the business needs (and how to enable, not disrupt them), sharp communication skills and a swift ability to sell yourself.
The following tips presented in this article should broaden your field of sight about the way you conduct your career (even if you are unemployed), and will definitely give you the edge when the message they transmit are absorbed and put into practice. Click here to continue reading 7 Things Every Security Professional Should Know
Dear readers,
I have 18 more Google Wave invitations to share with you. Like last time, a raffle will be the way to go!
Just enter your e-mail at the box on the right hand side of the page (Be First to Hear of New Jobs) and cross your fingers!
The raffle will take place on the 22nd of
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Sometime ago I posted a question on LinkedIn and an article here about the benefits of being graduated in Infosec. The topic generated almost a hundred replies, and the discussion quickly changed to “How to start an Information Security Career?” Click here to continue reading How to Start Your Information Security Career?
Who doesn’t want to learn from the masters? In this article, My Infosec Job shares what we learned from Peter H. Gregory, security guru and author of more than 20 books in the field including: CISSP for Dummies, CISA All-in-One Guide , among others. We asked pointed questions about his Information Security career as well for tips on our own careers. His thoughts are valuable to both newcomers and senior professionals alike, helping us to broaden our awareness about skills shortcomings, the value of certifications versus graduation, Information Security career challenges and much more.
So, let’s cut to the interesting part and I hope you enjoy his advices to become a better professional!
So, here we are: 2010 is here already! Several good thoughts and hopes of a better future flooded our minds during these past couple of days, so now it’s time to kick off and make all our wishes to realize. For many of us, 2010 renovates the perspective of finding a job if unemployed, or a better job in case you strive for different horizons. Regardless of what drives you, finding a new job sounds like a daunting task if you’re not prepared. So what about having a little help to give you the edge and make the hunting a bit easier?
Below I share a bit of my personal experience (and also of my close colleagues) that should help you put together your personal strategy to land a job. So get yourself ready, leave your comfort zone and let’s make our career resolutions come true! Click here to continue reading 10 valuable advices to land a job in 2010
Its been a long year for security professionals fire fighting against the variants of ‘Conficker/Downadup’. The aftermath of the one of the worst worms of the decade forced new organizations to come up with effective incident management procedures including Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT), patch management policy and many more. For new IT firms this incident
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