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Re: Learning Network Security Basics
From: Cory Stoker <cory () clearnetsec com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 18:12:47 -0600
First you need to ask yourself what exactly in security do you want to do? As I have said before security does not exist by itself, you secure something. So with that in mind the foundation for security should start with the stuff you want to secure. A real world example would be people who make cars more safe must first understand the car in general and then understand what weaknesses a car would have in a car wreck before they could go about designing and implementing security for the cars passengers.
For example to understand how an OS exploit works you should understand how the OS works and the computer architecture under it. Only then can you "secure" the asset in question.
I hope this helps you in your goal. --- Cory Stoker ClearNet Security On Oct 12, 2005, at 9:39 AM, nietsec () gmail com wrote:
Hey all....I am a Bachelor of computers student.I am very much interested in Security.I have started reading articles,discussions,whitepapers,books etc etc related to security.But the problem is i am not able to concentrate on building the foundations for security....Please explain me in details how to start learning abt security..also what are compuslory skills for a security professional ? How to get hands on experience with all the stuff which is posted on internet..Thanx a lot for my help
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