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RE: Dumb newbie question
From: "Isaac Van Name" <ivanname () southerlandsleep com>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:51:20 -0500
One thing I try to do when looking for a new job is to find job ads online (Monster, CareerBuilder, Dice, etc.) that match that title and then see what each employer requires of the "successful candidate". By comparing those required (and optional) skills and proficiencies with my own, I can see what I need to work on and also if I'm a prime candidate. So, I figure you could apply that to your current situation and do a job search for "security" under the Information Technology category on any job website. Compile a list of qualifications, compare them to yours, and gauge whether you have a chance or not. Hope it works out for you. Isaac Van Name -----Original Message----- From: jonathan () thatswhy net [mailto:jonathan () thatswhy net] Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 5:48 AM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Dumb newbie question Hi Ok this will probably be a really dumb question to all of you but I have not been able to find an answer possibly as there is not a correct one so I would value all opinions regarding this. I work large international IT comapany. One of our biggest customers who is also an international comapny outsourced all their IT needs and infrastructure to us. They have 3 sites around the country and I am based at their warehouse and am responsible for the IT environment on the site. I and my 2 man team look after the servers, local lan and about 200 users. We dont work on the Cisco Wan equipment as that is done by our Cisco engineers although I am responsible for ensuring that they only provide access to approved external companies etc. My main day to day tasks apart from ensuring that my team handle all the support calls is to ensure that the all the servers and workstations have the latest security patches, virus defs etc. I also have to ensure that our customers securrity policy is implemented by ourselves and the users. I also help with drafting the policies in as far as it is applicable to this site. That is what I do now. I am looking at emergrating to Australia and need to get my skills assessed. 2 of the ocupations are computing professional - CSSIP and computing professional - network security. When they assess these they dont look at qualifacations just at what your job was for the last 12 months. Obviously CISSP is not for me but network security could be. The problem is though that they dont define it and it is a lot of money to apply only to find out they mean only people who work on routers etc. Anyone have any comments or knowledge of what they would consider network security and considering what I do, would this fir into that category. Thanks. Jonathan --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus --------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is sponsored by: Norwich University EARN A MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION ASSURANCE - ONLINE The NSA has designated Norwich University a center of Academic Excellence in Information Security. Our program offers unparalleled Infosec management education and the case study affords you unmatched consulting experience. Using interactive e-Learning technology, you can earn this esteemed degree, without disrupting your career or home life. http://www.msia.norwich.edu/secfocus ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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