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NIT (Ninja in Training) looking for guidance.
From: iamnowonmai at gmail.com (iamnowonmai)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 19:29:05 -0400
You have the most important thing down already: You aren't afraid to work.I'm no spring chicken myself, and what i lack in brains (plenty) I make up for in *getting jobs finished.* I didn't start in Infosec either, but the SANS GSEC class was the beginning for me. On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Vincent Lape <vlape at me.com> wrote:
Nick, Hey we all got to start somewhere. the best advice i can give is from my own experience. Earlier in life i was almost done with med school when i realized computers wouldn't sue me for making a mistake :) I started out as a lineman for the local cable company, quickly moving into cablemodem installs, then up to a tech support role in the call center. from there i took a couple of certs got a+, mcsa, security+. i completely relate to the money situation, when i was doing this i had 2 in diapers, wife stayed at home. What i found out is investing in yourself will pay off. a year later i got mcse + security and ccna, within 3 months i was able to double my salary. 8 years and several certs later i hold a director level position for a large BPO firm. Keep in mind these things are not going to happen overnight. Take a chance and invest in yourself and it will pay off in the long run. Good luck!! start off with the fundamentals.... get some network / system admin time under your belt. in due time youre security chi will develop - Vinny On May 12, 2009, at 4:32 PM, Nick G wrote:Dear PaulDotCom community, I am young (at heart, not in body) aspiring Security Professional. I am currently in a blue collar job (good job just not my passion) and I am wanting to work my way into the Information Security career space. I am looking for a little advice and guidance in my first steps. I was a silly youth and didn't make my way through college (I have a handful of credits). Since dropping out I have grown a little family, wife and 16 month old daughter, so my choices are guided by that a lot (both money and time commitment wise). Currently I am enrolled in an online B.S. in Information Technology degree from University of Massachusetts though I am finding the $300 plus a credit hour (about 6k a year on my current plan), the time in which it will take to complete (about 5 years at 2 classes every semester), and the lack of focus to the information security field disheartening and making me re-evaluating my choice. While I don't mind devoting time and money I would prefer to do it toward something more relevant and focused to where I want to be. I know that I will want take classes from SANS in time but I do not feel that I have the fundamentals yet. I also almost religiously listen to PaulDotCom Security Weekly. So I am hoping that you all will grace me with your earned wisdom and give me a few nudges in the right direction so I don't waist too much time and money. I'm looking for advice on mainly on what are the best building blocks to develop a solid foundation for my Ninja skills. Any programs, certs, classes, books, websites, podcasts, video tutorials that you can think of would be appreciated. In advance, thank you for your time, energies and knowledge. Sincerely, Nick G Your friendly UPS man (though hopefully not for long) ~All healing is self healing.~ P.S.- I feel so newbie and I know doubt will receive some RTFB / RTFM and GIF (Google it Fool) but I'll live through the embarrassment. _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom at mail.pauldotcom.com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com_______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom at mail.pauldotcom.com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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