RE: Security job for IT professional

["Ferino Mardo" <RMardo () ALJOMAIHBEV com>]

best way to learn things is getting your hands dirty. for starters, he
can fiddle with linux.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Stern [mailto:sternm () comprehensive com] 
> Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 06:58 PM
> To: SECURITY-BASICS () securityfocus com
> Subject: Security job for IT professional
>
>
> Hello all:
>
> I have a friend who has 25 years of general experience in IT, 
> including 
> OS, networks, applications, support, etc., but not security.
>
> He is interested in getting into the IT security field and 
> wonders how 
> to best do it, while somehow preserving (or close to) his 6 figure 
> present income.
>
> Any ideas/suggestions?
>
> Thanks.  I couldn't think of a way to help.
>
> -- 
> Matthew H. Stern, CCP/CDP, sternm () comprehensive com
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