Re: Security Jobs

[Chris <cweindel () gmail com>]

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 4:00 PM, Curt Shaffer <cshaffer () gmail com> wrote:
> This is just a general question for people in the security field out there.
> I have been in the IT industry for 10 years now. I have a large range of
> experience with systems (Windows and *nix), and networks (wired, wireless,
> LAN and WAN). I have, what I feel and others have told me, an intricate
> knowledge of a range of IT related topics covering many areas. In searching
> for a career, I have found myself getting bored over and over. The main
> reason is because I tend to get pigeon holed into one thing or another, it
> mainly seems to be systems only things. I've always like security and have
> devoted quite a bit of time to studying it pretty intensely over the past 2
> years or so. The main reason is because it seems to me that being in
> security allows you to keep up on and working on a lot of different pieces
> in the IT spectrum. I have had the Security + certification for some time. I
> am working on my GPEN then following that with the CISSP by the end of the
> year. The problem is, I have been trying to break into a security job but I
> still always find myself getting only systems related stuff. I will say I
> get people that say "we need a systems guy with a strong security focus",
> but the never equates to a security job. Can anyone out there in the field
> give me some direction on how I can get a "real" security job?
>
> Thanks
>
> Curt
>
>
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