Re: Is Infosec for me?

[Patrick J Kobly <patrick () kobly com>]

I would assume you were prosecuted under state law...  Have you sought /
looked into pardon process in your state?  This may make things somewhat
easier, but you will always have a more challenging career path.  A
number of certifications will be unavailable to you and security
clearances will be much more challenging (if not impossible) to get,
regardless of whether you have been pardoned.

There are individuals who work in the industry who have prior felony
convictions, but they tend to be special cases who established
credibility and exceptional skills (and/or notoriety) prior to the
conviction (rock stars rather than worker bees).

PK

Bob Smith wrote:
> Hello all. I was contemplating entering the IT security field. I do
> have some experience in IT in general and I have seen some good
> questions lately on this list about how to get into security. My
> question has not really been covered.
>
> I was reading the book entitled " Infosec Career Hacking" and I came
> across a part that if true is a problem for me entering this field. I
> wanted to post it out here to see what others thought rather than just
> giving up based on the author's opinion of the subject.
>
> When I was young I did some real stupid things. I had a bad drug habit
> which landed me in prison for a felony sales charge. Now I have a
> felony for life. I have long since passed that stage in my life and
> have not even gotten a speeding ticket since then. I know it was
> stupid but I cannot take it back now and ultimately that problem got
> me off drugs so something good came out of it. In the above mentioned
> book it basically said pretty bluntly that if you have a felony you
> can forget ever having a job in this field. My question to all of you
> is what is your experience with this if any? Can any of you in the
> field attest to or deny the relevance of that statement?
>
> I am putting myself out there so I would hope everyone on this list is
> mature enough not to pass judgment for my actions, rather just give me
> the information in a non biased manner.Should I forget it before I
> even think about making the jump or is there hope for me yet? The
> charge I am talking about has been over 10 years ago and I have been
> off of parole for almost 5 years.
>
> Thank you all in advance for your time in responding to this matter.
>
> Bob
>
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