That degrees do you have?

[jim.halfpenny at gmail.com (Jim Halfpenny)]

I have a B.Sc. in Biomedical Science and I'm a firm believer in applying
scientific thinking to the field of information security. Hypothesis,
methodology, communication, reproducibility and peer review are strong
aspects of most scientific disciplines which transfer well into information
security.

If you can demonstrate skills in these areas you ought to do well in
information security provided you keep learning and keep questioning. Isn't
that what being a true hacker is all about?

Jim

2009/10/2 Vincent Lape <vlape at me.com>

> ok so here a bit of a strange one. I hold a B.S in Biology and
> Epidemiology however work in infosec. My resume shows School X BS year-
> year and School Y BS year-year. in my 12 years working in the field i
> have yet to have anyone ask me what my degrees were during an
> interview. It is pretty funny to see peoples faces when they ask after
> i've been hired. in my opinion degrees really don't matter, you can
> pretty much buy them now days. Unless you're going to a place such as
> MIT, CMU or something of that stature all you're learning is theory
> anyhow does not really help when you get out there in the real world.
> Most employers just want to see that you have taken the time and made
> the commitment to get some sort of education.
>
> Vinny
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