That degrees do you have?

[gbugbear at gmail.com (Tim Mugherini)]

Well stated Jim!

Stats experience doesnt hurt either!

On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 7:57 AM, Jim Halfpenny <jim.halfpenny at gmail.com>wrote:

> 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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