Here’s another quick post on an article I’ve been meaning to mention for the last month or so. It falls under the “2012 prediction” category so referencing it now still seems relevant. Plus it follows nicely with yesterday’s post on the hottest security jobs but is more focused on salary. I’ve added some commentary...
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As we start the new year out with all our resolutions … maybe one of your goals is to get a better job. Well earlier this month I came across an article that may provide some insight into some of the “hot jobs” for 2012 and beyond. As originally posted by GovInfoSecurity.com based on...
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A recent article over at Computer World suggested that the best way to create new infosec talent for the burgeoning security field may not necessarily be to push students through budding cyber security degree programs. Depending on the situation I feel this assertion may or may not be valid. Two potential options managers often...
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Well it’s been a few weeks since I got one of these Weekly Rewind posts out… The industry news is from this past week however our blog posts go back to the last Weekly Rewind post. I didn’t include some of our standard articles due to their time relevancy. And for some of those...
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The significant increase in the threats to our computer systems has created a huge demand for professionals with cybersecurity degrees over the last decade. Even though the expertise in information security has been around for a long time, there are estimated 30, 000 cybersecurity related jobs coming to the Baltimore-Washington, D.C. area as DC...
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For the past few years forensics has been a very strong field in which to develop an infosec career. The new curve though comes with the proliferation of “cloud.” As more and more organizations migrate services into the cloud, forensics in these challenging environments has created another “hot” specialization in which to ponder a...
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I had the pleasure of presenting at the inaugural Reverse Space Conference (RSCon) this past Saturday. I hope everyone learned a few things… I also picked up a some additional tips from several of the attendees and am continuing to investigate other ways we can use Twitter more effectively to manage our careers. Thanks!...
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Ok, it’s another Friday night and I was just scanning around web and came across an interesting series of videos over on FedScoop.com. They run a feature called FedMentors and it included a set of six videos featuring Ron Ross answering several questions. One of the quick-hitting videos highlighted him pondering the question “What’s...
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For those that haven’t heard I’m honored to have been chosen to speak at this year’s BSidesLV again. I’m continuing on with my whole “career” theme. Last year I discussed how to get into security and create a strong foundation. This year I’ll be discussing how to build on top of that foundation to...
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One of the things we talked about last week in our “The Downside of 0% Infosec Unemployement” post is people obtaining quick certs to get into the high-demand security industry. Non-security savvy companies looking to hire qualified infosec pros in this lucrative market need to be on the lookout for people passing themselves off...
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