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More $$$$$ for Infosec Professionals!

February 16, 2012
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More $$$$$ for Infosec Professionals!

It sounds like infosec has become one of the top recession-proof careers in today’s market. Even as the economy continues to plunge down, the demand for experienced and qualified infosec professionals continues to rise. An article by SC Magazine urges that both the public and private sectors are becoming aware of the need for...
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Best Paying Infosec Jobs for 2012

December 28, 2011
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Best Paying Infosec Jobs for 2012

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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5 Hottest Sec Jobs in 2012

December 27, 2011
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5 Hottest Sec Jobs in 2012

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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Best Approach to Increase Cyber Security Professionals

December 9, 2011
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Best Approach to Increase Cyber Security Professionals

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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Weekly Rewind – Top Industry News, Infosec Degrees, LastPass Updates & More

November 19, 2011
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Weekly Rewind – Top Industry News, Infosec Degrees, LastPass Updates & More

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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Getting Started in Cybersecurity – The University Way

November 10, 2011
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Getting Started in Cybersecurity – The University Way

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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Careers in Forensics is Strong – Add Cloud & It’s Hot

September 27, 2011
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Careers in Forensics is Strong – Add Cloud & It’s Hot

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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How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

September 20, 2011
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How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

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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Career Advice from NIST’s Infosec Frontman

September 2, 2011
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Career Advice from NIST’s Infosec Frontman

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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BSidesLV – How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

August 1, 2011
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BSidesLV – How to Win Followers & Influence Friends

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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