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You can look at our equivalent, the UK Government Digital Service which hires a lot of tech people. You could probably learn the relevant stuff on the job. Cyb
by joshvm 6y ago
You can look at our equivalent, the UK Government Digital Service which hires a lot of tech people. You could probably learn the relevant stuff on the job.
Cybersec I have zero qualifications in, but it seems also like a lot of practical jobs (e.g. pen testing, white-hat stuff) are also more experience focused. Presumably it does help to have some background on the theory, which you might get asked in interviews. But presumably there's a large spectrum of work here, from very theoretical audit/provably secure-type stuff, to more practical work where you try and identify obvious holes in software.
- waldohatesyou 6y agoWith regard to the GDS:Is the GDS available to Canadian citizens? I know that we're classified as Commonwealth citizens but I saw that Commonwealth citizens only have access to non-reserved posts and I'm not sure if the GDS is reserved or not. With regard to cybersec:Yeah, that's more or less in line with other folks have said to me. I think with this I'll just keep reading books until I get a sense of what my niche is. Thanks for your advice!