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Looks at the SANS training classes and certifications. I think their training is one of the best ways to jump start a InfoSec career, and the various training
by Notre1 14y ago
Looks at the SANS training classes and certifications. I think their training is one of the best ways to jump start a InfoSec career, and the various training tracks and certifications will give you a general understanding of various roles (job definitions/categories) that are available in InfoSec.
- mcoffee 14y agoI'm not sure that SANS is really the best place to jumpstart an infosec career. Their prices are far and above what most people will have laying around if they don't already have a previously established career, and most employers are unlikely to foot the bill for someone who wants to transition into a role which they aren't already responsible for. I'd love to be wrong, though. I've been wanting to get my hands on some of their training for a while now.
- tptacek 14y agoIf you are looking to do appsec --- and personally I think appsec is the most rewarding branch of security, both dollars-wise and in terms of satisfaction and challenge --- then any hour you spend getting better at coding is going to pay off more than an hour spent with formal security training. We don't really look at certification or training stuff in candidates (except as a weak signal that someone is seriously interested in doing security, but that's something that's easy to convince us of verbally too), but our recruiting process definitely wants you to be comfortable with code. I think we're similar to a lot of other firms.