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What are the career paths in the computer security field?
What sorts of jobs are there, in which organizations, with what sorts of day-to-day responsibilities?
What areas are good for folks coming out of school, vs what are good 2nd careers for experienced ...
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How can you become a competent web application security expert without breaking the law?
This question was asked here on Programmers Exchange, but it was suggested I ask here as well since most of the experts would likely hang out on IT Security exchange instead.
I find this to be ...
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Programmer to Security Professional
I am a software developer (mostly .NET and Python about 2-3 years exp.) looking to break into the Computer Security field. I have a GWAPT cert and will have both GSSP-NET and Network+ certs by the end ...
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Distance Education Programs in Digital Forensics
I am looking for a distance education program with the end product being a Masters of Science in Digital Forensics. I looked through the site and did not find any results, and was hoping since most ...
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I want to be web security consultant?
If I want to be very good at security and especially web security, then must I learn languages? I mean things like PHP, C#, java, etc? If not then what should I learn exactly? and do you know any good ...
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GSEC or GCIH, for a Security Analyst?
I've been with this confusion of getting a certification for a long time!! With the aim of becoming a Security Analyst/Tester, and for a good kick start, which one of these two is good?
GSEC or GHIC??
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Penetration Testing Jobs without Experience
There seems to be a late trend where firms are beginning to hire fresh graduates for security related jobs. This is counter to what I've heard from experienced security professionals (as well as the ...
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How should one prepare himself for a job interview for penetration testing?
So, the title basically says it all. I would really like to hear out some of the more experienced friends here with their answers for this.
Should it revolve around the ability to verbally explain ...
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Programming language for network security
I am working as a tester now. I am planning to move to the domain of security such as a CEH or CISSP. But many say that to be a great hacker you need to know at least one programming language well. I ...
