Organized Security education, background checks, and other efforts aimed at preventing people within an organization from being part of an attack.
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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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Professional certifications for IT Security
Which credentials of the sub-list of IT certifications (as per the Information Systems Security Association) would be considered MUST HAVE for a IT Security specialist.
Information Security
CEH ...
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When a sysadmin leaves what extra precautions need to be taken?
If a user leaves an organisation who knew most of the top credentials are there any other precautions that need to be taken other than changing those credentials?
Obviously there is also the standard ...
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What key attributes indicate candidate potential for future success in a security career?
So you are looking to hire a fresh graduate to work in an entry-level/trainee IT security role that covers a wide range of tasks: vulnerability research, penetration testing, secure software ...
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What personal traits and characteristics do you look for in a IT Security pro?
IT Security Pros are very smart people who need to give your environment with the respect and care that the business requires.
Part 1
What are the traits you look for in an employee before ...
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When should I use the word hacker, cracker, or black hat?
Everybody seems to have their own meaning of the word "hacker". To some, it's the good-guy vigilante with some non-professional characteristics.
To others, it's the aggressor, bad-guy, cracker, or ...
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Does IT policy apply to the Board of Directors? What policies do apply?
What is your experience with applying IT policy to the Board of Directors?
Please mention the country and industry you have experience in, since the advice you're sharing may or may not be the same ...
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How to make sure that previous sysadmin has not compromised corporate IT security? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
When a sysadmin leaves what extra precautions need to be taken?
A company has been maintaining its ALL internal and external (like google emails, apps, etc.) IT systems ...
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Is WCF or Java Metro security configuration in-scope for your security department; should it be?
Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a set of technologies that expose server-side executable code and data over the Internet.
Given the port sharing abilities of IIS, or even that a web ...
