Hi Bob,

Whereas I have done all but 3 of the items on Imre Kertesz' list of
security nerd activities, and I have discovered I know more about
security than 50% of the "experts," I do not claim to be an expert, and
I don't fully agree with Imre's opinions.  But that's OK.  Doing these
things are one thing.  Protecting them and preventing others from
compromising them is another.  You will learn quite a bit after you get
rooted.  If you don't, then maybe this field is not for you.

Check out
http://www.cccure.org/modules.php?name=Downloads&d_op=viewdownload&cid=10
and read the CISSP study guides.  If you still think Computer Security
is ooh soo sexy, then maybe you have what it takes.  There is so much
more to security than Network Security, which gets all the attention,
but is only a small part of Computer Security.

My $0.02.

George


bob smith wrote:
> 
> --- Imre Kertesz <ikertesz@fastq.com> wrote:
> > Raymond -
> > Certificates are great to have and like degrees,
> > look good on paper.
> 
> If someone wanted to get into computer security as a
> possible career choice is there anything else you
> would recommend they do? In your opinion, how could
> one gain some good experience and be considered as a
> possible candidate for the job?
> 
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