Lisa,
Thank you for the input and the invitation. I have meant to get to the hack
fests, buy Saturdays are touching go. I'll make it a point to get to the
next one.
I've been dabbling in metasploit and alien vault.
I'm also not afraid of the contract deal, it's actually been nice to be a
contractor with the exception of 401k matching.
Thank you,
Blake
On Mar 12, 2013 7:27 PM, "Lisa Kachold" <
lisakachold@obnosis.com> wrote:
> Hello Blake,
>
> There is always a big need for Linux/Unix/Windows security people.
> Security generally involves all attack vectors in a corporate environment.
> The type of work you do often centers around scanning and/or ticket
> hockey type work. You are generally told to state X irregardless of the
> technical details of the issue.
>
> I have worked extensively in Unix/Linux/Internet Service Provider
> security, and I prefer Linux/Unixt systems administration.
>
> Getting certifications is your ticket to working at any of the big shops.
> Also, there are a good deal of contract positions open right now, because
> people are gun shy (pardon my pun) of recession based changes. All of us
> have had to come to terms with the reality of contract work (the gold watch
> and retirement plan went away with our parents generation) and short term
> employment. The average Linux Administrator position is about 26 months
> (varies by survey). Security contracts are often 12 months or less.
>
> You certainly need to keep up with all security related news and use some
> of the tools (Metasploit, aircrack-ng, nmap, ssh tunneling) and
> technologies (network OSI stack up related to TCP/IP.
>
> Come to our Hackfests at DeVry University the first Saturday of every
> month 11-2, where we have more than a few people who can get into anything,
> work in some of the big shops in town, and join us as we attack virtual
> systems (setup with multiple exploits for your edification).
>
> Hope to see you there?
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 6:55 PM, blake gonterman <gnunixguy1@gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> I attended a few of the stammtisches a few years back, but kind of fell
>> out of the Linux community...
>>
>> I've been working at a medium sized company trying to figure out where to
>> go next. A coworker of mine is suggesting I go down the road of Unix
>> security. To that end, I've built a small lab at home and have started
>> getting back into learning to tools available. I'm not looking for a
>> glamorous pentesting position, just a functional security position focused
>> on Linux.
>>
>> I'm curious what people already in the field are focused on these days. I
>> have quite a bit of experience with FIM (tripwire) and I'm focused on
>> mcafee Web gateway at work currently. Once my contract is over at the end
>> of the year, I want to focus on more Linux relayed work.
>>
>> So, is there a need for a dedicated Linux security person here in the
>> valley, or should I focus on the sysadmin portion and work security into
>> the mix?
>>
>> By the way, I have the RHCSA certificate, I just decided standard
>> sysadmin work wasn't for me.
>>
>> Any input is welcome.
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Blake
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