Linux security focus

[blake gonterman]

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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