Career Advice Tuesday –“Programming My Future”
Dear Infosecleaders: I write to you seeking career advice. I graduated from college in 2005 with a B.S. in Computer Science (programming). I was unable to timely find a job in my field of studies, so I...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday –“Am I Just ‘Changing Golf Shirts’?”
Dear Infosecleaders: I am currently working as a penetration tester for a pretty large company. Prior to this, I worked for another large company, doing similar work. My current job is going well,...
View ArticleInfosecleaders at Black Hat and B-Sides – Come By and Say “Hello!”
As always, I am very excited to be heading out to Las Vegas for the Black Hat Briefings and Security B-Sides. Although, having been to every Black Briefings (as either an attendee, a presenter, or...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday –“Is CISSP Training a Good Use of My Money”
Dear Infosecleaders: I am about to transition from Military to the Civilian work force. I am a IT Support and Security Professional. I am currently working to gain the CISSP through the SANS Security...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday –“Flooded By LinkedIN”
Dear Infosecleaders: A few weeks back, I was informed by my manager that my company was looking for an information security engineer to help us round out our team. In a team meeting, my peers and I...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday – Why Info Sec Position Go Unfilled
Dear Infosecleaders Readers- Below you will find the unedited version of my latest article for Tech Target/Search Security – Information Security Magazine. The article is designed to shed some light...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday –“Using Website Data In Determining Compensation”
Dear Infosecleaders: I would like to know your thoughts on websites like www.payscale.com and www.salry.com as data points for compensation negotiations. Do you feel that the accuracy of these sites...
View ArticleInfosecleaders at #BSidesSF
Good morning Infosecleaders community! I am looking forward to an exciting two days at Security BSides, and meeting many of you whom I have communicated with about your Information Security careers...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tueday “RFQ”– Request For Questions – Streaming Live From...
Would like the Infosecleaders community to know that I will be hosting a session of Career Advice Tuesday – “Live” – from SF Security B-Sides. The session will take place at 12:00 noon (PST) on...
View ArticleCareer Advice Tuesday –“Forget the Love, Show Me the Money”
Dear Infosecleaders: I am looking for some help in my current situation and hoping that you can provide me some guidance. Currently I am working as a senior information security engineer for a Fortune...
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