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IT Security Job Tips for Surviving a Tough Economy
IT Security Job Tips for Surviving a Tough Economy
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http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Security/IT-Security-Job-Tips-for-Surviving-a-Tough-Economy-899036/
By Brian Prince
eWEEK.com
2009-05-05
Between layoffs in the IT industry and belt tightening by enterprises,
security groups need to know what prospective employers are looking for.
Don't underestimate the importance of knowing how to explain how
investing in a security solution is going to save a buck.
Security may be among the last items in an IT budget to get slashed, but
it is still not totally recession-proof. Sometimes, staffers are shown
the door, leaving laid-off security professionals with the need to stand
out in a crowded field with potentially fewer opportunities.
New research from ISC2 (International Information Systems Security
Certification Consortium), however, offers a glimpse at what perspective
employers may be looking for. According to ISC2, a survey of nearly
1,500 of its members in the United States found the most sought after
areas of expertise are information risk management, operations security,
security management practices, and security architecture and models.
=E2=80=9CA strong background in network and system administration is strongly
recommended, as the majority of the risk in cyber-security lies in the
network itself,=E2=80=9D ISC2 Executive Director W. Hord Tipton told eWEEK. =E2=80=9CThe
role of security involves dealing with a lot of characteristics from the
risk management arena, so practitioners need to have a firm grasp of the
ever-changing threats and methods to mitigate those threats.=E2=80=9D
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