Daily Archives: 2010/04/09

Good security advice from Ron Woerner

Ron Woerner (@RonW123) recently posted this message to the Secure0maha security mailing list. Good advice as always.

There's been a lot of talk lately around the Security Blogosphere on
getting into Security and being successful in your security career.
Here's few of note:
1. CSO Online:
http://www.csoonline.com/article/590096/Are_You_Making_a_Security_Career_or_Working_a_Job_
2. I Am InfoSec, and So Can You: http://bit.ly/a3I4mI
3. Bootstrapping the next generation
(http://layer8.itsecuritygeek.com/layer8/bootstrapping-the-next-generation/)
4. Who to Recruit for Security, How to Get Started, and Career Tracks
(http://securosis.com/blog/who-to-recruit-for-security-how-to-get-
started-and-career-tracks)
We're in a tough field. It's kinda like being a UN Nuclear Inspector:
no one really wants us around, but we're critical for keeping things
safe. I find these articles inspiring and reminding me of
what's important.
Ron W