Re: IDS Training Plan & Job Descriptions

From: Bamm Visscher (bamm@satx.rr.com)
Date: 01/23/02 

Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 18:19:45 -0600
From: Bamm Visscher <bamm@satx.rr.com>
To: focus-ids@lists.securityfocus.com

A good source of recommended reading materials broken up into catagories
based on positions often found in the info sec industry can be found
here:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/cm/member-fil/-/A2ZVOU9X5W2S47/104-9981096-2411911

The reviewer is responsible for, among other things, training infosec
analysts in our Managed Network Security Operations, and his book lists
for tier 1, 2, and 3 analyst should give you some insight on what we
expect from analysts at different levels of experience.

Bammkkkk

Thomas Lewis wrote:
>
> I was helping a client put together a training program for a new IDS
> position they have created and was wondering if this group had any
> recommendations on good training courses, books, mailing lists (other than
> this one of course), etc. that would be helpful for this person. We
> anticipate this person would have a newbie's level of knowledge regarding
> IDS/Incident Response.
>
> Also, we are writing a job description for this position and if anyone has
> any examples that they would be willing to share it would be much
> appreciated,
>
> Thanks
>
> Thomas Lewis