Re: Career Choice

From: Geoff Scott (geoff.scott.mail_at_gmail.com)
Date: 03/09/05

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    Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:12:25 -0800
To: security-basics@securityfocus.com

    On Tue, 8 Mar 2005 22:11:53 -0500, dave kleiman <dave@isecureu.com> wrote:
    > Richard,
    >
    > One thing you can definitely do if your goal is Forensics. Find your Local
    > Sheriff's / Police department that has Computer Crimes Unit and volunteer
    > your free time.
    > Trust me they can use the help, most of them have a work load that is beyond
    > belief. Almost all PD and SO's have volunteer programs. It will give you
    > the opportunity to see the skill sets you will need. You will of course be
    > limited to what you are allowed to be involved in, but experience is
    > experience, I volunteer 100-200 hours a year to my local Sheriff's and
    > States Attorneys office and it is as much a benefit for me as it is for
    > them.
    >
    > Regards,

    Apologies for hijacking this thread for a moment...

    I'm 5 years out of school with a Chemical Engineering degree. I'd
    like to switch careers and security is a passion of mine. I don't
    need to be a pen-tester, even a lacky in the field would be fine. The
    suggestion of volunteering at the police/sheriff dept. was a good one
    (I never thought of that!). Any more suggestions for someone out of
    school? I'm guessing it's a tough hill to climb. I'm willing to do
    just about anything with the exception of expensive certs.

    Thanks,

    G 

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