CAREER OUTLOOK


Resources for digital


defenders


by Frank McCoy fmccoy@ccgmag.com


WHAT YOU NEED TO READ, VISIT AND KNOW TO GET AHEAD


S Black Engineer & Information Technology knows that cyber security professionals don’t use magic powers to prepare for emerging trends in threat assessment and to thwart private and public attacker; it just appears that way to the non-digerati.


U IT security specialists stop, look, listen and analyze. We


asked the IT guardians profiled in the accompanying article what students need to know if they consider cyber security as a potential career. The pros told Black Engineer what they think will be the hottest jobs; the security apps they like; the journals, publications and legislation they read; the conferences they at- tend and the groups they join; the sites they bookmark; and the certifications one must have for success. Now, it is up to you to read, learn and use that knowledge, which would differ with another group of professionals.


www.blackengineer.com WHERE THE JOBS ARE


Students should investigate the following job designations or similar positions.


Advanced Threat Manager RSA Security Solution, an EMC company, calls advanced threats “highly-targeted, amply-funded” cyber-attacks on spe- cific organizations that attack with multiple weapons, includ- ing malware and scans for vulnerability, plus a “low and slow” technique. That is when assault is launched by single computer instead of a bot horde to evade detection.


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