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Which IT security skills are most important?

2008-05-13 00:00:00 by Andreas M. Antonopoulos in Network World on Security
 
I often hear from IT executives that it is hard to recruit and retain good security people. Many lament the shortage of skills in this area and cannot reconcile the skills offered with the positions that need to be filled. Is there really a shortage of good security people? Or just a mismatch in the skills and the jobs
 
Tags: skills, security people, shortage, retain, recruit, jobs, lament, mismatch, positions
 
 
 
 
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The importance of business skills

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2007-04-27 07:23:30 by RaviC in Musings on Information Security
...Skills and Certifications. Moreover, less time required to acquire new skills 3. Competency. [Translates to lower probability of making mistakes and higher probability of doing it right The above are measures of security professional to meet the expectations of the job and does not help in commanding premium pay Information security...
 
Tags: information security professionals, information security, bad, handle bad events, business, predictprevent bad events, track information security, skills, institute control measures
 
 
 
 
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Pragmatic CSO Podcast #6 - Assessing the Skills Gap

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2008-02-27 08:31:30 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...Skills Gap This week we wrap up on Step 2: Taking the Baseline by being candid with ourselves and really understanding if we have a skills gap. This is one of the most brutal parts of being a manager, but it needs to be done I refer to a few books from the Gallup Organization, so you can understand what may be a different way of thinking...
 
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Security skills of IT workforce lacking, survey finds

2008-02-27 00:00:00 by Denise Dubie in Network World on Security
 
The Computing Technology Industry Association surveyed 3,500 technology professionals in North America, Europe and Asia to determine the IT security skills organizations need more and how well the skills IT workers have fulfills that need
 
Tags: skills, security skills organizations, technology industry association, north america, technology professionals, workers, determine, fulfills, europe
 
 
 
 
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The five hottest skills for your networking career

2008-03-26 00:00:00 by Julie Bort in Network World on Security
 
...skills, the impact of voice and video on the network and the Internet, how QoS technologies will evolve, stomping out worms and tips for passing your next Cisco cert. Neil Anderson, co-author of the best selling book, Cisco Networking Simplified and Director of Enterprise Systems Engineering for Cisco Systems
 
Tags: cisco, cisco systems, cisco cert, cisco enterprise, enterprise systems, skills, qos technologies, neil anderson, network
 
 
 
 
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Wanted: 10 IT skills employers need today

2008-04-17 00:00:00 by Denise Dubie in Network World on Security
 
High-tech job seekers looking to cash in on the panic created around reports of an imminent IT skills shortage should get schooled on wireless, Web 2.0 and virtualization while also boning up on business basics, say experts from CompTIA, Beyond.com and Foote Partners
 
Tags: high-tech job seekers, skills shortage, foote partners, business basics, comptia, virtualization, panic, wireless, web
 
 
 
 
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Getting into the Flow With Threat Modeling

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2007-10-11 23:25:00 by sdl in The Security Development Lifecycle
...skills versus challenge, theres a channel in the middleits the flow channel. Wed like to guide people there, by giving them challenges that are in line with their skills. Once people are there, we want to prod them from point A to point D, where there are larger challenges, and skills that allow people to address those challenges. Sometimes,...
 
Tags: threat, people develop skills, people, challenge people, flow, sdl threat, entire threat model, threat model, guide people
 
 
 
 
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2008 DOI: Day 7 - The SDLC is your friend

2008-02-25 16:00:57 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
 
...skills shortage in folks that understand how to protect applications and databases, resulting in accelerating interest in application and database security product offerings. But history will repeat itself, as a fool with a tool is still a fool, which doesnt help customers solve any problems 2008 Incite: The SDLC is your friend As innovation...
 
Tags: web application scanners, application, application security, security, security leadership influences, holes, security holes, protect, protect applications
 
 
 
 
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The Daily Incite - March 4, 2008

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2008-03-04 09:26:42 by Mike Rothman in Mike Rothman's blog
...skills gap is here So what? - I spend a good part of my days just confused. The data I get is contradictory and in some cases, just doesn't make sense. I get a lot of questions asking me how to "break into" the security business. First of all, break into probably isn't the right vernacular to use with security people. Then I read surveys that...
 
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