Re: what is required for an engineer to become an SECURITY engineer

Hi there,
 
Merry Christmas

I am no where myself a "security pro" but an engineer wanting to be one. 

Any basic training should have
1. Networking Concepts, Administrations: tcp/ip, firewalls, nids,
snorts, sniffers, spoofing, DoS,DDoS etc etc
2. System OS Concepts, Administration: Windows Patching, security,
Unix/Linux,tools like lophtcrack
3. Little programming;-) Understanding Buffer overflows atleast in its
basic essence
4. Cryptography, Key/id Mgmt etc

This is just a small key things which I believe are necessary, U can
add a lot more.

Regards
Gautam

U can hire me though ;-) 
http://securityfocus.com/jobs/resumes/446


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On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 11:01:40 +0530, Ravi Kumar <ravivsn@rocsys.com> wrote:
> [I am reposting the question with modifications]
>
> Hi,
>   I was asked to prepare syllabus for security management,incident
> handling,forensics analysis, intrusion detection etc., Th intention is
> train an engineer to become a SECURITY engineer.
>
>    we know there are several certifications which are designed for this
> purpose. I want from you with your security experience tell us what
> should an BASIC course for security really requires.
>
>   If industry wants to recruit an engineer for its security needs what
> type of experience they look for?
>
> Note: Please dont relate my question with any certifications and be generic.
>
> Thanks for any help,
> -Ravi