Necessity of becoming a computer engineer to succeed as an infosec professional |
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EXPERT RESPONSE FROM: Ed Tittel
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QUESTION POSED ON: 04 October 2002
I am a CISA, and I believe I can clear CISSP. I have never been a security
professional, as I have been a general manager in a small company.
However, I have strugled enough with my systems and therefore know about
Windows settings and configurations. I have also fixed my own systems after
virus infections, using guidance available at symantec.com. I am also a
reseller for Web security certificates. I have overview experience of
programming and database, having done some strong programming using C under
DOS and followed that by learning Java, HTML etc.
However, even after all this, somehow I feel all my systems are vulnerable
to hacking and I can do very little about it. I think computers have
become too complicated to be managed with any degree of guarantee. My
question to you is whether it is possible for me to become an infosec
professional without first becoming a computer engineer?
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It is not necessary to become a computer engineer to effectively maintain
security in your current circumstances (and indeed, in other circumstances
as well). To that end, make use of the various post-installation checklists
and lockdown information available on these Microsoft Web pages:
www.microsoft.com/security/
www.microsoft.com/technet/security/
Likewise, I would recommend reading heavily in this area and perhaps
pursuing a more operational, hands-on certification like the SANS GIAC
program rather than the CISSP if you really want to become a security
practitioner. CISSP takes more of a theoretical, architectural and
organizational view on security rather than a "to fix problem x, apply
solution y" approach. Other certs will provide this latter perspective
and are probably therefore more germane to your stated goals and needs.
For more information on this topic, visit these other SearchSecurity.com resources:
Careers and Certification Tip: The vendor-neutral security certification landscape
Ask the Expert: First certification for breaking into security
Ask the Expert: Prerequisite for GIAC certified Windows administrator
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