Information for job-seekers, including salaries for jobs in information security, career opportunities for women, advancement and promotion strategies plus qualifications for becoming a CSO, CISO or information security executive.
Personal qualifications of an information security manager BOOK CHAPTER - Charles Cresson Wood outlines the personal qualifications every information security manager should possess in this excerpt from Information Security Roles and Responsibilities Made Easy.
CISOs adapt as compliance requires strategic thinking
SearchSecurity.com | 03 Jun 2008 ARTICLE - Mark Johnson of Vanderbilt University describes how the top security job is becoming more important to the overall organization. But the changes could be difficult for some.
When physical and logical security converge
SearchSecurity.com | 05 Feb 2007 ARTICLE - For an enterprise to protect itself from today's internal and external threats, more companies are considering security programs that integrate both physical and logical security.
CISOs mastering 'softer' skills
SearchSecurity.com and Information Security magazine | 05 Feb 2007 ARTICLE - Learn why a mix of interpersonal skills have to be blended with knowledge of business administration to create a well-rounded leader.
The road from network administrator to information security professional
28 Jan 2008 EXPERT ANSWER - Recently, a young network administrator told Mike Chapple, "I really want to channel my efforts to become an information security professional. What steps do you recommend?" Chapple explains the type of experience needed to ...
Security Wire Weekly
23 Feb 2006 FEATURED TOPIC - Get a brief recap of the week's top information security news as reported by SearchSecurity.com's award-winning news team. Listen from your PC or favorite MP3 player.
'InfoSec Career Hacking' states obvious, but good for newbies
Information Security magazine | 21 Oct 2005 BOOKS - Review of InfoSec Career Hacking: Sell Your Skillz, Not Your Soul, a book for security geeks about landing a corporate IT security job.
Apply hacking skills to your job search
Syngress | 19 Sep 2005 BOOK CHAPTER - Hacking skills, such as reconnaissance and social engineering, can be used in a job search for a position in information security.
Head of the Class
Information Security Magazine | 01 Sep 2006 FEATURES - Got your MBA study guide yet? More information security pros are going back to school and chasing down a graduate business degree.
Buy the Book
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security clearance
15 Apr 2003 WORD - A security clearance is an authorization that allows access to information that would otherwise be forbidden. Security clearances are commonly used in industry and government. Many jobs in information technology require ...
CSO
14 Aug 2003 WORD - Assuming a consistent pattern of titles in companies that have a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Information Officer (CIO), the Chief Security Officer (CSO) is the person responsible for the security of a company's ...
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