I would very much say Perl and IS/IT tie very well together.

It really depends on what you are doing in security. Setting up PGP keyrings? Automating FTP processes? Moving from FTP to SSH? Running "Crack" Periodically? -- Or administrating firewalls?

The first four of these, "Thinking" security jobs, I would think a 2-4 year stint in security could be very good for your career. ESPECIALLY if you want to work in "real IS", not the shrink-wrapped world. If it's an "unthinking" job where you are really a computer operator who runs security software ... run away quickly.

JMHO. If location is an issue, consider it deeply.

regards,


Matthew Heusser,
heusserm at student dot gvsu dot edu