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

In reply to Re: Re: From Developer to Security... by heusserm
in thread From Developer to Security... by Anonymous Monk

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