InfoSec Career Hacking: Sell Your Skillz, Not Your Soul - Softcover

Hurley, Chris; Long, Johnny; Bayles, Aaron W; Brindley, Ed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1597490113 ISBN 13: 9781597490115

Publisher: Syngress, 2005

Synopsis

“InfoSec Career Hacking starts out by describing the many, different InfoSec careers available including Security Engineer, Security Analyst, Penetration Tester, Auditor, Security Administrator, Programmer, and Security Program Manager. The particular skills required by each of these jobs will be described in detail, allowing the reader to identify the most appropriate career choice for them.

Next, the book describes how the reader can build his own test laboratory to further enhance his existing skills and begin to learn new skills and techniques. The authors also provide keen insight on how to develop the requisite soft skills to migrate form the hacker to corporate world.

* The InfoSec job market will experience explosive growth over the next five years, and many candidates for these positions will come from thriving, hacker communities

* Teaches these hackers how to build their own test networks to develop their skills to appeal to corporations and government agencies

* Provides specific instructions for developing time, management, and personal skills to build a successful InfoSec career

About this title

From the Author:

I would like to thank my family foremost, my mother and father, Lynda and Billy Bayles, for supporting me and giving me the skills that have allowed me to excel in work and life. My wife Jennifer is a never-ending source of comfort and strength that backs me up whenever I need it, even if I don't know it. I can't describe the joy and love she gives me every single day. The people who have helped me learn my craft have been numerous, and I don't have time to list them all. Basically all of you from SHSU Computer Services, Falcon Technologies, SAIC, and Sentigy know who you are and how much you have helped me, my most sincere thanks. I would also like to thank Chris, Ed, Johnny, and James for their help with this book; their experience and support has been invaluable and this book would not have been complete without them. Final thanks go to Jaime and Andrew, along with the entire staff at Syngress Publishing, for putting up with my quirks and giving me the opportunity to share my thoughts with you.

About the Author:

Aaron W. Bayles is a senior security consultant with Sentigy, Inc. of Houston, Texas. He currently provides service to Sentigy's clients with penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and risk assessments for enterprise networks. Aaron's background includes work as a senior security engineer with SAIC in Virginia and Texas. Aaron has provided INFOSEC support and penetration testing for multiple agencies in the U.S. Department of the Treasury, such as the Financial Management Service and Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Department of Homeland Security, such as U. S. Customs and Border Protection. He holds a Bachelor's of Science degree in Computer Science with post-graduate work in Embedded Linux Programming from Sam Houston State University.

Chris Hurley is a Senior Penetration Tester in the Washington, DC area. He has more than 10 years of experience performing penetration testing, vulnerability assessments, and general INFOSEC grunt work. He is the founder of the WorldWide WarDrive, a four-year project to assess the security posture of wireless networks deployed throughout the world. Chris was also the original organizer of the DEF CON WarDriving contest. He is the lead author of WarDriving: Drive, Detect, Defend (Syngress Publishing, ISBN: 19318360305). He has contributed to several other Syngress publications, including Penetration Tester's Open Source Toolkit (ISBN: 1-5974490210), Stealing the Network: How to Own an Identity (ISBN: 1597490067), InfoSec Career Hacking (ISBN: 1597490113), and OS X for Hackers at Heart (ISBN: 1597490407). He has a BS from Angelo State University in Computer Science and a whole bunch of certifications to make himself feel important.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syngress
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1597490113
• ISBN 13: 9781597490115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 448