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Zarin
Nov 11, 2008

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DinosaurWarfare posted:

How does one get into entry level security type roles? (I.e. Pen testing or forensics)

I'm gearing up for a career transition from a completely unrelated field, and to at least put myself in a position gain entry level work I'm doing all that I can to build a web development-based portfolio of projects. However, I'm going back to school for a network security specific program and I'm hoping I can some how tie it all together.

I'm somewhat in the same boat. I have an Accounting degree, and work in the Accounting department of a (very) large company. However, my boss, all my co-workers, and everyone I know always ask me what I'm doing here instead of IT.

Out of the blue, my boss's boss set up a meeting for me to go chat about IT Security with one of the IT managers. I'm definitely open to making a career change, but what I want to know is, are there sections of Security that are considered dead ends?

In other words, what do I want to look for in an entry-level position, and what do I want to look OUT for?

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