LAUNCHING AN INFORMATION SECURITY CAREER

By Ann Grove

Just thought I would share two of my favorite resources for people entering or growing a career in information security: 

• How to Build a Successful Information Security Career by Daniel Miessler|@danielmiessler, whose accomplishments include serving as Project Leader for the OWASP IoT Security Project.
• Starting an InfoSec Career - The Megamix by Leslie Carhart|@Hacks4Pancakes

 
My two cents: All of the top security people I know are voracious learners and usually have unpaid personal research projects. Whether a penetration tester or security engineer, he or she typically is buying things to take apart or confirm the security claims or is building or coding something new. In addition, he or she is contributing to industry standards or industry conversations. 

So if you are not into puny 40-hour work weeks, then this may be the field for you!