How to become an expert in the field of information security?

Alexey Kondratiev2019-01-09 01:04:23

Information Security

Alexey Kondratiev, 2019-01-09 01:04:23

Hi all. I want to understand and work in the field of information security in the future, but I don’t know where to start. Tell me which is better, choose this specialty at the university and get a second degree or there are some courses on information security.

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Yuri Samoilov, 2019-01-09
@FuuFlow

You need to have a technical background (networks, protocols, systems, etc.) If you don’t have this, then start with that.
There are many courses, both paid and free.

Saboteur, 2019-01-09
@saboteur_kiev

Start with knowing how to use search engines.
Basic questions on ANY IT subject have already been answered hundreds of times. And they answer hundreds of times every day.
Lack of skill in searching for information on the modern Internet is a huge disadvantage, especially in the field of information security.
And finally. To become an expert, you must first become a beginner. Do not look for the best, learn at least to install and configure modern OS

uRoot, 2019-01-09
@uroot

I already answered in a similar thread, I'll just copy the answer. Relevant for the web:
Forums and only forums: anti-chat, exploit and others. Read articles and try. It doesn't work - ask questions on the forums.
You need to understand how things like:
As you learn to find and promote the above-mentioned, as the most popular, types of attacks, you can say that you know something. In the process, get acquainted with a bunch of other types of vulnerabilities, their diversity.

CityCat4, 2019-01-09
@CityCat4

M-yes. Topic up. Congratulations, you just asked something like "I want to drive a car." And, sorry, what? That is, which of the very large number of information security sections do you want to study? Those for whom a car is certainly a "like a racing" car or a "cool" jeep - that is, the search for and exploitation of vulnerabilities, even managed to throw in topics for study. But let's say BelAZ is also a car :) And let's say a cash-in-transit vehicle is a car :) Well, that is, there are other sections in IS. Not all of them are interesting, there are some pretty boring ones. About how many of them and which ones have already been answered many times.

Johnny Smith, 2019-01-09
@Olek1

don't know where to start

From C language

Alex, 2019-02-09
@asilonos

It's better to decide what you like:
- Create, Break or Defend?
Depending on the choice you choose between - Engineer, Auditor (pen-tester) or System Admin.
Engineer - Architect of information security solutions:
Go study at a university. further to work as a programmer.
Auditor (pen-tester):
Study materials on:
1. Information security and risk management
2. Information asset security
3. Design and development of information security systems
4. Communications and network security
5. Access and identity management
6. Evaluation of protection tools and their methods Testing
7. Security Operations
Get a job as an Admin , in 2 Years get a CISA certification. System
Admin: Get a job as an Admin
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