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Get Hired in Security Today o, you want to get a job in Information Technology Security, eh? If you're reading this, you've probably contemplated a course of study
turned the Internet into millions of points of digital infection. First, the Russians (or their hired hackers) managed to secure malicious code on vulnerable Microsoft
11, airport security was the responsibility of either the individual airports that hired out security services to inconsistent, non-conforming, private companies,
out lines of authority and communication can be complex." (www.globalpolicy.org). Many of the security guards are hired as independent contractors by a subcontracted
officers, no recruitment standards to speak of, and no job security because officers could be hired or fired at will. Corruption was a major characteristic of policing
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o, you want to get a job in Information Technology Security, eh?
If you're reading this, you've probably contemplated a course of study in security, or you're fresh out of school and trying to crack the proverbial job market nut. Neither are very easy.
Fear not, because I have put together a quick guide to get you on the right track and into the security job that you've been dreaming about since the first time you saw a password prompt.
This Is your Life
Let's get this out of the way nice and early. Your dream job may or may not require you to hold a security clearance. There are varying levels of security clearances, but by far the most popular requirement that I've seen is that you either have to have or be eligible for a "TS/SBI" which translates to "Top Secret, with a Special Background Investigation".
[Edit: This apparently has been superceded by the TS/SCI and in some cases a SSBI {see comments below}, and will be referred to as TS/SCI for the rest of this article.]
What does a TS/SCI mean to you?
1) This means that an investigating agency is charged with researching your background, and you can be sure that they are going to drag out your dirty laundry, take pictures, show the pictures to your family and friends and get to the bottom of anything that looks "suspicious".
2) Your criminal history is going to be under a microscope. Every traffic ticket, every drunk and disorderly charge, every ticket you've ever received for being drunk and naked outside of a bar will be scrutinized.
3) Your relationships with friends, family, and business associates will be reviewed. If your current lover happens to moonlight as a CPA for the mob, or helps Osama build bombs in a warehouse down the street, you're screwed.
4) Your credit and banking history will be pulled and reviewed by Very Smart People[tm] who can spot...
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