http://gcn.com/articles/2010/08/23/cybereye-cybersecurity-jobs.aspx By William Jackson GCN.com Aug 23, 2010 Cybersecurity is a growth industry, with rapidly increasing demand for qualified professionals in government and industry and a growing number of schools offering courses and degrees. But a couple of security bloggers warn that cybersecurity jobs in large enterprises, especially government, are likely to be frustrating. Mike Subelsky, who describes himself as a hacker and entrepreneur who has worked in cybersecurity for eight years in the military, as a government civilian and as a contractor, describes the work as uncreative, bureaucratic and restrictive. “In classified settings, you are severely restricted in the sources and kinds of technologies you use,” he writes. “You won't have admin permissions on the machine you're working on. Forget installing Chrome with the latest extensions, you'll be lucky to get Version 2 of Firefox! Or you might not have access to the Internet at all!” A like-minded blogger identified as NetSecGuy wrote that “the government leads in cyber-boring.” Not only is the technology outdated, but management has no clue and information is seen as something to be hoarded rather than shared. [...] _______________________________________________________ Subscribe to InfoSec News - www.infosecnews.org http://www.infosecnews.org/mailman/listinfo/isnReceived on Tue Aug 24 2010 - 22:38:05 PDT
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