Keep in mind penetration testing is just a small component in the process of Information Security, if you're interested in a career as a security professional, learn policies, system administration, network administration, architecture design, just to name a few. No one can claim to be a good penetration tester without being good at least 3 or 4 other categories if not all of them. Being a security professional IMHO is the hardest specialty in Information Technology, you have to be good in almost every aspect of IT, but an expert at none. Jim -----Original Message----- From: David Fuller [mailto:burchoff2000at_private] Sent: Friday, June 08, 2001 8:54 AM To: Pen - Test List Subject: RE: How to become a professional penetration tester? From: Troy Davis [mailto:troyat_private] Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2001 12:11 PM To: David Fuller Subject: Re: How to become a professional penetration tester? "buffer overflows 101". oh, wait. just grab some software and start screwing around with it. http://www-106.ibm.com/developerworks/library/assurance.html?dwzone=secu rity may be useful. On Tue, Jun 05, 2001 at 08:39:53AM -0700, David Fuller <burchoff2000at_private> wrote: > I have been reading the archives for the past three days and I would > like know where could I find a list of penetration testing companies > that give summer jobs and or internship positions in the U.S. so I may > gain more experience in the field during my college years. Also, I > would like to know > if there are any courses in particular that I should take in Computer > Science to become a penetration tester. > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com -- Troy Davis _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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