Anton and list, The company I work for, NetScreen, recently broke into profitable ground. We're also pre-IPO, and have not laid anyone off. We're working on increasing our headcount, but running into some budget constraints. Next quarter will be better. I hesitated throwing in, because we're a firewall/VPN gateway manufacturer, and not a "SECURITY-ONLY" company per se. We only make security products, however, so I finally decided to mention ourselves. With the recent focus on both physical and electronic security, we've seen a significant jump in sales, and we were already having our strongest quarter ever. We've paid a bonus every quarter we've been in business - some 3+ years now. See our website for employment opportunities. We're not hiring a lot right now, but we're not laying people off either! If you do go in for an interview, please mention my name - I'll get some kickback if you're hired. Dave Killion Senior Escalation Engineer NetScreen Technologies, Inc. Jobs: http://www.netscreen.com/jobs/index.html -----Original Message----- From: Anton Chuvakin [mailto:antonat_private] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 3:19 PM To: securityjobsat_private Subject: Any profitable SECURITY-ONLY companies? Importance: High Hello all, In the course of my current job search, I seem to have developed a strange conclusion about the infosec companies: they are either start-ups running on the last drops of venture capital (well, last drops might be $40 mil received in Fall 2000, but for the sake of argument - it is still venture money) or small 1-10 person shops that are profitable because they stay small. Both offer little in terms of potential employment: I rule out first group due to my recent experience and second are not hiring at all. Well, there are also behemoths like NAI or Symantec, which are heavily involved in security, but it is quite impossible to get in (no matter how many times one reads "What color is your parachute" book ;-). Maybe I am mistaken in restricting my job search to security companies only, but I do that due to the fact that most fun jobs seem to be there. Compare designing a new IDS to ensuring HIPAA compliance of a hospital and you will understand what I am talking about. Am I wrong (hopefully) or what? I just came back from a local ISSA chapter meeting and we were presented with a hyper-optimistic speech on how the need for security will drastically grow in the next 12-24 months, but I am unwilling to wait that long (need to eat something before that ;-)). Best regards, -- Anton A. Chuvakin === You either succeed or learn! === http://www.chuvakin.org licq: 29034084
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