[wellylug] Change of career path?

[Jonathan Harker]

On Tuesday 19 Nov 2002 10:43 am, Jamie Dobbs wrote:
> I'm currently looking at trying to update my skillset so that I can get a
> new job. At this stage I'm thinking of getting into Network Security
> (firewalls etc.) and wonder what advice some of you might have on how to
> get some skills (and maybe qualifications) in this area.
>
> Thanks
>
> Jamie

There are many good books:
Linux in a Nutshell (O'Rielly)
Hacking Exposed
I think there's also an O'Rielly network security book as well.

My brother got into it by fiddling around with a network at home.

Get an old but serviceable Pentium box and put Debian or Open/FreeBSD on it. 
This will be your home firewall box. Hook it up on a simple LAN (either a 
cheap hub or a crossover ethernet cable) to your home PC, and set up your 
firewall box to do your Internet dial-up for you. Then Have a fiddle with IP 
filtering, locking down Apache, FTP, mail servers, etc.

There are some good HOWTOs on this sort of stuff around the net (don't have it 
to hand, try a google search on HOWTO home network, firewalls, etc)

Don't know about any specific qualifications, but to be honest I wouldn't 
worry too much about them. For example, I wouldn't employ someone solely on 
the strength of an MSCE, from what I've seen :-) Experience and being able to 
walk the walk is much more important.

Cheers,
Jon

-- 
Jonathan Harker
http://www.jonathanharker.co.uk/

"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple
system that worked."
-- John Gall, Systemantics


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