BCS Young Professionals Information Security GroupSecuring a Career in Information Security

3rd February 2011

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What’s happening tonight then?

1st bit Mike Westmacott – Preambulating the Presentation

2nd bit Mike Case – Confidence in Careers

3rd bit Richard FitzHugh – Continuity Confirmed

4th bit Paul Dorey – Professing Professionalism

5th bit Q&A – Pushing the Panel

6th bit End - Networking and Nibbles (e Vino und Wasser)

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Why are we here?

No idea who they were

Time to count some hands

Students?Full timers?Old timers?

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What’s the YPISG and where has it come from?

Where is my career going?What do I want from it?

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What are the options in Infosec?

Penetration Testing (Hacking)

Systems Forensics(GatheringEvidence)

Network Forensics (Finding Breaches)

PCI/DSS Auditing (err, Auditing)

Business Continuity (Keeping Working)

SSD (Coding Properly)

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O RLY?

Technical

ConsultancyBusinessSkills

Research

Negotiator

Sales

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What will fit you the best?

What do I enjoy the most?

What am I best at?

What do I enjoy the most?

How do I tick?

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Confidence in CareersMike Case

Mike CaseMBCS

Director, Red Top Resources Ltd

mike.case@red-top.co.uk01256 890100

Recruiting in IT since 1987Started Red Top in 2002

Specialising in InfoSec since 2005

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Confidence in Careers Mike Case

Entry Level•Employers

– All companies in Private sector, Security Consultancies.

– 1st / 2nd Line Support of Firewall / Email Security

– BSc / MSc Information Security. Royal Holloway, Open and many other Universities now have reputable courses

•Average Salary

– £20,000 – £30,000

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Confidence in CareersMike Case

Technical Security

• Employers –

– All companies in Private sector, Security Consultancies.

– CISSP

– Internet & Network Security

– Firewall Installation & Design

– Intrusion Detection

– Perimeter Security

– 3rd Line Support

Average Salaries

– £30,000 – £40,000 (Support)

– £35,000 – £45,000 (Installation / Design)

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Confidence in Careers Mike Case

Security Consultancy

• Employers – Security Consultancies, Big 4 Consultancies, Government Departments / Public Sector, Large Bluechips.

– CESG CLAS Consultant (Security Cleared)

– Security Audit & Compliance – ISO27001 Lead Consultant

– Security Architect / Infrastructure Design

– PCI Security – PCI-DSS, PA-DSS (QSA)

– PKI / Encryption Specialist

– CESG CHECK Team Leader / Member (Security Cleared)

– Penetration Test Consultant (CREST / TIGER)

• Average Salary – £40,000 – £80,000 / £450-800 per day (contract)

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Confidence in Careers Mike Case

•How to get the best out of a recruiter

– Remember

- Recruiters are not perfect!

- Recruiter does not have 100% control over the process

- Recruiter is paid by the employer

– Tips

- Convince Recruiter that you are serious about the opportunity

- Covering letter

- Relationship

- Reliability

- Honesty/Integrity

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Confidence in Careers Mike Case

•InfoSec Career Advice

– Clear Commitment

– Build personal network - stay in touch

– Linked In + Social Networking

– Reputation/Profile – References, Articles, Conferences

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Professing ProfessionalismPaul Dorey

Professor Paul DoreyCISM M.Inst.ISP

Chairman, Institute of Information Security ProfessionalsDirector, CSO Confidential and Security Faculty

Over 20 years management experience in Information SecurityVisiting professor in Information Security, Royal Holloway College

Former CISO at BPFormer Group Operational Risk Directory, Barclays Bank

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Continuity SecuredRichard FitzHugh

Richard FitzHughConsultant, Needhams 1834

Biology, Parasitology, ImmunologySales Director

Conference Event Manager – Reed ExhibitionsConsultant in Business Continuity

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Fin

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