Security Basics: RE: Identifying passion for security?

[Joseph McCray <joe () learnsecurityonline com>]

Being one that does a fair amount of technical interviews, I as well as
several other professionals in the field that I know more than likely
wouldn't look upon a criminal record favorably. Pen-testing often
involves the requirement for a security clearance (.gov or .mil security
work), Non-Disclosure Agreements, and an air of professionalism. At the
end of the day the client needs to feel comfortable with knowing the
intimate details of his network and/or custom applications.

If you have a criminal record I honestly can't see that working in your
favor unless you are Kevin Mitnick. Please don't take what I'm saying as
the gospel ask other people. This is just my 2 cents, and it's worth
exactly what you paid for it.

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Joe McCray
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On Thu, 2006-12-14 at 07:39 +0000, andy cuff wrote:
> A person with a coputer misuse conviction wouldn't indicate they are the best 
> of the best as they got caught, perhaps the reverse, furthermore, it would 
> indicate that they lack attention to detail ;)
>
> Regards

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