Re: Building a career in vulnerability detection/assessment, penetrating testing and forensics

[Jonathan Younie <jonnyp4lsec () gmail com>]

Madhur,

It's commendable that you're interested in the field and willing to 
learn apparently. The fields you've chosen there (vuln/risk assessment, 
pen testing and forensics) cover a very broad scope of information. You 
could choose just one of those and spend an entire career getting to the 
highest level of it. The reason I bring that up is that trying to tackle 
all of those fields might be a stretch and the amount of information 
that people could respond with could be overwhelming, especially if your 
background is not extensive in those areas. Is there anything you're 
particularly interested in among those more specifically?

Regards,
Jonathan Younie
CEH, MCSE, MCTS

On 5/3/2011 8:41 AM, Madhur Ahuja wrote:
> Hi All - I am interested in building a career around security
> especially vulnerability detection/assessment, penetrating testing and
> forensics.
>
> I have 5 years of work experience in development and consulting in
> Microsoft technology stack and plan to pursue education in Information
> Security
>
> Any advice on how to progress in this field will be highly
> appreciated. Any tips regarding certifications, tools and procedures
> which I can start learning along with my course ?
>
> Thanks,
> Madhur
>
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In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate.  We look at how SSL works, how 
it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, 
install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are 
highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates.

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