07-29-2011, 11:01 PM
Something key to consider, if he is doing any "hard" security instead of just "security policy/management", is that he should probably also have access to a windows box and a unix box at some point. Maybe good if he has a Mac for the early days, but (eventually) it may be best to also get a (cheap) second laptop running Windows and Linux virtualized. Then he can play all day long with his newfound hacking skills on his own test box and see first-hand what happens from the offense and defense side.
Of course, maybe that should be a goal for him to get with the money he gets from his side job.... hilarious
I say this because for example UMUC offers a course that prepares you for the Certified Ethical Hacker certification, which is very technical.
Of course, maybe that should be a goal for him to get with the money he gets from his side job.... hilarious
I say this because for example UMUC offers a course that prepares you for the Certified Ethical Hacker certification, which is very technical.
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Complete: TESU BA Computer Science
2011-2013 completed all BSBA CIS requirements except 4 gen eds.
2013 switched major to CS, then took a couple years off suddenly.
2015-2017 finished the CS.
CCAF: AAS Comp Sci
CLEP (10): A&I Lit, College Composition Modular, College Math, Financial Accounting, Marketing, Management, Microecon, Sociology, Psychology, Info Systems
DSST (4): Public Speaking, Business Ethics, Finance, MIS
ALEKS (3): College Algebra, Trig, Stats
UMUC (3): Comparative programming languages, Signal & Image Processing, Analysis of Algorithms
TESU (11): English Comp, Business Law, Macroecon, Managerial Accounting, Strategic Mgmt (BSBA Capstone), C++, Data Structures, Calc I/II, Discrete Math, BA Capstone
Warning: BA Capstone is a thesis, mine was 72 pages about a cryptography topic
Wife pursuing Public Admin cert via CSU.
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