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BCS Young Professionals Information Security Group

Sponsored by. BCS Young Professionals Information Security Group. Securing a Career in Information Security 3 rd February 2011. In the event of…. 2. Presentation to insert name here. What’s happening tonight then?. 1 st bit Mike Westmacott – Preambulating the Presentation

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BCS Young Professionals Information Security Group

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  1. Sponsored by BCS Young Professionals Information Security Group Securing a Career in Information Security 3rd February 2011

  2. In the event of… 2 Presentation to insert name here

  3. 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) 3 Presentation to insert name here

  4. Why are we here? Time to count some hands Students? Full timers? Old timers? No idea who they were 4 Presentation to insert name here

  5. What’s the YPISG and where has it come from? Where is my career going? What do I want from it? 5 Presentation to insert name here

  6. What are the options in Infosec? Penetration Testing (Hacking) (Gathering Evidence) Systems Forensics (Finding Breaches) Network Forensics PCI/DSS Auditing (err, Auditing) (Keeping Working) Business Continuity SSD (Coding Properly) 6 Presentation to insert name here

  7. O RLY? Research Sales Technical Business Skills Consultancy Negotiator 7 Presentation to insert name here

  8. What will fit you the best? What am I best at? What do I enjoy the most? What do I enjoy the most? How do I tick? 8 Presentation to insert name here

  9. Confidence in CareersMike Case Mike Case MBCS Director, Red Top Resources Ltd mike.case@red-top.co.uk 01256 890100 Recruiting in IT since 1987 Started Red Top in 2002 Specialising in InfoSec since 2005 9 Presentation to insert name here

  10. 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 10 Presentation to insert name here

  11. 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) 11 Presentation to insert name here

  12. 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) 12 Presentation to insert name here

  13. 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 13 Presentation to insert name here

  14. 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 14 Presentation to insert name here

  15. Professing ProfessionalismPaul Dorey Professor Paul Dorey CISM M.Inst.ISP Chairman, Institute of Information Security Professionals Director, CSO Confidential and Security Faculty Over 20 years management experience in Information Security Visiting professor in Information Security, Royal Holloway College Former CISO at BP Former Group Operational Risk Directory, Barclays Bank 15 YPISG – Securing a Career in Information Security – 3rd Febuary 2011

  16. Continuity SecuredRichard FitzHugh Richard FitzHugh Consultant, Needhams 1834 Biology, Parasitology, Immunology Sales Director Conference Event Manager – Reed Exhibitions Consultant in Business Continuity 16 Presentation to insert name here

  17. Fin Sorry to keep you hungry! Please fill in feedback sheets – let us know what other events you’d like to attend CPD receipts available – please ask Thank you! http://xkcd.com/565/ 17 Presentation to insert name here

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