Do College Degrees Matter In InfoSec?

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I just read a great blog entry written by Jacob Williams over at MalwareJake about what hiring managers look for in information security (infosec) candidates. This is a must read for anyone interested in entering the infosec field whether they are currently enrolled in or researching which schools have the best infosec course(s). Points of interest provided in the blog entry are:

• the school you attend does matter
• degrees and certifications aren't necessarily needed to get hired in rare circumstances
• infosec can't be solely from a college degree program
• if you don't have a degree/certification you better be awesome in some area desired by the hiring manager

Do yourself a favor and take a few minutes to read MalwareJake: College degrees in infosec and share it with someone you know who's trying to start a career in the infosec field.

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