Information Security

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Information Security

• Your country needs you !
• John Komosa, LCPC

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A growing need

• There is an enormous need for Information
  Assurance/Information Security personal.
  Particularly in MD/DC/VA geographic area.
• U.S. Bureau of Labor projects job growth in this
  area to be around 50 from 2004 to 2014.

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What you need

• A strong academic background. Its not just for
  engineers and computer geeks. Liberal Arts
  students need apply.
• Aptitude for the work
• Technical skills
• If you are working for the Government or with the
  Government you will need a security clearance

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Education

• Associates degree is typically the minimum for
  systems administrators
• A BA or a BS for an analyst, engineer or manager
• a MS or MA for a director
• A PHD for a professor or researcher

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Aptitude

• Strong conceptual and analytic skills
• Ability to operate within a team
• Ability to multi task
• Strong project management skills
• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills
• Demonstrate interpersonal and conflict management
  skills

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Technical Aptitude

• The best way to demonstrate your technical
  aptitude is to acquire a (ISC)2 certification.
• These certifications demonstrate your working
  knowledge and your commitment to the IS field.

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Security Clearance

• In order for you to participate in IS work with
  or for the government you must have a security
  clearance.
• This is a thorough vetting process that requires
  a background check and a polygraph test.

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Salaries

• With an education, certification and a security
  clearance you can expect to make a very
  comfortable living
• IS Administrators 75,000
• Security Analyst 80,000
• IS Manager 100,000
• CISO 150,000

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Future

• These jobs are in great demand and you can be an
  enormous asset to the security of the Country as
  well as protecting the resources of people in
  their everyday transactions. Much of the USAs
  and the worlds economy is tied to Information
  Security. You can be part it!

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(ISC)2

• www.isc2.org
• Check out the web site for further information
  and links to other educational venues
• Cyberwatch - http//www.cyberwatchcenter.org/
• Ed Tech Policy, Research, and Outreach
• http//www.edtechpolicy.org/nsfcyberwatch.html

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Thank You

• John Komosa, LCPC
• School Counselor
• Lansdowne High School