RATIONALE
Security is a lucrative career if you know what you're doing. Here are some fields you can expect to work in if you have a passion for system security:
- Ethical Hacking
- Cloud Computing
- System administrator
- Backend engineer
RESOURCES
| Courses | School | Prerequisites |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Security | MIT | Computer Networks, Operating Systems |
RECOMMENDED BOOKS
| Book | Author |
|---|---|
| Computer Security 3rd Edition | Dieter Gollman |
CHECKLIST SUMMARY
- Firewalls
- Network monitoring
- Intrusion Detection Systems
- Authentication and authorisation systems
- Malware analusis
- Resiliency mechanisms
- Federated Identity Management
- Risk control mechanisms
- Threat modelling