Malta Info Security

One of the most common questions that I get asked is "What does it take to be a security professional?" The answer is often not easily found especially since companies tend to look beyond certifications and degrees. Of course if you couple experience with academic qualifications you actually have the best of both worlds.. but what does it really take to be a respected information security professional? The following is an extract from an article I came across. It attempts to address some aspects that go beyond skill sets.. in fact I might dare call them soft skills..

To be considered a respected Information Security Professional nowadays requires more than just knowing the bits or bytes, or the controls required by a given framework by heart. Being successful in your Information Security career requires you to have a deep understanding of the business needs (and how to enable, not disrupt them), sharp communication skills and a swift ability to sell yourself.

1. Learn to communicate effectively
2. Learn to say ‘may be’ rather than ‘no’
3. Social networking sites are not just extensions of instant messengers
4. Monitor security industry budgets and salary trends
5. Don’t be limited to just reading
6. Blogging is serious business
7. Don’t be afraid of starting a business

Read the full article here.

Once you've homed on these skills, check out the 10 coolest Information Security Careers..

Source: My Information Security Job

Posted by Donald Tabone

The next educational event organised by the ISACA MALTA CHAPTER will be held on the 23rd of February between 18:00 and 20:00. The topic to be tackled during this event is "The Business Value of Virtualization". The event will be held at the Radisson Blu Resort in St. Julians.

The event is eligible for CISA/CISM CPE Hours. We are awaiting approval for MIA CPE hours

This event will discuss the value delivery of making effective and efficient use of virtualization to local businesses. Topics to be discussed during the event shall include:

-Virtualization and the value delivery from IT assets
-Cost of ownership and operation
-Achieve more with less IT resources through virtualization
-Improved Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery
-Security & Compliance of virtual workloads

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Posted by Donald Tabone