On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:19 AM, Jason Hsu <jhsu802701 at jasonhsu.com> wrote: > I am seeking a position as a computer forensic/recovery specialist. (I > would appreciate any leads at Kroll Ontrack.) The world of Linux opened up > a world that was completely invisible to me in my Windows-only days. I now > know that a Linux live CD can be used to rescue data from an unbootable > Windows installation. I also know about the various forensic/recovery live > CDs and even started the forensic edition of Swift Linux. > > As a result of working on Swift Linux, I now have experience with Bash > scripts. > > Are there other career paths I should consider? I've heard that I should > consider becoming a systems administrator. What do you think of this > career? What are the best ways I can get relevant experience? (I'm > thinking along the lines of setting up an old computer at home as a firewall > or server.) > > Are there other career paths I should consider? > You might find value in a SANS certification in their security track. Here are the certs they offer (Note: Forensics) http://www.giac.org/certifications/ I had a colleague who went through some of these tracks and in turn became an instructor. Seemed like fairly decent quality. Truthfully - the legal stuff on security and policy is something every sysadmin would benefit from imho. Right now, for where you are at Jason, I'd say "keep playing". Keep rolling your own distro. Maybe do some ninja training: * http://vrt-sourcefire.blogspot.com/2009/07/how-do-i-become-ninja.html * http://community.corest.com/~gera/InsecureProgramming/ # Site is currently down - here's a link to the google cache. * http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vYn_1-bKEdEJ:community.corest.com/~gera/InsecureProgramming/+http://community.corest.com/~gera/InsecureProgramming/&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us Keep following your curiosity and let it lead you to new areas. Also - I had several friends who worked with their local police department as volunteers to assist with computer forensics. Could be a good learning opportunity there - there could well be a volunteer and mentor who needs help and who would be willing to do some teaching as he delegated work to you. -Rob -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.mn-linux.org/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20101213/ee1db11c/attachment.htm