Demand for IT security pros growing fast

[gerardwil]

Based on primary and secondary research, analyst firm IDC estimates the number of information security professionals worldwide to be 1.3 million, a 14.5 per cent increase over 2003.

The whole story:

http://www.vnunet.com/news/1159247

[Marja]

What does a person have to do, know, have to be called a information security specialist???

There seems to be some confusion in the places I looked!!

Seriously, who decides and what does it entail?

[ronjor]

You should know networking using different operating systems.
Add a pretty good knowledge of computers in general.
Troubleshooting problems.
Computer science helps.
Programming skills don't hurt.
Get certification.

http://www.microsoft.com/learning/mcp/default.asp

[Marja]

So how come my ISP's staff doesn't know all that? Just asking!! Don't shoot the Messenger!:D