Cool IT
IT jobs never used to be cool. Then everyone -- celebrities, girlfriends and
grandparents -- all got PCs. Now music, movies and the making of the movies
all happen on some kind of PC-like device.
So let's all agree that IT is now undeniably cool. The next step is deciding
which areas are the coolest. Security is hot; it's the place where IT fights
off hackers from China, Bulgaria and the little doofus that lives next door.
But what's
ultra-cool within the totally cool world of security, which lies within
the undeniably cool world of IT?
The security jobs worth bragging about in the singles bar are all front-line
positions. Fighting cyber crime hand-to-hand are the top slots. These positions
include hacker investigators, penetration testers (you pretend to hack) and
forensics. We need more of all three, in my opinion.
What is your dream IT job? Send your dreams to dbarney@redmondmag.com.
Posted by Doug Barney on November 19, 2008 at 11:52 AM