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Old 05-01-2014, 03:30 PM   #12
Russic
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube View Post
Strong networking background, good developer background, good investigative/forensic skills/background, high level security certifications (from GIAC, etc.)

And opportunities of course (Rathji jokes but black to white-hat hacking might actually be a way). The guy I know makes 300K working for a US gov't contractor with only a high-school diploma. I've considered this a couple times.
The cousin I have that does it is an absolute machine. She showed me the books she has to study several times a year for certifications and it was essentially hundreds of pages of gibberish. Granted, I'm a tool and she's very sharp.
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