Sup Everyone,

I'm kind of stuck on a decision on what I'd like to do for a career. I just graduated high school yesterday (Wooh!), and I've always wanted to go into Computer Science. Information Security has always been like an alternate field for me to want to go into. I've always been into programming and have a higher grasp of knowledge in the area. About a week or so ago, I scheduled a walk in appointment to ITT Tech and got word that they've discontinued their software engineering program. Instead they broke up their programming courses into their Computer Network Systems program. Thing is I have no interest in this program at all because they teach minor programming in it. I could go to the community college in my area but I've heard from alot of people the computer science teachers are slow and it wouldn't be too hands on (That's kinda why I wanted a trade school like ITT). I guess what I'm asking you guys is, should I start ITT Tech this summer going into ISS or should I wait around til the fall comes to look into seeing if they Re-Open up their Software Engineering program. It'd be good for you guys to offer some insight by letting me know if the security field is larger then the programming field (I've always thought there have been more InfoSec People then Programmers, so if I got a degree in Computer Science, I may be able to find a job easier). I also heard from my programming teacher in high school that it'd be easier to go into information security if you had a good experiance on programming, so I figured I'd go for a BS In Computer Science and then attempt to go into Penetration Testing. I was also told that the main school that focuses on programming is "Neumont" which is way too far away from me. Can someone throw me some good advice on a good tech college, maybe share their personal insight on their college experiance in doing programming / security. thanks for your responses in advanced.

KrisTeson

The person who hacked his site has balls. Even if HD Moore is a good guy, a user successfully hacking a respected and well known site has to get him angry, bet the attacker has it coming to him.

It's not really a dying language, the poll was on the most useful language for penetration testers to learn. Apparently HTML isn't as important.

I think it'd be good as well to add a programming board to the site. I think it'd attract a bigger crowd around here. It'd also prove useful to me too because I'm taking some programming classes.

Look Into The Ones Below:
iSpyNow - www.exploreanywhere.com
PC Activity Monitor Pro - www.keylogger.org
remoteSpy - www.ispynow.com
Spector - www.spectorsoft.com
KeyCaptor - www.Keylogger-Software.com

Ight, thanks for the reply Chris, good to get info from a respected member of this forum.

Yeah, I had a few.
- Keep AntiVirus/Firewall/IDS Software up-to-date
- Keep your OS up-to-date
- Keep your software versions up-to-date
- Refrain from opening mail from untrusted/unknown sources

Hello,

I was doing a research paper on client-side attacks and needed to include a few more counter measures. I know there's alot of security people that use this forum. Anyone willing to throw out some useful countermeasures my way. Thanks in advance!

Good Post mambo,

I also agree with dean on this subject. Although I'm not a certified penetration tester, I've done some reading in the area & sometimes what it has to come down to is Social Engineering. Afterall, isn't that how we typically pull off a successful client-side attacks,ect...Social Engineering does seem pretty 'con' but if I was being paid to test a companies security, don't think for a second that I'd blow off using a social engineering tactic.

Cain & Abel, Beautiful Prog...Nice Post Don

I noticed pseud0 was active.

Well done man, well done.

Lmao. Gates, you just reminded me of a year or so back when a guy tried to trojan me over a chat client. He claimed he was sending a pic of his desktop and had that classic file name "Desktop.jpg<a shitload of spaces here>.exe" Was some funny shit. 

I haven't taken the OSWP course but I know it's based off Aircrack-ng. Just holding the OSWP Certification won't neccessarily guarantee you a spot as someone who gets to do administration right off the bat if that's what you mean. In taking the course, it is stated as their primary objective that "The student will gain insight into the wireless offensive security field, which will expand awareness for the need of real world security solutions." This course focuses on wireless security. Personally if you'd want to be starting out on the right track, I'd start with something like a Network+ or Security+ certification, then eventually work my way up to obtaining the OSWP cert. Not only will you have more knowledge after getting these certs but you'd do alot better on the course.

yeah geekyone, they did seem a lil harsh...in a way correct though, I don't know anyone these days who still messes with those tools.