Cybersecurity: Hard/Soft Skills, MSc or Degree, Specialist or Generalist?
I get continually get asked about the best route that someone can take in developing their career, and my answer is always the same … it all depends on what your focus will be, and what you generally expect. Where do you want to live? What things generally interest you? Where are your gaps? Do you want to continually learn and also learn new things? And so on.
For me, I have chosen cryptography as my specialism, and it was one of the best things I have ever done in my career. The more I learn, the better I get in the area, and the more I practice my art, the better my outputs are. To me, I have a toolbox full of methods and techniques in order to practice my art.
So let’s dive a little bit into the catch-all term of Cybersecurity.
Do salaries relate to qualifications?
This is difficult to qualify, but generally the higher the qualification that someone has in cybersecurity, the higher the average salary will be:
The entry in cybersecurity can be from school, as there is generally no real barrier in getting into the area…
