How to get better security people

Fri Mar 29 19:22:31 UTC 2002

On Tue, 26 Mar 2002, Kelly J. Cooper wrote:
> I also had a short list of other questions that I used to try and get
> a feel for the person's "security minded-ness" (my term, I invented it
> a'ight?).  Because when it comes to ISP security, there's a very
> limited pool of talent so candidates are unlikely to come in with the
> right skillset native.

What is the right mindset for ISP security.  It seems to be a little
different from the traditional security mindset found in the corporate
or military security world.  A lot of sharp people with that background
try to move into ISP security, but they often have a difficult time
making the transition.  The government is about to spend a lot of
money training students in "cybersecurity."  Congressional aides have
been coming to Internet conferences asking people what should Congress
spend money on.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33471-2002Mar28.html

But are the students really getting the right training for working in
a public network such as an ISP?