SP security knowledge build up

Tue Jul 24 17:31:01 UTC 2018

On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 03:22:46PM +0200, Ramy Hashish wrote:
> I am planning to build up a security team of fresh engineers whom are 
> "network oriented", any advice on the knowledge resources we can start 
> with?

To add to the academic programs - 

CU Boulder has an excellent telecom program for network security and network engineering; one of their courses focuses solely on SP networks (full disclosure: I am a CU Boulder alumnus).

With Gratitude,

Pratik Lotia  |  Security Engineer III  
Charter Communications

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From: NANOG [mailto:nanog-bounces at nanog.org] On Behalf Of Rich Kulawiec
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2018 10:43 AM
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Subject: Re: SP security knowledge build up

On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 03:22:46PM +0200, Ramy Hashish wrote:
> I am planning to build up a security team of fresh engineers whom are 
> "network oriented", any advice on the knowledge resources we can start 
> with?

1. Start with one or more engineers who aren't "fresh".  This is more expensive, potentially much more expensive, but it's much more likely to result in success than trying to feed a crash course in security into the brains of people who've never done any of this before.  Even if all those experienced people do is stop you from making well-known mistakes, then the investment will be more than worth it.

2. I see that several academic programs were mentioned downthread; one that I'd add to the list is UMBC, which is excellent.

---rsk
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