Info needed please...which Degree

Onintks · Newbie Joined: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 12

Hi i have been looking at doing a degree next year (2008) i was initialy looking at a 4 years computer forensics degree but now i have seen a uni close to were i live doing a ethical hacking and network security degee which is still 4 years and just wondering which might be best as to career devolopment.

would i beable to get into Computer forensics with a ethical hacking degree ???.

Thanks again

ddow · Newbie Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 460

Just my opinion, but anything with the word hacking in it should be approached with caution as there are many folks with worse prejudice to the name. Certificed Pen Tester or some such title will serve will if one wants to focus on assessment or incident response. And the skills learned in most of the CEH classes are helpful if you have minimal exposure. I suspect if your skills are good, self-taught would work just as well, but I haven't put that to the test. Yet. Smile

Onintks · Newbie Joined: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 12

Thanks for the advice, im realy confuse on which degree to choose as i belive i would be ivery happy in both but forensics within the legal side would fascinate me maybe a bit more the Ethical hacker side and i couldnt think of anything more satifying than actualy breaking up a pedo ring or something similar (thats i ever get offered a job in the police side of it).

Thanks again.

ddow · Newbie Joined: Jul 19, 2006 Posts: 460

Well, don't forget that you'll still have to make a living while getting the experience you need in forensics. The problem with Pen testing is it requires more experience than forensics to break into (IMHO).

infosecwriter · Newbie Joined: Apr 26, 2006 Posts: 104

Onintks · Newbie Joined: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 12

Thank you again for the advice, me thiinks with the advice im going to do a degree in forensics and then hopefully in time do the Ethical hacker training or even better a company might pay for me to do it if im in a computer forensic job.

Thank you again

Onintks · Newbie Joined: Oct 02, 2007 Posts: 12

Thank you all again for your advice, i have been told i would probly be better to do my Bsc in software engineering which will take anouther year and then do a masters in computer forensics.

As any body done a route like this and if so how did you find it?

Thank you again


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