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Finding Student IT Security Placements in the Industry?
CABAN writes "I am a third year computer security and investigations student. My program requires a three month placement in the IT security and forensics industry. Finding an appropriate learning environment seems to be harder than I expected. Lack of security clearance, no real world experience and many companies, who just don't see a need for ITS, are the critical shortfalls right now. What tips does Slashdot have for finding organizations who are willing to let students get involved with sensitive security procedures and cases?"
I agree with you (as someone who spent 6 years in software development before heading over to the security side). It gives you perspective on the issues, an understanding of how the people you work with think, and it gives you a certain level of maturity and experience. I personally think of those who go straight for the security positions as people in business think of the kids who go straight for the MBA without any practical experience. Nobody in my floor full of computer security people started off with a with a focus for this field (hell, more than half of them never even started in the computer field.).