Ask Slashdot: Security Certification For an Old Grad?

An anonymous reader writes: I graduated in late 2003 during the tech bubble burst with a below 2.5 GPA. I am 35 with an interest in getting a security job. What are the chances that I would be just wasting my time and money? I am pursuing business interests with a patent used in a service that will be a prime target for hackers. I have been writing client/server software in an OpenBSD virtual machine for the security and the kqueue functionality; not to mention the rest of the virtual clients crash that I have tried. I figure that trying to sell the service idea, even if I can't get a job, when they ask what qualifies me to have such ideas, I can say I have the credentials. I just got issued the patent this year. What would you do in this situation to be a viable candidate for employment? Have a question for Slashdot's readers? Take a look at other recent questions first to see if someone else has had a similar question. And if not, ask away! The more details and context you include, the more likely your question will be selected.

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Forget the GPA

[Sowelu]

All it says is how hard you leaned on the grindstone fifteen years ago. Totally useless as a predictor by the time you're four years out of university (some would say much earlier). You got the degree, you've been exposing yourself to technologies, you're staying more current than some (not very good) currently-employed programmers and security guys. Put that GPA out of your mind entirely.