computer forensic career

Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong group for this posting.

I am looking for advice onto how to become a technical investigator or
a computer forensic examiner within a uk law enforcement agency.

I have applied for positions but have so far been unsuccessful.

Background is 5+ years in networks, lan\wan, security, configs, server
admin, etc.. everything everyone does when employed as Network
Analyst\Administrator....

I have read numerous books on the subject, Computer Forensics :
Incident Response Essentials, Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for
Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes
amongst others.

Current employer is not willing to pay for courses\training, currently
unable to pay for them myself either and with no guarantee of work
after completion, i am not willing to go into loans etc.

So what can i do?

I am determined to work in this field and have not given up hope, i
have worked my through the junior IT positions to more senior
positions, but im keen for a career move now.
I would be willing to start in a junior position to learn the ways, im
only 26 so its not like im too old to start again, but its just
getting the opportunity.

Sorry for the ramble, any advice greatly appreciated.

miller

You might want to consider CISSP certification. Well actually now it's
called (ISC)2 = International Information Systems Security Certifications
Consortium, Inc.
Its a global, not-for-profit organization dedicated to:

Maintaining a Common Body of Knowledge for Information Security
[IS].
Certifying industry professionals and practitioners in an
international IS standard.
Administering training and certification examinations.
Ensuring credentials are maintained, primarily through continuing
education.

Attaing this certification might be of assistance in furthering your career
in Information Security.

You can find a link to the (ISC)2 site as well as many other IT security
related sites below
http://safeit.ca/securitylinks.htm
I hope you will find some information that will assist you.

Wojtek
Network Security Consultant
www.SafeIT.ca



"miller" <> wrote in message
news: om...
> Hi, Apologies if this is the wrong group for this posting.
>
> I am looking for advice onto how to become a technical investigator or
> a computer forensic examiner within a uk law enforcement agency.
>
> I have applied for positions but have so far been unsuccessful.
>
> Background is 5+ years in networks, lan\wan, security, configs, server
> admin, etc.. everything everyone does when employed as Network
> Analyst\Administrator....
>
> I have read numerous books on the subject, Computer Forensics :
> Incident Response Essentials, Cyber Forensics: A Field Manual for
> Collecting, Examining, and Preserving Evidence of Computer Crimes
> amongst others.
>
> Current employer is not willing to pay for courses\training, currently
> unable to pay for them myself either and with no guarantee of work
> after completion, i am not willing to go into loans etc.
>
> So what can i do?
>
> I am determined to work in this field and have not given up hope, i
> have worked my through the junior IT positions to more senior
> positions, but im keen for a career move now.
> I would be willing to start in a junior position to learn the ways, im
> only 26 so its not like im too old to start again, but its just
> getting the opportunity.
>
> Sorry for the ramble, any advice greatly appreciated.


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