People looking for a career in information security are
being offered a guide by the International Information Systems
Security Certification Consortium (ISC)2, which certifies
information security professionals.
The European version of (ISC)2’s guide contains job
descriptions, likely salaries, advice from people working in
information security and listings of professionally recognised
information security courses.
More than 1.5 million people work in information security
worldwide. The (ISC)2 expects that number to reach more than 2
million by 2010, an annual growth rate of 7.8%.
“The guide will give students, as well as hiring managers,
direction on educational offerings and help them understand the
role of professional credentials in the job market,” said Peter
Berlich, one of the trade body’s board of directors.