The field of computer security
Hello antionline,
I am a sophmore computer & information science major. I plan to go into a career somewhere computer security. I haven't decided which direction in computer security I want to go yet.
Although, I already know from reading other posts that a CIS degree is nice and all, but more will be needed to work in computer security...certifications and so on.
Many people say I should get certifications, I've noticed that a lot of networking experience is usually recommended but I don't have much experience with networking. Where can I go or what book can a buy, thats easy to understand, to learn about networking?
Lastly, I was wondering if anyone reading this could offer 3 to 6 things I could do on my own for the next 2 years outside of what im already learning in college to prepare for a career in security. For instance, books, websites, programming languages, operating systems, certifications, ect.