Post date: Jul 04, 2010 3:5:22 AM

Prepare for Careers in the Cloud

Now is the Time for IT Pros to Hone Business Skills

As organizations increasingly turn to cloud computing to support critical business functions, what becomes of the information security personnel formerly charged with protecting those functions?

Change is coming, experts say. The shift to the cloud impacts organizations throughout the private and public sectors. As a result, opportunities change for information security professionals at every stage of their careers.

"There will be a reduction and consolidation in functions associated with IT security operations within the next year or so," says Hord Tipton, executive director of the International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2), the security certifications body. "Curtailment will be in areas of system and network administration, but more jobs are likely to sprout up and move in other areas within IT security."

The key to success is: Know which job opportunities are disappearing and which are opening.

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