Question

What are the requirements to become a security engineer?

Answer 1

you can become a security engineer if you satisfy the following requirements:

• Proven work experience as a system security engineer or information security engineer
• Experience in building and maintaining security systems
• Detailed technical knowledge of database and operating system security
• Hands on experience in security systems, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, anti-virus software, authentication systems, log management, content filtering, etc
• Experience with network security and networking technologies and with system, security, and network monitoring tools

Answer 2

A Bachelor's degree in Computer science or a similar field is the minimum educational requirement. Apart from this, a security engineer should have excellent knowledge of techniques to improve the security of the application. Should have a sharp eye to find out parts of the application where different security measures can be implemented.