CNIT 10: Careers in Computer Networking

Fall 2014 Sam Bowne

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Meeting dates: 8-26, 9-16, 10-14, 10-28, 11-25, 12-9.

Students in CNIT or considering a career in CNIT are strongly encouraged to take this class. This is your chance to learn what networking professionals really do, how they succeeded, and what they learned.

This is a seminar course. Visiting speakers who are working in Computer Networking will talk about their careers, skills, training, and opportunities in the field. They will also answer student questions. Grading will be based on attendance of the talks.

Catalog Description

Introduction to new technologies and employment opportunities in computer networking and information technology. Guest speakers currently working in the field describe the goals, working conditions, pay levels, and training required to succeed in the field today.

No prerequisites or advisories.

Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
  1. Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the principles of computer networking, network administration, and security
  2. Describe modern jobs in computer networking and information technology
  3. Identify areas of greatest importance in the current information technology business environment
  4. Apply and assess knowledge of the information technology industry in making educational and career choices



Schedule

DateTopic
Tues, Aug 26 First class meeting: Orientation &
Tim Ryan, Technical Operations Manager for CCSF


Tues, Oct 14 Eric Courville
Verizon and
Founder of the Northern California PowerShell User Group


Tues, Oct 28 John Alexander, Senior Product Manager, CloudPassage


Tues, Nov 25 Tim O'Brien, Director of Security Threat Intelligence & the founder of DarkWolf Labs at Norse Corporation


Tues., Dec 2 Nicole Perlroth
Technology reporter for The New York Times


Tues, Dec 9 Matthew Linton, formerly at NASA, now at Google

Speakers

Tim O'Brien

Tim O'Brien is the Director of Security Threat Intelligence & the founder of DarkWolf Labs at Norse Corporation, the global leader in live attack intelligence. As an fifteen-year information security professional, he has been called upon to be the subject matter expert in risk and incident management, intrusion and data analysis, secure architecture design, and systems management. Tim is well versed in developing technical solutions, determining the best options for the business and its goals, and developing comprehensive implementation plans that minimize risk for the organization. Tim’s excellent analytical and problem solving skills, with emphasis on understanding relationships among technical problems, result in sound and effective business solutions while reducing risk. He enjoys mentoring others and helping them develop their skills through supervisory positions, coursework development, mentoring, presenting at and helping run information security conferences, as well as instructional positions.
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Links

Social networking--I found my job on Twitter
Dilbert 11-18-07 explaining an engineering career
Top 10 Career Advice Tips for IT and InfoSec Students
Information Security Careers Cheatsheet
Beckitrue.com -- Developing Superior Technology Leaders
The Security Recruiter Directory
MongoDB - noSQL Database - recommended topic
JIRA - Issue Tracking - recommended topic
Git - Fast Version Control System - recommended topic
logstash - open source log management - recommended topic
TechVenue.com - USA Silicon Valley Bay Area Technology Business Events Calendar
iTunes U - Learn anything, anywhere, anytime.
Learn to code Codecademy
HireArt Is Better than a Resume
Brett Hardin's Presentations
Glassdoor -- an inside look at jobs & companies
Job Search one search. all jobs. Indeed.com
NSA Best Practices to Keep Your Home Network Secure
SamaUSA -- train to become an independent IT contractor in San Francisco
Glassdoor -- Get Hired. Love Your Job.
Job Search one search. all jobs. Indeed.com
Career advice for CCSF students - From Matt Linton (from NASA and Google) 2018-10-16: Releases � PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH � GitHub
2018-10-16: Releases � PowerShell/Win32-OpenSSH � GitHub
2020-02-12: %u200ECYBER on Apple Podcasts
Code Red Snort
Code Red Snort PPT
Code Red Snort PPTX
Snort v LOIC
Snort v LOIC 2

          
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