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Here's a blog posting from Bruce Schneier on getting started in computer security:

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/07/how_to_become_...

There are links within his blog posting to other tools.

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I wrote a similar piece for Krebs the week prior; I think it's linked from this one.

I'm not a fan of Schneier's take on this. Don't start a career in security by thinking about certification.

Can you provide the link to Krebs?

Here: http://krebsonsecurity.com/2012/06/how-to-break-into-securit...

I have found that certification courses can give a proper introduction to specific technical areas. Of course, if the goal is to just get the cert, then one would probably miss most of the learning aspects of the certification process.

The cert curriculum can be a great learning tool, in addition to just plain playing around and learning from other social networks.

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