By Robert Fucci, Monster staff | November 11, 2015
U.S. Marine Major Nick Swaggert, who assists veterans shifting into the public and private workforce via New York-based staffing firm Genesis10’s Veterans Program, says your best bet right now is the cybersecurity field.
Best of all, Swaggert notes that veterans inherently have an edge when it comes to these jobs.
From defense to cyber defense Swaggert says that veterans’ understanding of “Defense in depth, redundant systems and active defense” make them particularly well-suited to these jobs.
“Think of protecting a house as an analogy for defense of depth,” he says.
“Most people would say, ‘Just build a fence.’ But defense in depth would mean have a wooden fence, a dog, locks on the door, and maybe a motion light.”Redundant systems are power back-ups, like exterior lights with a battery pack.
Think if the power went out on the block-if this house had exterior battery-powered lights, would it likely be robbed?” Active defense is defined as using limited action to defend against an attack, according to MilitaryFactory.com.
“The worst houses-or military defense or cyber defenses-try to hole up,” Swaggert says.
Lockheed Martin, an aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company in California, particularly courts veterans for these jobs “They bring their dedication, loyalty, learning agility, problem solving and leadership capabilities to our workforce and they have been instrumental to the continuing success of the company,” says Teri Matzkin, a military relations manager at Lockheed Martin.
“In addition to understanding and sharing the national security and defense mission, many have worked on or beside our systems and platforms while in the military.
There are some tuition-free options veterans can consider, including the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, the SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academy, and the Warrior to Cyber Warrior Program, to name a few.
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