Stephen Northcutt of the SANS Institute: Security Professionals must have hands-on IT skills. Citicorp CISO Steve Katz said the greatest threat to information security is a lack of people with technical skills. SANS: Hands-on operating system administration skills and network analysis skills are the core two things a professional needs to have. The SANS says the industry is jumping all over the least common denominator, like the military requiring certification for everyone with hands on IT responsibilities.”]
Source: https://www.cuinfosecurity.com/stephen-northcutt-sans-institute-podcast-transcript-a-498