IT Today: A Step-By-Step Guide to Becoming an IT Security Specialist By James Alan Miller October 28, 2012 5:50 AM Tags : Style Management Java Job Market Privacy Encryption Internet Storage Systems Motherboards Memory Processors Laptops Hard Drives Cryptography Collaboration How To Data Center Mobile Controller Ethernet Card iPhone apps VPN Mobile Device Management Intel Database Windows Windows Server Computers Programming Devices Software Windows 8 Enterprise Security Data Center Convergence Remote Access Big Data Ip Cloud Computing 3D Servers Hardware NAS / RAID Browsers Video Hardware & Software Education Energy Today on Tom's IT Pro: How to Become an IT Security Pro, VIDEO: Cloud Services: No Buzz, No Bull, VIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big Software, and more. How to Become an IT Security Pro VIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big Software VIDEO: Cloud Services: No Buzz, No Bull Virtual Machine Security: There's More To It Than Meets the Eye Yesterday's Articles Citrix Boosts Enterprise Cloud Pitch With NetApp Collaboration Vidyo Unveils Browser-Based Telepresence Fujitsu Releases 23 New Enterprise Computers With Windows 8 Report Highlights Government Datacenter of the Future IBM Delivers Real Time Security for Big Data Environments Apple Building $68M Oregon Data Center Slideshow: From Small to Big Data - Solutions for Managing Information Recent IT Features & Blogs Parlay That Part-Time IT Job Into Its Full-Time Equivalent Blind Spot Exposed: Open Your Eyes To Service-Oriented IT Management Cloud Acronyms Illustrated: SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and More Slideshow: Top 10 Cities for IT Jobs Private vs. Public Cloud: How To Choose? Using MapReduce Programming without Java Get Smart: Building Your UC Education Secrets to IT Vendor Management Revealed: Post-Sales What to Look for in Mobile Device Management Systems Slideshow: Intel Processors Over the Years Slideshow: Nine Free Security Tools for Site Owners Beyond Hadoop: Graph Databases for Big Data Slideshow: Privacy Regulations and Frameworks Illustrated IT Buyer’s Guide: 10 Gigabit Ethernet More Recent IT Slide ShowsSlideshow: The Top Tech Conferences for ITMoore’s Law In Pictures: An Illustrated History of the MicroprocessorSlideshow: Server Processor MilestonesSlideshow: The History of the Data CenterA Visual History of Cryptography and EncryptionA Visual Tour of Laptop MemoryTop 10 Enterprise Humor VideosSlideshow: Server Processor MilestonesTen Things I Love/Hate About ITThe Top Remote Access iPhone Apps for IT Pros More Recent IT News Report Highlights Government Data Center of the FutureCitrix Boosts Enterprise Cloud Pitch With NetApp CollaborationVidyo Unveils Browser-Based TelepresenceFujitsu Releases 23 New Enterprise Computers With Windows 8Enterprise-Led Security Services Driving Mobile Security MarketwebMethods 9.0 Unites Cloud, Social, Mobile and Big Data TechDell Announces Hardware and Software for More Flexible Data CentersApple Building $68M Oregon Data CenterIBM Delivers Real Time Security for Big Data EnvironmentsCalxeda To Develop 64-bit ARM Processor for 2014Microsoft Acquiring Cloud-integrated Storage Provider StorSimpleSAP Announces HANA-based Cloud Platform Seagate Announces 4TB Enterprise HDD, 2.5-inch 10K 900 GB HDDARM Announces System IP for Energy Efficient ServersMcAfee Launches New Data Center Security SuitesAVG Offers Cloud-Based Security Service for SMBsIBM and AT&T Provide Private Networks for New Cloud ServiceTI Launches More Efficient PoE ControllersIntel Intros Atom-Based Platform for NAS DevicesCisco Acquires Virtual Network Controller CompanyMicrosoft Releases Azure Services for Windows Server in BetaHealthcare Industry Faces Big Data RevolutionIBM Introduces Faster Storage Systems James Alan Miller is Managing Editor of Tom's IT Pro. He is a veteran technology journalist with over seventeen years of experience creating and developing magazine and online content. Founding editor of numerous business and enterprise computing sites at the internet.com network, James headed up the After Hours section at PC Magazine, as well as hardware and software sections of various Windows publications. See here for all Tom's IT Pro articles written by James. Recent IT VideosVIDEO: Big Data, Big Hardware, Big SoftwareAs data grows so must the hardware, software and access tools to give it meaning.VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600CP MotherboardA 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600CP VIDEO: Quick Look - Intel S2600IP MotherboardA 3D fly-through of Intel's S2600IP motherboard.VIDEO: Data Center ConvergenceEverything you need to know about the new data center. Comment on this article ... Comment(s)| Comments