[What to learn, and how?]

Thanks, I'll do as suggested!

And yes, I have noticed that! :o

Thanks once again for your confidence

[What to learn, and how?]

Also, this is semi-offtopic, but what are your thoughts on the following degrees?

- The Bachelor of Computer Science

- The Bachelor of Computing (Networks)

- The Bachelor of Science in Information Systems

- The Bachelor of Science (Business Information Technology)

- The Bachelor of Information and Communications Technology (ICT)

As I said before, my maths isn't up to scratch, and I'm not a good programmer.

However, the mere act of writing on this forum shows that I'm willing to learn.

Would appreciate your advice here, if you'd prefer I can put this question in another topic?

Thank you,

Hy Zaret

[What to learn, and how?]

Greetings & Salutations to all!

My name is Hy Zaret. I'm 17 years old. I've studied Information Technology (Networking) at a Technical College. I also have quite some months experience working on the 1st Level of a HelpDesk.

Basically, I'm trying to gain access to University. The reason for this is that it seems, that to be successful as an employee within the IT Industry, one either needs a lot of experience, or a degree. Same can be said for the CISSP!

In the near future, I'd like to begin a career in

Some of the skills which I have listed would be beneficial in an undergraduate degree. However, a lot of the skills I've listed will merely be incredibly helpful in my IT Security career.

To give you a better understanding of what I know, and what I'd like to know, I've created a list.

What I know;

= Operating Systems =

• Linux
• BSD
• Solaris
• Mac OS X
• Windows
• MenuetOS
• KolibriOS

= Programming Languages =

• Batch
• Very small amounts of Perl, Python & C++

= Security =

• Security+ (everything that can teach you!)
• General penetration-testing
• What I learnt at Technical College
• What I learnt from my Cisco Certifications

= Certifications =

• CompTIA Security+
• 3 Cisco Certifications
• A Microsoft Certification

= Websites =

• HTML
• CSS
• Joomla
• Wordpress

What I'd like to learn/achieve;

= Programming Languages =

• Assembly
• C
• C++
• .NET
• General scripting (shell etc.)

= Security =

• Vulnerability testing
• Exploit/PoC creation
• Modular (plugin) creations for various popular Security tools
• Reverse-Engineering
• Manual DLL Injection
• Manual SQL Injection
• Manually rewrite the MBR, in the same way a Bootkit does automatically
• How to implement an advanced cryptographic technique into a piece of software
• Edit security-tools to better suit my purpose

= Operating Systems =

• Build Linux from scratch
• Build a few Windows SOEs

= Mathematics =

• Logarithm
• Elliptic Curve
• Vectors
• Matrices

= Certifications =

• STAT (probably most important for gaining entry to University)
• CCNA
• MCSA
• MCSE
• IT Degree (still deciding which one)
• CISSP

I would very much like to get some advice on how to attain the aforementioned knowledge & accreditations.

Thank you,

Hy Zaret

BTW: My Goal is to learn/achieve everything that I've just listed within 10 years.