There is no in-depth experience required to enroll in this program. It is helpful to know how to use Microsoft office, web surfing etc.
NSA/NSS is strictly a network administration and security program. With that being said, in nowadays network world scripting plays an important role in administration. There are introductory level courses of programming in NSA/NSS - Power Shell and WSH (VBScript), ASP.
Job market is pretty good in IT field. Even in the recent recession time there were students who succeeded in getting good jobs.
There is a famous saying “You have to think like a thief to catch a thief”. So you will learn how to hack and how to protect your network against hackers in NSS program.
It is preferable to have social skills in the IT field. There are number of group projects involved in this program in order to enhance one’s capability to work in a team environment.
Security Administrator is a certificate program, covering basic to intermediate level network administration using Microsoft platform. On the other hand, the Security Specialist program offers much more indepth and advanced level of security practices using Linux, Windows and Cisco devices. The Security Specialist program covers, Forensic investigation, Cryptography, Penetration testing and various ethical hacking techniques.
You don’t need to buy any hardware for this course. The school will provide you a dedicated server accessible from anywhere in the world using your home computer/laptop.
