I just came back from a hackers conference about internet security and I’m interested in learning web security and protecting companies from hackers. But I don’t know where to start and what languages to learn..
Could anybody point me in the right direction for this?
Everyone has their own philosophy of security. Developing your own philosophy is vital. This is the reason why Bruce Schneier is so popular, and I read every blog post.
In the current state of security the landscape is littered with security systems that fail. I believe this is because of the following quote.
Learning how to break software is the most important step in learning in how to protect it from attack. You must find vulnerabilities in software and write exploit code.