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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

I am 54 years old in IT/cybersecurity and I am not worried about it because:

1- I always keep up with the latest technologies.  I am not completely irreplaceable but if that happens, I am confident that I can find another job rather quickly,

2- I have the latest certifications.  If things do not work out in the private sector, I will go into government contracting work.  I might make a bit less as a contractor but I will still have work,

3- I spend a lot of time on weekends constantly upgrading my technology skills.  That's just the way it is, I guess.  I am not going to give up my 300k/year salary without fighting for it.

4- I have a lot of contacts with people in the government that I can get contracting work

That's the nature of technology.  Get yourself updated or become extinct.[/quote]

Oh, cybersecurity is a good recommendation.  It is so risk adverse, and really operates much closer to an accountant (auditing of systems, checklists, etc) then IT development it definitely caters to a more mature mindset.

So you work for a company?  All in, what are your work hours?  I have a tech role in gov at $150k, straight 40 hrs, not sure if I want to bump time at this point in life but maybe in 5 years when I'm 50...[/quote]

NP.  I wouldn't characterize cyber in that way at all.  There are aspects of it like you describe - compliance-based auditing for various standards (FISMA, SOX, HIPAA, etc), but most of cyber is very dynamic and constantly tracking the evolution of offense and defense.  Even in the slower corners of the field like compliance, the good practitioners stay up to date on things so 1) they don't look uninformed to their clients and 2) they can speak to /why/ somebody should comply, not just that "regulation X says you should do this."

But agreed with the above poster that cyber feels relatively insulated from the issues in this thread - at least for now.  My heart goes out to those dealing with ageism.  And agreed with the prior poster that this thread is anxiety inducing.  [/quote]

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