Companies focusing more on the skillset (and mindset) needed for Security Testing

I am just back home after completing a training program at Novell Bangalore for about 3 days, on a series of diversified topics under Security Testing.

As usual, it was a challenging situation to address the varied needs of individual groups of attendees who joined from several different projects, however, I liked and enjoyed the three days for two reasons - I had an opportunity to package most of my experience and research in the field of Security Testing, and the attendees were very smart. I have been covering only Web Application Security Testing so far and the program at Novell had more focus on security testing even on desktop products and clients (It is under Non-disclosure so I can publish the course agenda here).

Having done about 15 programs on Security Testing in the last few months, I am happy to say that there is now a clear focus in companies on the skillset (and mindset) needed for Security Testing.