Careers in security for java programmers?

[Rahul Sudip Bose]

Please tell me what kind of roles can one expect to get in security by only knowing java ? (recently saw a job offered by McAfee in the ranch)

I heard that security needs knowledge of Assembly , C, C++ , python etc and NOT just java because it is "secure" . So where do PURE java folks fit into the security industry ? (i guess they probably make jsp pages , GUI and things like that and dont do work directly related to security)

Any info on this is welcome.

PS : Can this be put in the security sub-forum, so that more people can share their info ?

[Henry Wong]

Rahul Sudip Bose wrote:
I heard that security needs knowledge of Assembly , C, C++ , python etc and NOT just java because it is "secure" . So where do PURE java folks fit into the security industry ? (i guess they probably make jsp pages , GUI and things like that and dont do work directly related to security)

Most jobs, in most domains, are cross languages. IMHO, the concept of "PURE java", or pure anything, is in the minority. Don't have a good answer for you. Sorry.

Henry