After having been a regular code monkey in the US for 6 years now with readily o

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After having been a regular code monkey in the US for 6 years now with readily offshoreable skills, I feel like I am fighting an uphill battle against third world wages. While I am not prepared for a drastic career change that will be completely incompatible with my Computer Science background, I was wondering if investing money and resources in getting a degree in Information Security would be worthwhile to get a job that can't easily be offshored.

I would welcome insights from the industry insiders on the level of offshoring that they have witnessed in this industry (in the US) and the barriers-to-entry for someone with an undergrad in Computer Science.
Prevalence of offshoring in the Information Security Industry?

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I am interning at a security company in Switzerland as a penetration tester. Funny thing, I had this exact discussion with my boss (who is in the field for 20 years now). Basically, you can't compete with the coding monkeys in Russia and India, they pump out code as much as you breath. That being said, it is believed that outsourcing security related jobs will not take place any time soon. For the sole reason that jobs in security are based on trust. And trust, you can't outsource.

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