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Think you have the perfect combination of geek knowledge and writing skills? We’re looking for an experienced, security-focused writer to join our team.

認為您將怪胎知識和寫作技能完美結合了嗎？ 我們正在尋找經驗豐富，注重安全性的作家加入我們的團隊。

我們在尋找什么 (What We’re Looking For)

We are looking for an experienced writer?and security expert to cover how-to guides and explainers in the realm of infosec from a consumer standpoint. You’ll need to be able to distill complex subjects into friendly explainers or guides, discussing everything from malware to VPNs to encryption and everything in between. We are not?looking for writers that focus solely on Linux or tech news, though occasionally security topics may deal with something that’s been in the news (for example, major bugs like Heartbleed.)

我們正在尋找一個經驗豐富的作家和安全專家，從消費者的角度介紹信息安全領域的操作指南和解釋器。 您需要能夠將復雜的主題提煉成友好的講解器或指南，討論從惡意軟件到VPN到加密以及介于兩者之間的所有內容。 我們并不是在尋找只關注Linux或技術新聞的作家，盡管有時安全性主題可能會處理新聞中一直存在的問題(例如，諸如Heartbleed之類的主要錯誤)。

Ideally, we’d like someone willing to come on full-time, but we are open to?part-time writers as well. You’re also welcome to start as part-time to see if it’s a good fit,?before making the jump to full time.

理想情況下，我們希望有人愿意全職參加，但我們也對兼職作家開放。 也歡迎您從兼職開始，看看是否合適，然后再跳到全職。

All?of our writers need to have?the following qualities:

我們所有的作家都需要具備以下素質：

• You must be a geek at heart, always looking to learn more about technology and make your gadgets work better.
  您必須是一個內心的極客，總是希望學習更多有關技術的知識，并使您的小工具更好地工作。

• You must be able to write tips, how-to articles, and explainers about complex topics that are clear and easy to understand, even to non-experts. Again, we are not looking for news writers!

  您必須能夠撰寫清晰，易于理解的復雜主題的技巧，入門文章和解釋器，甚至對于非專家也是如此。 同樣，我們不尋找新聞撰稿人！

• You must be creative, and have the ability to generate article ideas, take suggestions, and make topics interesting and exciting.
  您必須具有創造力，并具有產生文章想法，提出建議并使主題有趣和令人興奮的能力。
• You must be at least 18 years old and have your own computer.
  您必須年滿18歲并擁有自己的計算機。
• You must have solid English writing skills, and ideally professional writing experience.
  您必須具有扎實的英語寫作能力，以及理想的專業寫作經驗。
• You should have some basic screenshot and image editing chops. HTML skills are a plus.
  您應該具有一些基本的屏幕截圖和圖像編輯印章。 具有HTML技能者優先。

Here’s a couple of examples of recent security-focused articles–from our own site and others–that demonstrate?what we’re looking for in terms of quality and content. Please make sure to look through these before you decide to apply:

這是我們自己的站點和其他站點上近期針對安全性的文章的幾個示例，它們展示了我們在質量和內容方面正在尋找的東西。 在決定申請之前，請務必仔細閱讀以下內容：

• What Is SHA-1, and Why Will Retiring It Kick Thousands Off the Internet? [How-To Geek]

  什么是SHA-1？為什么要淘汰它的數千名網民？ [如何成為極客]

• Wi-Fi Security: Should You Use WPA2-AES, WPA2-TKIP, or Both? [How-To Geek]

  Wi-Fi安全性：您應該同時使用WPA2-AES，WPA2-TKIP還是同時使用兩者？ [如何成為極客]

• How to Lock Down TeamViewer for More Secure Remote Access [How-To Geek]

  如何鎖定TeamViewer以獲得更安全的遠程訪問[How-To Geek]

• The Impossible Task of Creating a “Best VPNs” List Today [Ars Technica]

  今天創建“最佳VPN”列表的不可能任務[Ars Technica]

• HTTPS Is Not a Magic Bullet for Web Security [Ars Technica]

  HTTPS并不是Web安全的靈丹妙藥[Ars Technica]

Put simply: We want to write about security for normal people (or geeks)–not other security experts. These are just a few recent examples, but they all exemplify what kind of articles?we’re looking for.

簡而言之：我們想為普通人(或極客)而不是其他安全專家撰寫有關安全性的文章。 這些只是最近的一些例子，但它們都例證了我們正在尋找的文章類型。

如何申請 (How to Apply)

Send an email to jobs@howtogeek.com?with the subject How-To Geek Security Writer?and include the following in your email:

發送主題為How-To Geek Security Writer的電子郵件至jobs@howtogeek.com ，并在電子郵件中包含以下內容：

• List your credentials in this topic area, and explain?why your geek skills are worth touting to millions of readers each month.
  在此主題區域中列出您的憑據，并解釋為什么每月都有數百萬讀者向您兜售極客技能。
• Your name and location.
  您的姓名和位置。
• Any previous experience you have with writing and/or blogging.
  您以前在撰寫和/或撰寫博客方面的經驗。
• Whether or not you are currently employed, and what you do if you are.
  您當前是否在工作，以及您是否在工作。
• A brief overview of the topics you are familiar with, what kind of guides you’d be interested in writing, and what operating systems/computers you have access to.
  簡要概述您熟悉的主題，您會感興趣的指南類型以及可以訪問的操作系統/計算機。

• Most Important: We want a writing sample. If you have previous writing to showcase, particularly of the security how-to or explainer variety, include a link to it in your email. If you have a personal blog, a forum account, or a commenter account from anywhere, feel free to include that as well.

  最重要：我們需要一個寫作樣本。 如果您以前有過展示的文章，特別是有關安全操作方法或解釋程序的文章，請在電子郵件中包含指向該文章的鏈接。 如果您在任何地方都有個人博客，論壇帳戶或評論者帳戶，也可以隨意添加。

We don’t have normal office hours, or even an office, so you can be located anywhere–this is strictly a telecommuting job (although only US residents are eligible for the full-time positions).

我們沒有正常的辦公時間，甚至沒有辦公室，因此您可以位于任何地方-嚴格來說，這是個通勤工作(盡管只有美國居民才有資格擔任全職職位)。

Bonus points if you can find the grammatical error?in this post.

如果您能在這篇文章中找到語法錯??誤，可加分。

So what are you waiting for? Email us already!

你還在等什么？ 給我們發電子郵件！

翻譯自: https://www.howtogeek.com/274677/how-to-geek-is-looking-for-a-security-writer/

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