What makes a cyber security professional?

One problem we have today, with the attention to cyber security, is that everyone wants to get into the game. And frankly there are all too many 'security professionals' and even 'security companies' that simply don't have sufficient skills.  So what makes a good security professional? Here is what I consider the most basic skillset: First and foremost you need a solid understanding of computers.  Yes a CS/CIS/BIS degree would be good, but without that, a basic skillset equivalent to [...]