Malware Analysis and Reverse Engineering as a career

This seems like interesting stuff and I want to possibly pursue it as a career, and I have a couple questions if you don’t mind:

- Are there many jobs specifically in analysis and RE? Or is it often an ancillary skillset to a more broad role like DFIR?

- How does one get into this line of work? Is higher education necessary, and if not, how can a self-taught person find work? What resources are best to learn?

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