Getting Into Infosec
Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience. There is no linear path into the field of Information Security, so the hope is that you will resonate with at least one of the guests. Some of my guests were teachers, paralegals, librarians, military vets, developers, and IT help desk techs (to name a few) before transitioning. Also featuring "spoof" ads poking fun at the industry.
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Aug. 3, 2023
DEFCON 2023
Hey folks, I'll be at DEF CON in Vegas this year! Would love to see you all there! Jack's Parties: https://twitter.com/JackRhysider/status/1686785376327987200 Checkout Miscreants at the Vendor Area: https://www.miscreants.co…
March 11, 2022
Rana Khalil - From Cryptography to Pentester!
Journey into Cybersecurity and OSCP Certification with Rana Khalil This episode features Rana Khalil, a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Analyst with a rich background in pen-testing, especially in the financial sector. Rana …
Feb. 25, 2022
Norman Weekes— From Contractor To Security Ops Analyst
Norman Weekes is on the Security Operations Team at Salesforce. He is in charge of scanning their infrastructure and ensuring that everything is set up and operating properly. Norman already spent almost a year in the inform…
Aug. 5, 2021
Niru Ragupathy - From Almost Biotech to QA to Google Security Lead
Niru Ragupathy is a Security Engineer at Google and works as the Offensive Security Lead and manages part of the Offensive Security Team. She is currently the Tech Lead Manager. Niru sees managing as a challenging, interesti…
June 16, 2021
John Gates - From Car Mechanic to Lead IT Security Analyst
John Gates is a Lead IT Security Operations Analyst for a global food brand. John has always liked to know how do things work - and that has proven to be a beneficial trait - from his first job as a car mechanic to IT consul…
June 1, 2021
Samantha Cowan - From National Parks Service To Head Of Compliance
Samantha Cowan is the Head of Compliance at HackerOne. She's the former Director of Compliance at OneLogin and former Security Engineer at CoverHound, Cyber Policy, and Zenefits. Sam initially perceived Infosec as an "unhapp…
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Changing Salaries as a Result of Covid-19 and Remote Work
A high salary and remote work are appealing reasons to switch to a tech career. High wages aren't a new aspect of tech jobs, but 100 percent of remote work might be a new normal. Companies have let employees work from home for limited periods for …
Cybersecurity for K-12
I put a call out to Twitter asking for resources in this space and I found this site. The reason I like this site so much is that it allows someone like a teacher with no cybersecurity experience to get up and running quickly. They have a download k…
DEFCON Meetup!!
Hey everyone! Want to meet some of the guests in person? Like the show and want to meet other listeners? We'll be having a meetup! This Friday 6-7pm @ Chillout Lounge (Bronze 1-4).
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