Listen to the full episode here:
http://gettingintoinfosec.com
InfosecJon runs a website cataloging his learning and dedicated to helping others get in the field. He shares his personal story from a directionless youth to enlisting in the Navy (and it's follies) and his tribulations getting into the field. He also shares some interesting Navy stories. Lookout for the bonus episode.
BIO:
Jon is a father, husband and a veteran. He went from aimless youth to enlisting into a career path he never liked. After 7 years as an electrical engineer, he got the chance to pursue his dream of working in information security. Now, he runs a website devoted to helping others.
Notes:
• By almost getting crushed in a two story engine, Jon learned to be adaptable to the situation.
• Got exposure to computers by working with dad at his computer store.
• Was an engineer at heart who fell in love with the inner workings of things and how they work.
• Became the go to person for technology in his department.
• Always had a knack for helping others, even before the military.
Quotes:
• "Biggest skill I got was to be able to figure things out quickly and troubleshooting."
• "You can't troubleshoot something until you know how it works."
• "I just wanted to learn as much as I could."
• "I want to work with technology, I want to help people."
• "Going to a traditional school, being more mature, was a negative."
• "Everybody doesn't know everything. That's why most security teams are... teams!"
• "I want to help people, I want to protect people."
• "The networking knowledge, the sysad knowledge, and then the drive to learn new stuff... is what they were attracted to."
• "Nobody wanted to do it. I volunteered and stepped up."
• "One thing that attracted me to the school 100% was they advertised hands-on labs.":
Links:
• InfosecJon (Twitter): https://twitter.com/infosecjon
• InfosecJon (Website): https://infosecjon.com/
• Navy C-School: https://www.quora.com/Whats-a-Navy-C-school
• Jon on the different types of hackers: https://infosecjon.com/types-of-hackers/
• Intro: Cascadia by Trash80: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5
• Outro: White Smoke by Endless - http://www.endlessslove.com/
Resources:
SEED Labs by Syracuse University : http://www.cis.syr.edu/~wedu/seed/index.html
David's CTF Post: https://bsidessf.org/news/2019/03/running-the-bsides-sf-2019-ctf
Getting Into Infosec:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6gV_gdfc188HZdN8LUx4A
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Breaking-Step-Step-Starting-Information-ebook/dp/B07N15GTPC/
