So, you love to hack, and you’re going to get that dream job in infosec! Except, now what? A wide array of certification firms and colleges are willing to sell you an infosec program, with shiny advertisements and clever sales pitches. Unfortunately, college is massively expensive in the US, and the learning environment isn’t great… Read More College and Infosec: To Degree or not to Degree?
I had a absolutely fabulous time chatting with fellow Chicagoan @HashtagLaToya (of shenomads.com) about information security careers, OPSEC, the Chicago security community, and the accuracy of the Mr. Robot TV show. I highly recommend checking out her outreach and education work!
Listen as Gary and Lesley discuss incident response, digital forensics, security engineering, security certifications, and more. Source: Show 128: Lesley Carhart Discusses Incident Response and Digital Forensics | Cigital
(In this presentation, penetration tester and “TSA Key Guy” Johnny Christmas and I discuss the problems inherent to the disconnect between the information security community and the public and media at large, and how to bridge the skills and stigmas gap between “us” and “them”.)
Chapter 7: Landing the Job So, we’ve come this far in your infosec journey. You’ve studied hard, attended conferences, played a CTF or two, updated your resume, and networked a bit within the information security community. Great work! Let’s prepare for your very first information security interview. === What to Say === There… Read More Starting an InfoSec Career – The Megamix – Chapter 7
I do quite a bit of InfoSec résumé reviewing and critiquing, both personally and professionally, so I’m repeatedly asked for tips on common problems. In order to ensure that these problems were not exclusive to me, I recently had a lengthy discussion with a number of InfoSec professionals involved in hiring (thank you!). We discussed… Read More The Worst InfoSec Resume, Ever
[You can find the previous chapters in this continuing blog series here: Starting an InfoSec Career – The Megamix – Chapters 1-3 Starting an InfoSec Career – The Megamix – Chapters 4-5] Chapter 6: Self-Study Options In the previous chapters, I’ve discussed potential career paths, education and certification options, and the fundamental knowledge needed to become a… Read More Starting an InfoSec Career – The Megamix – Chapter 6
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past several days, IBM posted, then ultimately removed a video promoting STEM fields for women via “hacking hairdryers”, to a great deal of public outcry from STEM professionals. The unhappiness stemmed not only from perceived sexism, but also tremendously poor timing as the ad was… Read More Hair Dryers, Hacking, and Us
Even once a person realizes he or she has a passion for information security, moving in the field can seem a daunting task. The education market is oversaturated with degrees, certifications, and training programs. Meanwhile, many prominent hackers mock those programs publicly. Although I’ve touched on security education and training quite a bit, I’m continually… Read More Starting an InfoSec Career – The Megamix – Chapters 1-3
Around con time, I’m frequently asked ‘how to become a computer hacker’. Since it’s a delightfully non-specific question, I have decided to illustrate my response for posterity: The most critical things when getting into infosec are the right attitude, curiosity, and interest, a solid foundation of technical knowledge, and the motivation to take advantage of… Read More How to become a hacker… now with 80% more pictures.
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