BREAKING (OR HACKING)
INTO CYBER
SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW TO BUILD, CREATE AND DEPLOY A
CAREER INTO CYBERSECURITY
KATHLEEN SMITH, CMO, CYBERSECJOBS.COM/CLEAREDJOBS.NET
HACKER
A person who delights in having an
intimate understanding of the
internal workings of a system,
computers and computer networks.
According to RFC 1392 and MIT
Information security, information
assurance, cybersecurity….
THE HATS
Black Hat – Those who hack for “the
wrong reasons” reasons may include
causing chaos or hacking for
personal gain
White Hat – Those who hack for “the
right reasons” which may include
testing for security of the system
Grey Hat those who hack for ethical
and unethical reason or may bend
the law to help others or gain
information.
THE TEAMS
Red Teaming
Blue Teaming
And everything else in between
WHICH PATH IS
FOR YOU?
The basics:
• Curiosity
• Fixing things
• Problem Solving
• Continuous Learning
• High stress – high burnout
rate
EXPERIENCE > EDUCATION
HOW TO GET
EXPEREINCE?
• Build Your Home Lab
• Competitions
• Volunteering in the
Community
• Entry Level Jobs
• Internships
• Reserves
EXPLORE DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF
CYBERSECURITY
CONTINUOUS LEARNING…….
COMMERCIAL
CERTIFICATIONS
• CISSP
• CEH
• Security +
• CompTia
• CISM
DOD CERTIFICATIONS
• DoD 8570
MORE
CONTINUOUS
LEARNING
Competitions on and offline
Cons and conferences
Business risk analysis
Public speaking
Team management
Client interface
How to Get a Job in Cyber Security 2018

How to Get a Job in Cyber Security 2018

  • 1.
    BREAKING (OR HACKING) INTOCYBER SOME THOUGHTS ON HOW TO BUILD, CREATE AND DEPLOY A CAREER INTO CYBERSECURITY KATHLEEN SMITH, CMO, CYBERSECJOBS.COM/CLEAREDJOBS.NET
  • 3.
    HACKER A person whodelights in having an intimate understanding of the internal workings of a system, computers and computer networks. According to RFC 1392 and MIT Information security, information assurance, cybersecurity….
  • 4.
    THE HATS Black Hat– Those who hack for “the wrong reasons” reasons may include causing chaos or hacking for personal gain White Hat – Those who hack for “the right reasons” which may include testing for security of the system Grey Hat those who hack for ethical and unethical reason or may bend the law to help others or gain information.
  • 5.
    THE TEAMS Red Teaming BlueTeaming And everything else in between
  • 6.
    WHICH PATH IS FORYOU? The basics: • Curiosity • Fixing things • Problem Solving • Continuous Learning • High stress – high burnout rate
  • 10.
  • 11.
    HOW TO GET EXPEREINCE? •Build Your Home Lab • Competitions • Volunteering in the Community • Entry Level Jobs • Internships • Reserves
  • 12.
    EXPLORE DIFFERENT ASPECTSOF CYBERSECURITY
  • 13.
    CONTINUOUS LEARNING……. COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATIONS • CISSP •CEH • Security + • CompTia • CISM DOD CERTIFICATIONS • DoD 8570
  • 14.
    MORE CONTINUOUS LEARNING Competitions on andoffline Cons and conferences Business risk analysis Public speaking Team management Client interface