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How to get job as entry level candidate in cybersecurity
Here are some ways for an entry level guy to enter into this field. Remember - very few people can do all the things that are listed below.
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Risky Context, W4
Welcome everyone, to another edition of 'Risky Context'.
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Bored of working in an Indian Bank as auditor or risk assessor? Remember the promise...
Banking is a boring job for many.
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Spoke at CPE session, ISACA Muscat Chapter
So, this happened.
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Risky Context W2: Key Themes and Insights on Cybersecurity Careers
This edition summarises a series of articles from my blog "Risky Context" on various aspects of cybersecurity careers.
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Risky Context W1
Unspoken aspects of a career in Penetration Testing
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There is value in becoming a fully-integrated tester…
What’s integration?
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There will be customers who wouldn’t want you to become domain admin…
Regulation is still the driving force behind the pentesting industry.
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Business will expect you to support them in non-pentesting activities...
This is part of a series of posts, first one here.
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To business, pen-testers are like jumbo-jets...
...profitable only when on-air, expensive when in hanger.
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Not every customer wants you to become domain admin...
Penetration testing (and security assessments in general) has evolved a lot in the last decade or so.
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You are one cog in the wheel...
… a very important one, but few more are needed before a business takes off and money starts rolling in.
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Ask for this first, when you join as a CISO
No, it is not bigger team, corner office, or that new tool promising to remove all your infosec worries.
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6 elements that every penetration test report must have
Important disclaimer - it is very important that you vet the report template with the customer before you start the engagement.
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On cocktail JDs in infosec and why they will keep coming...
I see lot of opinion and feedback on JDs that ask for hands-on experience for a leadership role in infosec or a cocktail of administration experience.
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Don't focus on admin certs when you want to become a Pentester. However...
I see lot of people aiming at getting administrative certifications (e.g., CCNA, CCNP, Microsoft Certification exams, etc.), when they aim to become a…
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appeared on br3akpoint with neelu tripathi
Never thought this would happen.
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Risky Context
Weekly dose of experience, for infosec auditors, pentesters, and risk assessors. For top-down guys (https://sripati.info/it-matters-in-cybersecurity-if-you-are-a-top-down-or-bottoms-up-person/).
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