The Getting Into Infosec podcast
42 interviews with people who switched into infosec from teaching, law, the military, retail, IT help desks and more. There is no single path in, so find the guest whose story sounds like yours.
Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Analyst (pentester) in the financial sector
Previously: Mathematics and cryptography student, QA co-op
From Cryptography to Pentester!
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From Cryptography to Pentester!
From Contractor To Security Ops Analyst
From Almost Biotech to QA to Google Security Lead
From Car Mechanic to Lead IT Security Analyst
From National Parks Service To Head Of Compliance
From Almost Lawyer to CISO and Security Leader
Accidental CIA Hacker To Fortune 500 Security Advisory To Entrepreneur
From Navy Cook To Pentester To Non-Profit Founder!
From Lawyer to FBI Cyber Division Unit Chief
Electrical Engineer to Accidental Cybersecurity ICS Expert
Switching Into Infosec Success Story And Lessons Learned
From Hairstylist to CISO to XR Superhero
Arrested Teenager to Motorcycle Racer To Pentester
From Insecure Developer to Appsec, Diversity/Inclusion Advocate, and Mentor
Engineering Dropout to Math Tutor to Security Architect/Engineer
Professor of Kinesiology to Cybersecurity Analyst!
Confessions of a Cybersecurity Recruiter (Part 2)
Confessions of a Cybersecurity Recruiter (Part 1)
From Tech Curious to Information Security
From Teacher, Filmmaker, and Website Design to Security Engineer!
Young Hacker to "Not A Security Researcher"
Random and Unplanned: From Annuities to ISO!
From Navy E6 to Pentester, SANS Mentor and Nerdcore Rapper!
18 YRO Manager To Education Security To Human Hero
From Generations of CS to Behavioral Science and Entrepreneurship
From Rudderless Youth to Navy Engineer to Security Professional
From Travel Agent to Law Librarian to Security Analyst!
From Network Admin to Trainer to Sales Engineer for Life
From Security Consultant to Security Innovator
Childhood Builder/Breaker to Navy Cryptologist to Founder and Mentor
From Odd-jobs to Network Analyst to SOC Architect to... Darknet Diaries!
Entrepreneur to Security Architect to CISO and Security Champion
From Journalism to IT Support to Security Analyst
Stories, not resumes: Breaking educational and other barriers in cybersecurity
From Making Computer Chips to FBI Supervisory Special Agent!
From SysAdmin to Security Architect to Con Organizer!
From Paralegal to Malware Researcher (and Cyber Crime Author!)
From USMC Infantry Officer to Information Security Officer
From Slinky Network Support Engineer to Security Sales Engineer
From HOA Manager to Headfirst Into InfoSec!
From "Geek Squad" tech to DevSecOps
From Infosec ITAdmin to Red Teamer to CTF Organizer
Getting Into Infosec is hosted by Ayman Elsawah, author of Breaking IN: A Step-by-Step Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security. Each episode opens with a short summary, then follows one guest's path into the field. Between segments you'll hear spoof ads poking fun at the security industry.
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