InfosecJon - From Rudderless Youth to Navy Engineer to Security Professional

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."

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/