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Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.

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Madison, WI

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Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.

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@InfoSecEdu

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English

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(708) 689-0131


Episodes

CISSP exam tips and tricks part two | Cyber Work Hacks

3/15/2024
Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CISSP exam. Today’s Hack is part two, so I encourage you to go back and listen to part one of Steve Spearman’s CISSP exam tips and tricks. In part two, I pass the mic to Spearman to give you his top five test-taking strategies for the CISSP. What’s the Sesame Street rule? How does the CISSP feel about absolutes? Keep it here, and you’ll find out in part two of this week’s Cyber Work Hack. 1:30 - Look for absolutes in questions 3:17 - The Sesame Street principle 4:45 - Watch for algebraic equations 6:23 - Look for the "golden words" 7:38 - Change management is likely the answer 8:55 - Keep an eye on senior management and impact 10:19 - Think like a CISO 11:53 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:12:56

CISSP exam tips and tricks: Avoiding common mistakes | Cyber Work Hacks

3/11/2024
Infosec and Cyber Work Hacks are here to help you pass the CISSP exam! This is part one of a two-part Cyber Work in which Infosec’s CISSP boot camp instructor Steve Spearman gives you his top tips and tricks for taking the CISSP exam! In part one, we’ll talk about what makes the CISSP such a difficult exam, common mistakes people make while taking the exam and what to do if, heaven forbid, you don’t pass on the first try. You don’t have to do this alone, but you need to listen to Spearman's suggestions. – Learn more about the CISSP: https://resources.infosecinstitute.com/overview/cissp/ – Get your free ebook, "CISSP exam tips and tricks (to ace your exam on the first try)": https://www.infosecinstitute.com/form/cissp-exam-tips-ebook/ 0:00 - CISSP exam tips 1:43 - What makes the CISSP challenging? 4:51 - Common mistakes taking the CISSP 8:00 - Tricks for taking the CISSP test 11:40 - Advice on retaking the test 16:05 - Best advice for CISSP exam day 16:36 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:17:32

What help do CISOs need in 2024? | Guest Alicia Olson

3/4/2024
Alicia Olson, VP of Communications at Optiv, is today's guest. Olson came to cybersecurity from the oil and gas sector. She tells us how she got interested in communications for security professionals, explains how she turned Optiv’s distributed workforce into a cohesive unit and gives CISOs some crucial advice and ideas for dealing with that moment that no one wants to have to explain — the inevitable security breach. 0:00 - What do CISOs need in 2024? 1:40 - Working in communications 3:50 - Average workday as a VP of communications 6:56 - Cybersecurity issues with communications 9:50 - Why work in cybersecurity communications? 13:00 - How to enter cybersecurity communication roles 17:50 - Women mentoring women in cybersecurity 19:35 - Supporting DEI in cybersecurity 23:00 - Biggest problems for CISOs in 2024 25:05 - Missing CISO skills you should learn 27:38 - Remediation in cybersecurity communication 29:30 - Olson's best piece of career advice 30:15 - Learn more about Optiv 30:55 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:32:34

What a CISSP boot camp is like | Cyber Work Hacks

2/29/2024
Infosec and the Cyber Work Hacks podcast are here to help you prepare for and pass the CISSP exam from ISC2. For today’s hack, we’re talking boot camps. If you’ve been preparing for the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) study guide for six months or more, you might learn better in a concentrated, focused environment with expert instruction. And that expert is Infosec boot camp instructor Steve Spearman, who has helped hundreds of learners prepare for and pass their CISSP. Steve will walk you through what the Infosec 7-day CISSP boot camp is like, which can make the difference between passing on the first try and the headache and heartache of having to re-sit the exam. 0:00 - What is a CISSP boot camp? 1:37 - A boot camp versus university cybersecurity education 2:47 - What is a cybersecurity boot camp schedule like? 6:54 - Cybersecurity boot camp communication 9:50 - Cybersecurity boot camp homework 12:13 - Taking a cybersecurity certification exam 15:44 - Is a cybersecurity boot camp right for me? 17:36 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:18:24

Ethical hacking careers vs. cinema: What it's like to work as a hacker | Cyber Work Live

2/26/2024
Don't believe the movies and TV shows — ethical hacking is not done by frantically typing on the keyboard in a race against the clock. What's a career in ethical hacking and penetration testing really like? Join our panel of experts who have worked in the field for decades to find out! In this one-hour live event, we'll cover: 0:00 - Ethical hacking fact vs fiction 7:45 - First, getting into cybersecurity 12:00 - Does ethical hacking fiction affect people? 19:20 - Cybersecurity students in higher ed 26:17 - Qualifying for penetration testing jobs 31:21 - A real-life cybersecurity attack 42:30 - Does Hollywood inspire cybersecurity workers? 44:30 - U.S. Cybergames 47:40 - Infosec Skills and real-life learning 50:35 - Cybersecurity career jump 53:30 - Criminal justice and cybersecurity 56:25 - From IT support to cybersecurity 59:00 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:01:01:29

Renewing your Security+ certification | Cyber Work Hacks

2/22/2024
Infosec and Cyber Work hacks want to help you pass the Security+ exam! We have three separate hacks on this channel to help you through the process of studying for and taking the exam. But what about in the years after, when it’s time to get ready to recertify? Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober walks you through all the different ways you can earn your continuing education units (CEU), how many you need to re-certify your Security+ and some less-known activities that can keep your CEU numbers rising and make ongoing learning an ongoing process, not something you need to “cram” at the end of three years. Wanna know more? Well, it's all here in today’s Cyber Work Hack. 0:00 - Security+ certification renewal 1:30 - Why does CompTIA require renewal? 4:37 - How to earn continuing education units 6:51 - Fun ways to earn continuing education units 8:04 - Log your continuing education unit hours 9:44 - Continuing education unit consistency 12:25 - CompTIA certification continuing education 15:14 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:16:23

A career in dental cybersecurity? Drilling down into this unique role | Guest Tom Terronez

2/19/2024
Tom Terronez joins Cyber Work to discuss security in an industry that doesn’t always make the headlines for security news: dentistry. Terronez co-founded Medix Dental, an IT and security provider for the dental industry, 20 years ago, and has the lowdown on some of the specific security issues dentist offices and networks face. It is an uphill battle to get the industry to acknowledge its extreme insecurity, and I find out how a shared love of Hall & Oates got Terronez into this very specific area of the security sphere. And I promise that I tried to avoid overusing the phrase “drill down on this point.” Spoiler: I failed. 0:00 - Dental industry cybersecurity 2:00 - Terronez's interest in tech 3:55 - Dentistry cybersecurity 20 years ago 5:00 - Dentistry cybersecurity dangers and issues 15:55 - Why the dental industry is susceptible to cyberattacks 18:50 - Common attack vectors against dentists 23:37 - How to work in dental cybersecurity 25:20 - What working in dental cybersecurity is like 26:40 - Volunteer opportunities in dental cybersecurity 28:22 - 2024 dental cybersecurity trends 31:20 - Tom Terronez's best cybersecurity career advice 32:50 - Learn more about Medix Dental 34:03 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:35:35

Security+ Boot Camp: What to expect during your training | Cyber Work Hacks

2/15/2024
Infosec and the Cyber Work Hacks podcast are here to help you pass the Security+ exam! For today’s hack, let’s talk bootcamps. If you’ve been piecing your way through the Sec+ study guide for six months or more, it’s possible that you would learn better in a concentrated, focused environment with expert instruction. I’m talking, of course, about Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober! Goberwill walks you through what the Infosec five-day Security+ boot camp is like the learning and memorizing strategies you’ll employ and all the ways that boot camp training can make the difference between passing on the first try and endless headaches and heartaches of re-sitting the exam. You don’t have to do it alone! But to learn more, you do have to keep it here for another Cyber Work Hack. 0:00 - Security+ boot camp 1:30 - Boot camp training versus classroom 6:25 - Breaking down five days of boot camp 8:50 - What is it like to attend a boot camp? 12:14 - How does the boot camp prepare for the exam? 14:01 - Is a boot camp right for you? 15:30 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT, and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and at home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:16:21

Are remote workers more security-savvy than on-premises? | Guest Joseph Nwanpka

2/12/2024
Miami University's (in Oxford, Ohio) Farmer School of Business Information Systems and Security researcher Joseph Nwankpa joins Cyber Work today. Nwankpa recently wrote a report that overturns some huge assumptions: he found that work-from-home employees are, to a large degree, less of a security issue than many on-premises workers. Nwankpa discusses The Peltzman Effect, the persistent struggles to create security awareness that lasts past the initial training sessions and talks about some surprising reasons that the higher education sector has been shown to be less sophisticated in their security awareness than many other industries. 0:00 - Are remote workers more cyber secure? 2:00 - How did Joseph Nwankpa get into cybersecurity? 7:53 - Findings on remote worker security 12:00 - Cybersecurity strategies in different work locations 17:05 - A company's cybersecurity compliance culture 19:07 - Best lessons for best remote work security practices 22:00 - Internalizing securing awareness 26:40 - Higher ed issues with cybersecurity 31:00 - Higher ed and phishing emails 33:00 - Remote work security blind spots 35:50 - Become a security awareness professional 41:54 - Miami University's information systems program 44:00 - Learn more about Nwankpa 45:01 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:46:57

Security+ exam questions and answers: What to expect | Cyber Work Hacks

2/9/2024
Cyber Work Hacks is here to answer your questions about the CompTIA Security+ exam! Today, Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober reviews Security+ exam sample questions and shares tips to pass your Security+ 701 exam. 0:00 - Security+ exam mechanics 1:15 - The different types of Security+ exam questions 3:55 - How do you see your Security+ exam results? 5:10 - Security+ exam example question 1 9:27 - Security+ exam example question 2 11:32- Security+ exam example question 3 15:08- Security+ practice exam 16:29 - Security+ exam day advice 18:05 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:19:06

45 billion cyberattacks a day?! Media myths and working in cybersecurity | Guest Ken Westin

2/5/2024
Ken Westin of Panther Labs has a bit of fact-checking he wants to do on some of the tech stories we read daily in the papers. Does J.P. Morgan really get 45 billion cyberattacks per day? Really? Are there other factors in this number that aren’t emphasized in the interest of chasing panic clicks? Westin and I talk about responsible ways to cover big security stories in the news, ways that each of us can become cyber fact-checkers and advocates, and Westin tells me about how his personal interests have turned into creating some very cool anti-theft tools. You can hear me audibly blown away by one in particular! 0:00 - Mega cyberattacks 2:00 - How Ken Westin got into cybersecurity 10:44 - J.P. Morgan cyberattacks 16:00 - Media and PR as a form of social engineering 17:48 - Reframing the cyberattack narrative 19:50 - CISO burnout and responsibility 23:04 - Advice to CISO workers to fight new threats 28:35 - Changing the cybersecurity narrative 33:43 - Advice to cybersecurity professionals 37:30 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:39:08

Security+ exam tips: What changed and how to pass the new exam | Cyber Work Hacks

1/29/2024
Cyber Work Hacks is here to answer your questions about the CompTIA Security+ exam! Today, Infosec boot camp instructor Tommy Gober tells us about the new changes to the Security+ exam and how it will (or will not) affect your study and preparation for the exam! Keep learning, and keep it here for another Cyber Work Hack. Get your free Security+ ebook, "CompTIA Security+ 701: How the world's most popular cert is changing in 2024" https://www.infosecinstitute.com/form/comptia-security-601/ 0:00 - Security+ exam changes 1:05 - Key ways the Security+ exam has changed (SY0-701) 3:47 - Why make the Security+ exam changes? 5:30 - Security+ exam studying strategy 6:47 - Most crucial Security+ exam skills for the future 9:48 - Best advice before taking the Security+ exam 11:28 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:12:31

The Wild West era of data collection is over | Guest Sean Falconer

1/22/2024
Today on Cyber Work, Sean Falconer of Skyflow and host of the Partially Redacted and Software Huddle podcasts, joins me to talk about the present and future of consumer and user data privacy, the pros and cons of adding more privacy regulations into place and his journey from software development and engineering to his current place of working closely and deeply with the future of API-based data encryption and privacy. And stick around because Falconer will share the best career advice he ever received! 0:00 - Consumer and user data privacy 2:02 - When did Falconer get into tech? 6:40 - Three degrees in computer science 12:40 - Current issues around data privacy 19:25 - The end of "Wild West" data privacy laws 24:00 - External factors on data privacy 28:03 - Why am I accepting cookies on websites? 34:45 - Experiences and learning for data privacy careers 41:44 - Learn more about Skyflow and Falconer 42:26 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:43:59

Don't chase unicorns to fix the cybersecurity skills gap | Guest Adrianna Iadarola

1/8/2024
Adrianna Iadarola of CyberSN joins me today to break down every spot on the cybersecurity job search, hiring, upskilling and retention pipeline. After her raucous and highly informative presentation at ISACA Digital Trust World, I knew I had to introduce you to this great analyst and thinker. Whether you’re doing the hiring or being the hiree, you will find something crucial to your new year journey today on Cyber Work. 0:00 - Problems with cybersecurity hiring 2:19 - How Adrianna Iadarola got into cybersecurity 6:03 - Skills required to jump cybersecurity roles 8:13 - How the cybersecurity job landscape has changed 13:30 - Skills gap in cybersecurity and timing 15:15 - Cybersecurity HR hiring issues 20:05 - Why is AI security executive level? 25:16 - Change in soliciting cybersecurity candidates 30:16 - Recommendations on changing a cybersecurity team 35:30 - Strategies in cybersecurity language 40:00 - Advice for people heading into cybersecurity 43:20 - Where are cybersecurity budgets and investments going? 49:52 - What is CyberSN? 52:01 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:53:41

Neurodiversity and cybersecurity leadership positions | Guest Anthony Pacilio

12/18/2023
Today's guest is Anthony Pacilio, VP Neurodiverse Solutions at CAI. I met Pacilio at this year’s ISACA Digital Trust World event in Boston, and I was immediately fascinated with his insights on hiring and attracting neurodiverse professionals in security, IT, engineering and related industries, all of which suffer a skills gap and all of which are in need of new insights and working methods. Pacilio and I have a substantive conversation about changing the structure of the “6-hour marathon” interview process, the difference between an employee who stays in one job role vs. an employee who stays in but re-imagines that one job role, and why this new way of hiring and recruitment can lead to nothing less than an entire transformation of a company’s work culture. 0:00 - Neurodiversity and cybersecurity leadership 4:18 - Pacilio's early years with tech 7:40 - Shifting roles in cybersecurity 12:55 - VP of neurodiverse solutions 16:10 - CAI's dedication to neurodiversity 19:27 - Neurodiverse solutions in cybersecurity and IT 23:50 - Rethinking the cybersecurity role interview 26:32 - Adopting new interview strategies 33:03 - Examples and success stories 35:30 - Where neurodiverse workers succeed in cybersecurity 42:04 - Tips for neurodiverse learners in cybersecurity 45:58 - Advice for new cybersecurity professionals 52:30 - Learn more about CAI 53:05 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:55:01

What it's like to be a CISO — and why they don't need more tech | Guest Dan Roberts

12/11/2023
Dan Roberts, host of the “Tech Whisperers” podcast, and a mentor, coach and leader to CISOs and other tech-focused C-suite members for nearly four decades, is today's guest. We talk about Roberts' earliest work, including coining the term “Developing the human side of technology” all the way back in 1984, to spearheading the CyberLX program for CISOs and those aspiring to be. Roberts also provides a four-stage growth chart for CISOs that, quite frankly, scales well to just about any tech career and teases a very exciting guest on the “Tech Whisperers” podcast! 0:00 - CISO's need leadership experience 4:47 - How Dan Roberts got into cybersecurity and tech 6:34 - What was tech like in the '80s? 9:20 - Common difficulties as a CISO 16:52 - What is CyberLX? 24:10 - Joining CyberLX to become a CISO 29:50 - How to become a CISO 34:45 - Cybersecurity and soft skills 38:05 - Skills needed in tech and security now 40:30 - Leading with the seven Cs 43:00 - Start your CISO career journey 46:23 - Getting uncomfortable to evolve in cybersecurity 47:49 - What is the Tech Whisperers podcast? 52:06 - Tech for Good project 54:18 - Exciting new projects for Roberts 56:30 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:58:24

Empowering African Women through Cybersecurity | Guest Confidence Staveley

12/4/2023
Confidence Staveley of the CyberSafe Foundation and the CyberGirls program is today's guest. CyberGirls is a year-long cohort program in which women in Africa ages 18 to 28 can learn cybersecurity basics and create career tracks to fast-track these students into cybersecurity careers! Staveley tells us about the workings of the program, how she uses her YouTube channel to teach API security with food analogies and explains the origins of what is likely the first-ever Afrobeat song about security awareness! This episode is as fun and inspiring as any I’ve recorded, so I hope you’ll tune in for today’s Cyber Work. 0:00 - Cybersecurity training for women in Africa 4:47 - How Confidence Staveley got into cybersecurity 10:35 - What is the CyberSafe Foundation? 16:57 - What is the CyberGirls fellowship? 21:30 - How to get involved in CyberGirls 30:10 - Inspiring success CyberGirls stories 43:11 - Keeping CyberGirls engaged 46:31 - API Kitchen YouTube show 52:00 - Cybersecurity initiatives in Africa 59:27 - Advice for working in cybersecurity 1:03:13 - CyberGirls' future 1:05:20 - Learn more about CyberSafe 1:07:22 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:01:09:32

The transformative power of neurodiversity in cybersecurity practices | Guest Ian Campbell

11/20/2023
Ian Campbell, security operations engineer at DomainTools, is someone who has truly carved a niche out for himself in his organization and in the cybersecurity landscape as a whole. His blogs for the DomainTools website have provided paths for neurodiverse cybersecurity professionals and allies who want to make their organizations more friendly to neurodiversity to undertake the small changes to work roles and company culture that can net huge improvements for folks with different types of cognition, patterns of learning, concentration challenges, and yes, nurturable strengths! I’ve said it plenty of times here and I’ll say it again: cybersecurity is at its best when we’re all together, solving problems and creating solutions with our own diverse approaches. 0:00 - Neurodiversity in cybersecurity 4:00 - How Ian Campbell got into cybersecurity 6:50 - Cybersecurity journey 15:33 - What does a security operations engineer do? 18:37 - Chokepoints of security operations engineer role 20:22 - Supporting people with neurodiverse work and learning 25:50 - What hinders neurodiverse workers in cybersecurity? 30:17 - Altering work culture for neurodiverse workers 39:00 - Neurodivergent traits suited for cybersecurity 42:05 - Benefits of neurodiversity in cybersecurity 48:41 - Promoting communication for neurodiverse workers 52:36 - Positive policies for neurodivergent workers 58:20 - Learn more about DomainTools 1:00:00 - Learn more about Ian Campbell 1:00:23 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:01:02:17

National security cyber issues and Stanford’s cyber policy program | Guest AJ Grotto

11/13/2023
Guest AJ Grotto is the William J. Perry International Security Fellow and founding director of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology and Governance at the Stanford Policy Center and Stanford University. Grotto has served in the National Cybersecurity Council under two successive presidents and brings decades of knowledge in international relations, policy and risk both to his students and to clients in his private sector consulting work. Grotto tells us about the current state of international cyber risk and response, gives his tips for students just getting started in international policy and why a suspicious-looking email took him away from the law profession and into the security space. 0:00 - National security cyber issues 4:04 - How AJ Grotto got into cybersecurity 7:10 - Grotto's work in the National Security Council 10:25 - Skills used in the National Security Council 14:35 - Working at Sagewood 17:00 - Global trends in cybersecurity 19:00 - Economies down; cyber crime up? 20:17 - Cyber risk work at Stanford 23:10 - Cybersecurity students at Stanford 29:46 - How to take Grotto's class at Stanford 31:25 - Federal Zero Trust directives 34:49 - What to research for national security work 38:09 - Important global cybersecurity topics 40:06 - Learn more about Grotto, Stanford international policy 41:07 - Outro – Get your FREE cybersecurity training resources: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/free – View Cyber Work Podcast transcripts and additional episodes: https://www.infosecinstitute.com/podcast About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:42:46

The role of film storytelling in making education stick | Cyber Work Hacks

11/9/2023
Infosec IQ’s director of production, Steve Concotelli comes to us following years working in the movie and TV industry, and his ability to create and craft a great story is at the core of what makes Work Bytes the most award-winning security awareness series on the market! Learn more about Concotelli and the team’s ability to craft storylines with takeaways that stick, as well as the reasons why we create four different information delivery types to match the pace and time commitments of your workers. Maybe by the end, you’ll know which of the fantastical characters I mentioned at the start is most like you! Kick back and enjoy a few engaging minutes with this Cyber Work Hack. And take the Work Bytes Personality Quiz: https://infosec.involve.me/work-bytes-personality-quiz. 0:00 - Film storytelling in cybersecurity 2:48 - How Concotelli moved from Hollywood to Infosec 3:56 - What is Work Bytes? 5:50 - Telling the story of Work Bytes 7:47 - Balancing fun and info 14:07 - What's new in Work Bytes? 19:21 - Big goals for Work Bytes 20:29 - Outro About Infosec Infosec’s mission is to put people at the center of cybersecurity. We help IT and security professionals advance their careers with skills development and certifications while empowering all employees with security awareness and phishing training to stay cyber-safe at work and home. More than 70% of the Fortune 500 have relied on Infosec Skills to develop their security talent, and more than 5 million learners worldwide are more cyber-resilient from Infosec IQ’s security awareness training. Learn more at infosecinstitute.com.

Duration:00:23:54