Getting Into Infosec

Getting Into Infosec

Hosted by: Ayman Elsawah

Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience. There is no linear path into the field of Information Security, so the...

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DEFCON 2023

Hey folks, I'll be at DEF CON in Vegas this year! Would love to see you all there!Jack's Parties: https://twitter.com/JackRhysider/status/1686785376327987200Checkout Miscreants at the Vendor Area:...
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Rana Khalil - From Cryptography to Pentester!

Episode #43

Journey into Cybersecurity and OSCP Certification with Rana KhalilThis episode features Rana Khalil, a Senior Cybersecurity Assessment Analyst with a rich background in pen-testing, especially in the financial sector....
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Norman Weekes— From Contractor To Security Ops Analyst

Episode #42

Norman Weekes is on the Security Operations Team at Salesforce. He is in charge of scanning their infrastructure and ensuring that everything is set up and operating properly.Norman already spent almost a year in the...
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Niru Ragupathy - From Almost Biotech to QA to Google Security Lead

Episode #41

Niru Ragupathy is a Security Engineer at Google and works as the Offensive Security Lead and manages part of the Offensive Security Team. She is currently the Tech Lead Manager. Niru sees managing as a challenging,...
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John Gates - From Car Mechanic to Lead IT Security Analyst

Episode #40

John Gates is a Lead IT Security Operations Analyst for a global food brand. John has always liked to know how do things work - and that has proven to be a beneficial trait - from his first job as a car mechanic to IT...
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Samantha Cowan - From National Parks Service To Head Of Compliance

Episode #39

Samantha Cowan is the Head of Compliance at HackerOne. She's the former Director of Compliance at OneLogin and former Security Engineer at CoverHound, Cyber Policy, and Zenefits. Sam initially perceived Infosec as an...
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Betsy Bevilacqua - From Almost Lawyer to CISO and Security Leader

Episode #38

Betsy Bevilacqua is the current VP of Information Security at Chainalysis. Initially, she had her mind set on law school until she did a self-audit and realized that she enjoyed computers and tech much more. Her...
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Dr. Eric Cole - Accidental CIA Hacker To Fortune 500 Security Advisory To Entrepreneur

Episode #37

Dr. Eric Cole is an accomplished cybersecurity hacker and executive advisor. His career has been a mix of sixth-sense chance encounters and wisdom/foresight of the future. His uncanny ability to see the opportunity in...
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Lisa Jiggetts - From Navy Cook To Pentester To Non-Profit Founder!

Episode #36

Lisa Jiggetts knew from an early age that she was going to be in tech and cyber. A navy veteran who started off as a cook, she always found herself gravitating towards technology. She is also the Founder & Board...
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Eric Strom - From Lawyer to FBI Cyber Division Unit Chief

Episode #35

Eric Strom is the Unit Chief of the Mission Critical Engagement Unit, Cyber Division. In this role, Mr. Strom oversees the FBI Cyber Division’s private sector outreach efforts to the 16 critical infrastructure...
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ICS Gabe - Electrical Engineer to Accidental Cybersecurity ICS Expert

Episode #34

Gabriel Agboruche (@ICS_Gabe) is a senior ICS and OT cybersecurity consultant, helping organizations solve their most challenging industrial control security problems. And that was a mouthful, but that's what he does....
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BONUS - Lisa Jiggetts - Salary Negotiations

Lisa Jiggetts is the founder of the Women's Society Of Cyberjutsu. After recording, we continued talking and the topic of salary negotiations came up. It was so good I started recording again. This topic is super...
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