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Are you making career moves in cybersecurity, or is cybersecurity making moves around you?
Welcome to Razorwire. In this episode, I sit down with Marius Poskus - CISO, consultant, podcaster and all-round cyber expert - to how to succeed in cybersecurity. We discuss career paths, why security culture fails in most organisations and the risks of rushing into AI without understanding what you’re doing. Whether you’re trying to break into the industry or you’re leading security strategy, this conversation covers what works and what doesn’t.

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Summary:
Want to break into cybersecurity without wasting time on the wrong certifications? Wondering why your security programme keeps failing despite all the tools you’ve bought? We have the answers.

From physical security in Lithuania to CISO at a global fintech, Marius explains why pen testing is a terrible entry route for juniors, why compliance doesn’t stop breaches and why giving AI control of your SOC is riskier than most people realise.

We discuss how to build actual security skills (not just a collection of certificates), why punishing people for clicking phishing links backfires and why you need to stop firefighting incidents and start preventing them. Marius also shares why so many organisations buy expensive tools that solve nothing and what happens when you remove humans from security decisions.

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Key Talking Points:
• The Truth About Career Pathways
• Security Culture and Human Factors
• AI, Emerging Threats and Resilience

Tune in for real-world stories, hard-won lessons and clever insights you can use right now, whether you’re climbing the infosec ladder or shaping your organisation’s security future.

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The Future of AI in Software Development:

“Everyone thinks that pen testing is sexy. How many pen testing roles are you going to find in a junior space? So if I’m playing numbers game, go in a SOC, learn cyber defence, build up all of your skills and then you pivot to wherever you want because that’s the easiest path.”

– Marius Poskus

(   / @mpcybersecurity  )

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(https://razorwire.captivate.fm/listen)

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In this episode, we covered the following topics:
• Choose your entry point strategically
• Focus on skills that actually get you hired
• Understand why pen testing isn’t an entry-level path
• Stop buying tools to solve people problems
• Recognise that compliance doesn’t mean you’re secure
• Build a security culture that works
• Question autonomous AI in security
• Shift from firefighting to prevention
• Use your network to accelerate your career

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Connect with your host James Rees
Hello, I am James Rees, the host of the Razorwire podcast. This podcast brings you insights from leading cyber security professionals who dedicate their careers to making a hacker’s life more difficult.

Our guests bring you experience and expertise from a range of disciplines and from different career stages. We give you various viewpoints for improving your cyber security – from seasoned professionals with years of experience, triumphs and lessons learned under their belt, to those in relatively early stages of their careers offering fresh eyes and new insights.

With new episodes every other Wednesday, Razorwire is a podcast for cyber security enthusiasts and professionals providing insights, news and fresh ideas on protecting your organisation from hackers.

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