Launching an InfoSec Career: My six essential tips | Security Simplified

One of the questions I get the most online is “how do I get into cybersecurity”? When someone asks me this question, I often have a hard time answering because, the truth is that there is no singular or best way to get into cybersecurity.

However, there are things that are helpful to know for anyone who wants to go into Infosec. In this talk, I present my six tips for anyone who wants to get into Infosec:

1. There is more to Infosec than hacking.
2. Learn how to teach yourself new things.
3. Get to know people!
4. Polish your online presence.
5. Specialize, or find a combination of skills that make you unique.
6. There are many ways of getting "experience".

This is the keynote I gave at H@cktivityCon 2021.
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