Digital Offensive

How to get into Information Security

Posted on Thursday, 26th September 2019 by Michael

In part 1 of this video series, Cristi and I answer the number 1 question we get, How to get into information security? How can I land a job in infosec? We talk about our backgrounds. What has worked for us and what we see trending in the industry. I provided knowledge as a season professional in the field while Cristi provides insight into what it is like being new in the field. We discuss resources to assist you in your job path. We then wrap up with some career path options that are available in this field that may be of interest to you. All the items we discussed in the video are linked below. Make sure to subscribe and give us a thumbs up. If you like this video and want more on this topic lets get to 100 likes and comment below what other topics you like to see covered.

While these steps may not fit everyone these are the general steps you can start to look at to make some decisions in how you you want to proceed to get into this field. Let us know what are some of your roadblocks that you are facing. The industry is hurting for highly trained and smart people to join the workforce. Companies treat their employees better than ever so turn over is low shrinking the market for talent even more. It is the employees market right now.

Cristi youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/cristivlad25

Books mentioned in the video:

Hackers playbook v3: https://amzn.to/2nh4yrc

Penetration Testing a Hands on approach to penetration testing: https://amzn.to/2mLCtI4

Red Team Field Manual: https://amzn.to/2njfKnj

Real World Bug Bounty: https://amzn.to/2mF361A

Bug Bounty Hunting: https://amzn.to/2ni4CqE

Labs:

Hack the box: http://hackthebox.eu

Attack & Defense Labs: http://attackdefense.com

Try Hack Me:http://tryhackme.com

Training: