How to Get Experience in IT Security
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If you don’t have experience in this white-hot career field, you probably have everything you need in your current position to start your security career. You just have to know where to look, how to ask, and what to do.
In this 30-minute webinar, CBT Nuggets trainer Keith Barker will explain how to enter the burgeoning IT security field without formal training, which certifications you should earn to validate your security knowledge, and the next steps for becoming a security master.
Start where you are. Analyze and take an honest look at where you are right now. - 0:45
Questions to ask yourself - 1:55
Where do you store your passwords?
What access do you have that requires authentication?
What is at risk, regarding the account?
What other systems does that one account authorize?
How might an attacker obtain my login?
How could the authentication be better protected?
Another great way to get started in your IT career -- Get smarter - 10:58
Talk to as many people as you can.
Find the smartest person you know.
Attend Defcon!
What is a Pwn Pad? - 12:30
Create a space and time to watch, learn, practice, and conquer. - 13:33
Improve your own security at home or work first. - 15:02
Investing time on first things first. - 15:53
How to motivate and reward yourself for doing the work. - 19:44
Understand how stuff really works. - 22:31
Example: Attacking an L2 switch. - 23:24
If you want to pursue the basic level of security training, here are some recommendations for you. - 26:00
Dealing with fear about getting things done. - 30:13
Option #1: Think about the pain about not doing anything. - 30:20
Option #2: Think about the goals you can reach. - 30:44
Option #3: Just do it! - 31:17
Monitor your performance, and stay accountable to yourself and others. - 32:04
Commit to others publicly. - 32:19
2017-01-24 21:28:43
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