Pep Talk: Building the Confidence To Start Writing
The web is a graveyard of half-finished and abandoned blogs, and many more never get started in the first place from lack of confidence.
The web is a graveyard of half-finished and abandoned blogs, and many more never get started in the first place from lack of confidence.
From time to time, I receive questions about starting a career as a Penetration Tester.
I’ve done it! I have booked the OSCP and I am due to start on the 4th April 2020!
This will be the beginning of a series of posts (hopefully) detailing Phil's journey through the new 2020 OSCP (Offensive Security Certified
I received an article from someone in the military who has some insights on comparing a technology career both in uniform and out of it.
I think a lot of people go wrong when entering the industry from playing CTFs - confusing pentesting for hacking rather than consulting.
Matt Hockey is a rare recruiter: one that has a hands-on knowledge of what we as cybersecurity professionals actually do!
Brett Smith MSc PGCE sat down with Comfortably Dumb to talk about his impending move into the cybersecurity sector, and the journey so far.
This happened 2-3 years ago, at a cafe called Gina's in Freetown. Best waffles ever, miss that place..
Michael Parsey is a final-year InfoSec student, and a prolific intern - which I can only imagine will set him in great stead in the future.
Comfortably Dumb sat down with Chris Dunning-Walton, Managing Director and Head of Search at InfoSec People to talk about his journey in.
As a Recruiter, I choose to go to a lot of events and meetups. Here are some tips I used personally to network.
If you're reading this site - I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that you're pretty smart. Learn to spot and help manage "impostor syndrome"
I suffered intense bullying because of my geeky personality, my tribe and my brains. Cyberbullying is a whole other kettle of fish!
A massive problem in cyber security is isolation. The feeling of isolation and being alone. It can impact on careers and people.
For this article I thought I would do something different; I figured I would combine two of my loves – video games and pentesting!
Offensive Security Certified Professional's entirely practical structure/learning curve has given it a fearsome reputation - we can help!
Recruiters get a bad rep, but a lot of them will happily share knowledge with you. Sean Hendon is a great guy recruiting at CBSButler.
Courtney Evans is an aspiring penetration tester and exploit developer, and somewhat of a buffer overflow connosieur.
What were you doing before you decided to go into cybersecurity? "I decided to go into cybersecurity in high school.."