How do I get my first cybersecurity job?

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What does a young person, eager to get into cybersecurity, have to show or prove to land their first help desk, tech support role?

Check out this post for the basis for our conversation on this week’s episode which features me, David Spark (@dspark), producer of CISO Series, co-host Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn and our guest Bryan Zimmer (@bryanzimmer), head of security, Humu.

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In this episode

• Balancing out certifications and experience
• If we train you, will you stay, or will you leave?
• What's your compelling story that shows what you can do?
• Researching the competition: what are other candidates doing?