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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

You're reading from Cybersecurity Career Master Plan Proven techniques and effective tips to help you advance in your cybersecurity career

Product type Paperback

Published in Sep 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801073561

Length 280 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Python

Tools

JavaScriptMVC

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (4):

Kim Nguyen

Jaclyn “Jax” Scott

Dr. Gerald Auger

Jonathan Helmus

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Table of Contents (15) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity

2. Chapter 1: New Career in Cyber… "Who Dis?" FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Which Career Field Is Best for You?

4. Section 2: Your Path into the Industry

5. Chapter 3: Different Strokes for Different Folks

6. Chapter 4: Exploring Certifications and College

7. Chapter 5: Getting Hands-On Experience with No Experience

8. Chapter 6: Time to Brand Yourself – Not the Burning Type

9. Chapter 7: How to Land a Jay-Oh-Bee!

10. Section 3: Now You're in; Time to Level Up!

11. Chapter 8: Giving Back to Others and Yourself

12. Chapter 9: Trusting the Process

13. Assessments

14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Section 2: Your Path into the Industry

This section provides you with information on different jobs, certs, and education styles while providing guidance on how to get hands-on experience, defining your brand, and eventually promoting yourself for a job.

The following chapters will be covered under this section:

Chapter 3, Different Strokes for Different Folks
Chapter 4, Exploring Certifications and College
Chapter 5, Getting Hands-On Experience with No Experience
Chapter 6, Time to Brand Yourself – Not the Burning Type
Chapter 7, How to Land a Jay-Oh-Bee!

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Authors (4)

Dr. Gerald Auger

Dr. Gerald Auger

Dr. Gerald Auger has worked within information security since 2006 and holds a PhD in cyber operations. Gerald has helped tens of thousands of aspiring cybersecurity professionals through his "Simply Cyber" YouTube channel and is regularly interviewed for his thoughts on cybersecurity professional development. Gerald is a full-time information security practitioner, adjunct faculty at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; chief content creator for Simply Cyber; and managing director at Coastal Information Security Group.

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Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyen

Kim Nguyen is a Software Engineer, with a broad background thanks to her B.S. in business administration and M.S. in computer science. Kim's day-to-day work focuses on software engineering of cloud-based technologies, while continuing her research into cybersecurity on the side. Kim is also an instructor at the City University of Seattle, where she teaches computer science courses. She is an active technical speaker and researcher at cybersecurity and computer science conferences. Kim holds several certificates, including AWS Certified Developer and CompTIA Linux+. Kim is the founder of Passion Sets Success, a platform that helps people identify their passion, to achieve the right career for them.

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Jonathan Helmus

Jonathan Helmus

Jonathan Helmus ("Moos1e") is a penetration tester and professor with over 10 years of experience in engineering, information security, and information technology. Jon resides in a small town right outside Seattle, Washington, where he and his family raise alpacas on their mini farm. Currently, Jon works as a freelance educator teaching topics such as pentesting, red teaming, cloud security, and vulnerability exploitation. He also works as a contract pentester and cloud security professional for clients all around the world.

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Jaclyn “Jax” Scott

Jaclyn “Jax” Scott

Jaclyn "Jax" Scott is a tenured Special Operations Warrant Officer with nearly 18 years of experience working in military cyber, electronic warfare, and intelligence operations. She is the founder and content creator of Beans and Bytes tech blog, co-host of the cybersecurity podcast Hackerz and Haecksen, and the president of Outpost Gray, a cybersecurity consulting firm. Jax is an expert in military cyber policy and has led global development operations in cyber countermeasures to mitigate near-peer attacks. She is currently pursuing her master's in Cyber Intelligence at Georgetown University.

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