Laurel Mountain Cyber Security Laurel Mountain Cyber Security

In this podcast, we take a trip to the past to help explain why cyber security breaches continue to happen here in 2022, a review of a recent hack on a major corporation that could easily have been prevented with some good cyber security awareness training and some tips on how you as a junior cyber security professional can help use your voice and position to help prevent bad cyber practices from occurring in your workplace.  

In this episode, we review what a cyber security certification actually is, why cyber security certifications can help you on your cyber security journey and the five cyber security certifications we recommend to not only overcome HR hurdles for job interviews but to help gain the knowledge necessary to become a fantastic cyber security professional.  

In this episode, we chat about strategies to help you stand out in your first cyber security job role.  Topics include how to construct your resume, how to prepare for your interview, what to expect in terms of interview style, the four parameters I personally evaluate when hiring candidates for job roles on my team and the answers to a few very commonly asked questions in cyber security interviews.  

In this podcast, I want to review the differences between what you can expect in a small or medium sized business as a cyber security or IT professional versus the experience you will receive in an enterprise business.  I review the positives and negatives with each, some of the best starting job roles for each option and why SMB Cyber Security is such a challenge in 2022.  

In this podcast, I want to review some of the challenges you will face as a cyber security professional.  This podcast will be more technical in nature and will articulate some of the most daunting challenges we face in 2022 as well as the future.  The goal here is to not only provide you a scouting report as to what you may face in the real world but to potentially inspire you towards a direction for your cyber security career.  

In this episode, I take some time to break down five myths about working in the cyber security industry and try to clarify what you can expect to do if you choose to work in this field.  Some of the myths I break down in this episode will surprise you, others may disappoint you and some may inspire you but regardless of the reaction, you should come away from this episode with a realistic expectation of why each of these items is a misconception in the industry.