The Insider's Guide to Launching and Accelerating Your Cybersecurity Career
Cybersecurity is one of the world's fastest growing, most exciting fields--but that doesn't mean it's easy to enter the industry and succeed. Now, there's a complete guide to creating a great cybersecurity career, whether you are migrating to cybersecurity from another field or are already a cybersecurity professional.
Building a Career in Cybersecurity doesn't teach detailed technical skills you can get from a thousand books and videos. Instead, Yuri Diogenes focuses on make-or-break knowledge you won't find elsewhere: personal strategy, planning, process, mindset, and the critical "soft skills" today's employers are desperate to find.
Diogenes is your perfect guide: he's been there and done it all. He is Principal PM Manager for a cybersecurity team at Microsoft, hiring the next generation of practitioners. He's also a professor for a bachelor's degree program in cybersecurity, where he prepares students to become cybersecurity professionals. Diogenes will show you exactly what leaders like him are looking for, and mentor you step-by-step through getting started and moving forward.
Don't learn "the hard way" by making costly career mistakes. Get this book, and build your plan to win!
- Assess your "fit," skills, motivation, and readiness
- Compare the industry's career paths, and decide what to aim for
- Create a game plan: fill skill gaps, set timelines, create a portfolio, and target the right certs
- Build a cloud-based lab to hone your modern technical skills
- Develop a network that puts you in the right place at the right time
- Prepare to ace your interview
- Treat your employer as your customer, and overcome obstacles to success
- Get work-life balance right, so you can stay passionate about what you're doing
- Grow in your career, even if you're working remotely
- Plan your next moves, and get more valuable as the industry evolves
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About the Author: Yuri Diogenes holds an MS in cybersecurity intelligence and forensics investigation from UTICA College and is currently working on his PhD in Cybersecurity Leadership from Capitol Technology University. Yuri has been working at Microsoft since 2006, and currently he is a Principal PM Manager for the CxE Microsoft Defender for Cloud Team. Yuri has published a total of 30 books, mostly around information security and Microsoft technologies. Yuri is also a professor at EC-Council University, where he teaches in the Bachelor in Cybersecurity program. Yuri also has an MBA and many IT/Security industry certifications, such as CISSP, MITRE ATT&CK(R) Cyber Threat Intelligence Certified, ECND, ECEH, ECSA, ECHFI, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, CASP and CyberSec First Responder. You can follow Yuri on Twitter at @yuridiogenes.
