Building a Career in Cybersecurity: The Strategy and Skills You Need to Succeed

Building a Career in Cybersecurity: The Strategy and Skills You Need to Succeed

by Yuri Diogenes
Released September 2023
Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
ISBN: 9780138214463

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Book description

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.

Dont 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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Product information

  • Title: Building a Career in Cybersecurity: The Strategy and Skills You Need to Succeed
  • Author(s): Yuri Diogenes
  • Release date: September 2023
  • Publisher(s): Addison-Wesley Professional
  • ISBN: 9780138214463