Building a Career in Cybersecurity

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’re migrating to cybersecurity from another field or 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 become more valuable as the industry evolves

Author Biography

Yuri Diogenes has a master of science in cybersecurity intelligence and forensics investigation from UTICA College and is working on his Ph.D. in cybersecurity leadership from Capitol Technology University. Yuri has been working at Microsoft since 2006 and is a principal PM manager for the Customer Experience Engineering Defender for Cloud team, where he manages a global team of product managers focusing on cloud security posture management and workload protection. Yuri has published more than 30 books, mostly about information security and Microsoft technologies. Yuri is also a professor at EC-Council University, where he teaches in the cybersecurity bachelor’s program. Yuri also has an MBA and many IT/Security industry certifications, such as CISSP, MITRE ATT&CK Cyber Threat Intelligence Certified, E|CND, E|CEH, E|CSA, E|CHFI, CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, CASP, and CyberSec First Responder. You can follow Yuri on Twitter at @yuridiogenes.