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Hack the Cybersecurity Interview

You're reading from Hack the Cybersecurity Interview A complete interview preparation guide for jumpstarting your cybersecurity career

Product type Paperback

Published in Jul 2022

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781801816632

Length 260 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Concepts

Cybersecurity

Authors (4):

Ken Underhill

Tia Hopkins

Christophe Foulon

Mari Galloway

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Table of Contents (18) Chapters

Preface

1. Part 1: Hacking Yourself

2. Chapter 1: Hacking Yourself FREE CHAPTER

3. Part 2: Cybersecurity Careers and Interview Questions

4. Chapter 2: SOC Analyst

5. Chapter 3: Penetration Tester

6. Chapter 4: Digital Forensic Analyst

7. Chapter 5: Cryptographer/Cryptanalyst

8. Chapter 6: GRC/Privacy Analyst

9. Chapter 7: Security Auditor

10. Chapter 8: Malware Analyst

11. Part 3: Cybersecurity Management Careers and Interview Questions

12. Chapter 9: Cybersecurity Manager

13. Chapter 10: Cybersecurity Sales Engineer

14. Chapter 11: CISO

15. Chapter 12: Behavioral Interview Questions

16. Chapter 13: Final Thoughts

17. Other Books You May Enjoy

Summary

A career as a cybersecurity sales engineer can be incredibly lucrative and rewarding. The key to success is always seeking to understand the reason behind the question or concern, providing conversational answers and telling stories (avoiding binary answers where possible), and making sure your audience remembers you. Have fun in your interview – be yourself. Sure, the company you're interviewing with is assessing whether you're a good fit, but you should be doing that as well.

Finally, I'll leave you with this golden nugget…

Turn your interview into a conversation. There are only so many questions that can be asked in a 30-to-60-minute window. The more time you spend having a conversation, the more the interviewer gets to know you and remember you as a person, not just another candidate. Also (and this is super top-secret stuff!), conversations help limit the number of questions the interviewer can ask. Now, go out there and crush it!

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Authors (3)

Kenneth Underhill

Kenneth Underhill

Kenneth Underhill is a co-founder of Cyber Life, which provides cybersecurity certification education to organizations and cybersecurity professionals, and one of the authors of the international bestselling book Hack the Cybersecurity Interview. He has won multiple industry awards for his work to improve diversity in the industry and is an advocate for women's rights. Ken educates millions of people each year through his online cybersecurity courses and sits on the advisory board of Breaking Barriers Women in Cybersecurity (BBWIC). He also holds a graduate degree in cybersecurity and information assurance and several industry certificates (CCSK, CEH, and CHFI).

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Christophe Foulon

Christophe Foulon

Christophe Foulon, senior manager and cybersecurity consultant at F10 FinTech, brings over 15 years of experience as a vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He also has spent more than 10 years leading, coaching, and mentoring people. As a security practitioner, Christophe is focused on helping businesses tackle their cybersecurity risks while minimizing friction, resulting in increased resiliency, and aiding to secure people and processes with a solid understanding of the technology involved. He also hosts the Breaking into Cybersecurity podcast and co-authored Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path.

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Tia Hopkins

Tia Hopkins

Tia Hopkins is the field CTO and chief cyber risk strategist at eSentire. She is also an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at Yeshiva University, a football coach, and is pursuing an executive MBA and Ph.D. in cybersecurity. Tia was recognized by SC Media as an outstanding educator in 2019, as well as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity and Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity, both in 2020. In 2021, Tia was recognized as a Top Influencer in the Security Executives category by IFSEC Global. She also contributed a chapter to the book The Rise of Cyber Women: Volume 2. Tia is the founder of Empow(H)er Cybersecurity, a non-profit organization aimed at inspiring and empowering women of color to pursue cybersecurity careers.

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