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5 Secrets To Get Cybersecurity Opportunities
1. 5 Secrets To Get
Cybersecurity Opportunities
Insider Cybersecurity Secrets For High School Students
2. My Goal From This Webclass:
• I want to help the people who want to operate in an Internet connected
world safely and the people who want to avoid having personal data security
failures... without losing money or losing identity online!
• Leverage your school IT knowledge for new career opportunities
• Resources:
• Australian Computer Society – Cybersecurity Guide PDF www.acs.org.au
• Australian Computer Society – Australia’s Digital Pulse 2020
• Skills Framework Information Age sfia-online.org
3. Who Is Matthew Bulat?
• Server Operating System Designer for Australian Government
Network
• CQU IT Lecturer for Application Development and Networking
• Webmaster for 1 million+ users per year website
• Chairman of North Queensland Chapter of Australian Computer
Society
4. My Story
• I was an IT Operations Manager trying to make money online.
• I wanted to be able to create global impact from Townsville.
• The problem was that my website was hacked.
• That's when I rebuilt the website speed and mobile all about fixing online
reputation is possible!
• After track emerging technologies and implement faster than the
competition, I leveraged HTML5.
• Build a website with 430+ web pages of content
• Deliver value to 190+ countries every month
• Help over 1 million people per year
5. How Does This Apply To You?
• Your smartphone is not immune from being hacked
• Your computer is not immune from being hacked
• Your reputation may be at risk by ignoring Cybersecurity
6. What We'll Cover:
• Secret #1: Your Secure Digital Behaviour
• Secret #2: How To Apply Cybersecurity By Default
• Secret #3: Ignoring Cybersecurity Makes You A Bigger Target
• Cybersecurity Opportunities
• Tools and Resources
7. Secret #1: Your Secure Digital
Behaviour
Cybersecurity is everyone’s responsibility
8. Secret #1 - Some People Think...
• Some High School Students might think "I don't understand how new
cybersecurity career opportunities will work for me."
• Let me tell you a quick story...
• My Microsoft skills allowed me to design servers for the Australian
Government network.
9. Secret #1 - New Cybersecurity Career
Opportunities Background
• Digital systems can be hacked if not running the latest versions
10. Secret #1 - Examples / Results / Case Studies
• My website was hacked and needed to be replaced.
• In 2012, 6 US banks had a Denial of Service attack. No banking.
• In 2016, Uber records of 57 million users was stolen.
• A Denial of Service attack took out Netflix and Twitter in 2016.
11. "I don't understand how new cybersecurity
career opportunities will be too hard."
12. Secret #2: How To Apply
Cybersecurity By Default
Smart Choices
13. Secret #2 - Background
• Windows 10 with automatic updates is much more secure than
Windows 7
• WordPress 4.5 with automatic updates is more secure than earlier
versions
14. Secret #2 - Examples / Results / Case Studies
• Windows 10 has Windows Defender operating by default.
• Windows 7 end of life is Jan 2020. No more security updates.
15. Secret #2 - The Truth
• PC's can automatically update every month
• Antivirus can automatically update every week
• Android updates every month
17. Secret #3 - Background
• PC's once a month indicate they are installing updates before
shutdown.
• Microsoft Windows Patch Tuesday happens the 2nd Tuesday of the
month since 2003.
18. We've Covered:
• Secret #1: Your Secure Digital Behaviour
• Secret #2: How To Apply Cybersecurity By Default
• Secret #3: Ignoring Cybersecurity Makes You A Bigger Target
21. "Cybersecurity Opportunities" is all about
• Helping you operate in an Internet connected world safely and avoid
having personal data security failures
• One day for you career plan.
• Some courses can be completed in hours.... without losing money.
22. Cybersecurity Job titles
Career roles in cybersecurity:
• App testing
• Blockchain
• Internetwork Expert
• Chief information security officer
• CompTIA security+ job
• Computer forensics
• Computer security
• Cyber intelligence
• Cyber security police
• Cyber security software engineer
• Freelance system administrator
• ICT Police
• IT Security
• Nasa cyber security internship
• Network security
• Network Operation Centre Eng.
• Online system admin
• Remote cyber security
• Security manager
23. MY PROOF!
• 60,000 keywords were reviewed for IT career options
• 6 Job websites were reviewed both Australian and International
• 1500+ IT roles were identified
• itjobsformula.com
24. Who This Works For
• This works for students who want to use technology
• This works for students who want to use data
• This works for students who want to use skills in most industries
25. #1 Reason Why People Don't Get Started
• You might be thinking you can't get started because of education
hurdles Good news! You can start with certificates to university
education levels
26. Tools
• LinkedIn Learning is free for one-month trial
• Learn 16,000 courses as quickly as you like
• www.linkedin.com/learning
27. With These Tools You Can Get Rid Of
• Expensive trial and error in paid courses
28. Your LinkedIn Profile Can Hold
Up To 50 Courses That You
Completed.
These Skills Can Be Auto
Matched With Jobs In LinkedIn.
29. Free Website With 1500 IT Career Titles And
1800 Career Title Job Links.
• I had to go through 4 months of data analysis and writing to create
the book and website. The website is free to use.
• Data from Seek, Indeed, Indeed UK, Freelancer, Zip Recruiter, Upwork
• https://itjobsformula.com/
• FREE
30. You Can Plan Your Skills Starting Level And Goal
Level And Then Export Your Skills Development
Steps.
• I had to reverse engineer Skills Framework of the Information Age
SFIA (97 skills and 7 levels) into an interactive webpage with export
results in text. Google Detailed Skills Analysis
31. You Can Plan Your Skills Starting Level And Goal
Level And Then Export Your Skills Development
Steps.
• You might be thinking you can't define your IT skills because you don't
have any That's not true for you because SFIA skill level 1 relates to a
high school graduate. sfia-online.org
32. At Present With Covid-19, IT
People Cannot Be Imported
Creating A Local Shortfall. IT
Demand Is Growing At 3.1% Per
Year.
Australia’s Digital Pulse 2020
33. Get Started Now
• Cybersecurity Opportunities
• Cybersecurity Job Titles (self education is free university is free now pay later
Value)
• LinkedIn Learning Is Free For One Month Trial (Free for first month and then
$30 per month. Unlimited learning. Results can go into your LinkedIn profile.
Value)
• Your LinkedIn Profile Can Hold Up To 50 Courses That You Completed. These
Skills Can Be Auto Matched With Jobs In LinkedIn. Free Website With 1500 IT
Career Titles And 1800 Career Title Job Links. (Free IT skills analysis Value)
• You Can Plan Your Skills Starting Level And Goal Level And Then Export Your
Skills Development Steps. (Free Value)
• At Present With Covid, IT People Cannot Be Imported Creating A Local
Shortfall. IT Demand Is Growing At 2.5% Per Year.
• https://itjobsformula.com/
34. Money Is Good
Seek Australia Job Salary Ranges
Computer Security Jobs $65,000 to $85,000
Cyber Forensics jobs $55,000 to $130,000
Cyber Security Jobs $100,000 to $180,000
Data Privacy Jobs $82,000 to $190,000
Digital forensics jobs $110,000 to $120,000
Cyber Security Consultant $140,000
SAP Security Jobs $80,000 to $110,000