BSidesCharm 2016 Keynote talk

1. Top 10 Mentor Tips
HOW TO JOIN THE INFOSEC COMMUNITY
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~-3% Unemployment

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Infosec Industry
vs.
Infosec Community

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Mentor

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“How do I infosec?”

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Top 10 Mentor Tips
These are my thoughts
and views and are not
those of my employer(s).

12. Mentor Tip #1
Get Experience
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Infosec
Other Experience

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Infosec
Other Exp.

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19. Mentor Tip #2
Take Control
Of Your
(Self) Learning
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CTFs
YouTube
The Entire Internet

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Information
Security
Professional

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Clearance

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36. Mentor Tip #3
Join a Group
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39. Mentor Tip #4
Set Goals
For Yourself
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https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Yogi_Berra
“If you don't know
where you're
going, you might
not get there.”

41. Mentor Tip #5
Contribute to
Open Source
Projects
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I Learned Python

43. Mentor Tip #6
Participate at
Conferences
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45. Mentor Tip #7
Blog / Vlog / Podcast
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47. Mentor Tip #8
Volunteer
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49. Mentor Tip #9
Ask for and
Take Feedback
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running-away-from-security/

51. Mentor Tip #10
Share Your
Knowledge
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Career Day
Mentoring
Brown-Bags @ Work

54. Micah’s Mentor Tip Recap
1.Get Experience
2.Take Control
3.Join a Group
4.Set Goals
5.Contribute to FOSS
6. Participate at Confs
7. Blog / Vlog
8. Volunteer
9. Ask for Feedback
10.Share Knowledge
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55. Mentor Tip #11 – Bonus!
Track Your
Progress
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58. Mentor Tip #12
Join Twitter
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59. Mentor Tip #13
Surround Yourself
with Smart,
Motivated People…
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… like
Yourselves

61. Thank you for listening.
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