In this episode, Rebekah Skeete (COO) and I talk about Diversity, Equity and, Inclusion (DEI) in cybersecurity. Check out the resources from Black Girls Hack and learn about Squad Con at the links below.

https://www.blackgirlshack.org/Home

SquadCon link (August in Las Vegas)

https://www.blackgirlshack.org/event-5495307?CalendarViewType=1&SelectedDate=8/2/2024

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Thomas Marr shares his cybersecurity career journey from the military and his best advice for getting started in your cybersecurity career.

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In this episode, I chat with former Green Beret Rick Mischka about incident response. We also learn who is better looking - Navy SEALs or Green Berets. Let us know your votes in the comments.

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In Part 2 of living abroad in cybersecurity, Hugh returns to share some of the resources he used to learn about the culture and requirements for other countries and where he thinks you can potentially find jobs. The resource links are below in the description, along with Part 1 with Hugh.

Listen to Part 1 here:

https://redcircle.com/shows/707eef5d-612a-45d0-b073-06b6166f7b5e/episodes/c073e1de-905d-4d13-9884-fae68e0afae5

Research Country:

US State Department

https://www.state.gov/

US State Department – International Travel

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel.html

US Embassy and/or Consulates in Country

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “US embassy Thailand”

The URL for US embassies will look similar to the examples below

Thailand: https://th.usembassy.gov/

Nepal: https://np.usembassy.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

https://www.cdc.gov/

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Traveler’s Health

https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/

Lonely Planet

https://www.lonelyplanet.com/

Visa and Work Policies:

Official website of country (this can be tricky….Whois lookup)

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “official Vietnam visa website”

Also suggest using a Whois Lookup to verify:

https://www.whois.com/whois/

US Embassy / State Department

Do a Google search for your desired country. For example: “US embassy Thailand”

Also, see links in ‘Research Country’ section above

Finding overseas work opportunities:

Websites:

Devex

https://www.devex.com/

DevNetJobs

https://www.devnetjobs.org/

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

https://www.ieee.org/

VirtualVocations.com

https://www.virtualvocations.com/

Flexjobs

https://www.flexjobs.com/

Upwork

https://www.upwork.com/

Fiver

https://www.fiverr.com/

Industries / Sectors / Roles

Hospitality sector

Hotels

Cruise ships

Freelance

Entrepreneurship

Digital Nomad

Volunteering

Remote Help Desk

Staying connected:

Local groups

Worker communities

Internations.org

https://www.internations.org/

Expat.com

https://www.expat.com/

Training:

• Scholarships and online programs

• Local training events (prices may be cheaper)

• Consider reskilling / upskilling

• Online training platforms/free resources

Other useful resources/tips:

• Learn the language….or, use a translator tool like…

• Google Translate

https://translate.google.com/ (*App for phone also available and is more useful)

• Lonely Planet Language books are also useful and come in pocket size versions

• Time and Date - World Clock Meeting Planner (*This tool is invaluable when living and working abroad)

ohttps://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meeting.html

• Xe Currency Converter

https://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/ (*App for phone also available and is more useful)

• Virtual Private Network (VPN)

• WhatsApp / Viber / Vonage / Skype

• Dual SIM phone

• Microsoft Teams / Google Workspace

• Travel around the country/region to learn and experience new things

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In this episode, Tariq shares his tips for building an effective security culture and his career advice for aspiring cybersecurity professionals.

Tariq has been in the tech industry for almost 20 years, working in various roles like helpdesk tech, project manager, software QA, systems and network engineer, security and now he is a compliance officer focused primarily on CMMC and HIPAA compliance.

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Paweł Łakomski is an experienced IT professional with focus on IT security, cloud services and virtualization. Currently he is working for Microsoft where his responsibilities include Azure security and compliance. Paweł lives in Warsaw, Poland. In this episode, he shares his thoughts on using generative AI in cybersecurity and specifically in cloud security and SOCs.

Here are the resources he shares in this episode:

Microsoft Security Copilot: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/ai-machine-learning/microsoft-security-copilot

Responsible AI principles: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/ai/responsible-ai

Microsoft AI-powered solutions: https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/ai

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Chip is a senior level penetration tester that has over 20 years of experience in the cybersecurity world. Chip has done a lot of work for government agencies and has authored university textbooks.

He's written content for the University of Arizona cybersecurity Master's degree program and has decades of experience in the critical infrastructure space.

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Andrew Wilder is an award-winning CISO who is in the C|CISO Top 50 Hall of Fame.

Here are the books mentioned in this episode, along with a few other suggested readings.

Cybersecurity First Principles by Rick Howard

https://www.amazon.com/Cybersecurity-First-Principles-Strategy-Tactics/dp/1394173083

IT Works (The Famous Little Red Book) by RHJ

https://www.amazon.com/Works-Famous-Little-Makes-Dreams/dp/0875163238

The Magic of Believing by Claude M. Bristol

https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Believing-Claude-M-Bristol/dp/0671745212

The Five Lessons by Neville Goddard

https://www.amazon.com/Five-Lessons-Neville-Goddard/dp/1603865357

The Lazy Man's Way to Riches by Joe Karbo (1st Edition)

https://www.amazon.com/Lazy-Mans-Way-Riches-Everything/dp/1884337015

So You Want to be a CISO by Sue Bergamo

https://www.amazon.com/want-Chief-Information-Security-Officer-ebook/dp/B0CP8HSCKT

The Leadership Forge: 50 fire-tested insights by Joe Scherrer

https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Forge-Fire-Tested-Insights-Toughest/dp/0990489612

A Data-Driven Computer Defense by Roger A. Grimes

https://www.amazon.com/Data-Driven-Computer-Defense-Way-Improve/dp/1092500847

The Great Reboot by Bob Zukis

https://www.amazon.com/Great-Reboot-Succeeding-Complex-Systemic/dp/173504301X

Washington University Executive Cybersecurity Certificate Program

https://tlcenter.wustl.edu/executive-cybersecurity-certificate

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