Note: This is a special episode with @KeirstenBrager, the closing keynote speaker for this weekend's Diana Initiative virtual conference. 

Keirsten Brager is a Sr. Security Consultant/NERC-CIP SME in critical infrastructure and was recently named one of Dark Reading’s top women in security quietly changing the game. She is also the author Secure The InfoSec Bag: Six Figure Career Guide for Women in Security. She produced this resource to help women strategically plan their careers, diversify their incomes, and fire bad bosses. Keirsten holds a M.S. in Cybersecurity and several industry certifications, including GICSP & CISSP.  In her free time, she loves sharing career advice, studying Black history, and convincing women not to quit the industry.

Diana Initiative Schedule:  https://www.dianainitiative.org/schedule/
Diana Initiative Tickets: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-diana-initiative-2020-tickets-112263061840


Topic/ Chapter List:

00:00:03 Introduction

00:02:14 Meet Keirsten

00:02:30 "Excited and Terrified"

00:04:47 Origin Story

00:07:13 Do we have a cybersecurity skills shortage?

00:08:47 Biggest myth in the industry

00:11:06 People, Process, Technology

00:12:50 Advice to those who are new

00:18:40 Cautiously Optimistic on Progress

00:20:32 Give back to the community FIRST

00:23:03 Example: Last June Job Change and Linked In

00:26:10 Uplift and be uplifted

00:26:36 The Diana Initiative     http://dianainitiative.org

00:28:22 About Keirsten's keynote: SDLC

00:29:00 using SMART goals

00:31:36 What are "SMART" goals?

00:37:00 Career moves

00:39:01 "Circle of Excellence"

00:41:25 Money, money, money

00:42:20 Negotiating benefits and salary

00:44:48 Advice to a younger Keirsten

00:49:20 Signing off, wrapping up