Welcome to the latest episode of the Zero Hour podcast and your host today is Karla Reffold. Today, we are joined by Noureen Njoroge. Noureen is a Security Consultant at Cisco Systems, her area of expertise is threat intelligence. She is the President of Women in Security for North Carolina and the Founder of the Mentor/Mentees Cybersecurity Group with over 4,000 members.

Key Minutes

0:10 - Arriving in the USA

1:30 - Working at Cisco

4:00 - Entering cybersecurity from other markets

7:53 - Staying in touch during Covid-19

09:08 - Being a mentor

11:22 - Building to 4,000 members

12:38 - Growing the community further

17:15 - Diversity in cybersecurity

19:15 - Career Pathways in cybersecurity

21:38 - Plenty of resources for a career in cybersecurity

22:05 - Certifications in cybersecurity

24:30 - Managing your time to keep improving

26:30 - The importance of awards

28:15 - Threats in cybersecurity

31:20 - Changes in the industry

32:10 - Ten Quick Fire Questions

Key Takeaways

1. Choose what you are passionate about

2. Pick your mentor wisely

3. There is not one path into cybersecurity

You can find Noureen at:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noureennjoroge/

WiCyS: http://wicys.org

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