In this conversation, David discusses the intricacies of interviews in the cybersecurity field, particularly focusing on the balance between providing necessary information and safeguarding sensitive details. Drawing from his experience recruiting for MI5, he highlights the unique challenges faced in cyber interviews, where the stakes are high due to the potential for information to be exploited by malicious actors. David emphasizes the need for companies to rethink their approach to sharing information during the recruitment process to protect their systems and personnel.

Takeaways

• Even when you're in an interview, you have to consider what you're actually going to say.
• Recruiting for MI5 was always quite exciting.
• They could never send you a job spec, which is a unique challenge.
• A huge amount of companies should think about information security in interviews.
• In a cyber interview, you're giving out a lot of information.
• It's important to consider what questions are asked in the interview.
• Personal interests can be interesting information for bad actors.
• Companies need to be cautious about the information they share.
• Cyber interviews require careful consideration of information shared.
• The dynamics of cyber interviews are complex and require strategic thinking.

Sound Bites

• "They could never send you a job spec."
• "Companies should think about that now."
• "Information for someone nefarious or a bad actor."