Defense in Depth

What's Entry Level in Cybersecurity?


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We often talk about the contradiction of seemingly entry-level security jobs requiring years of experience. But maybe that's because entry-level jobs don't actually exist.

Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Geoff Belknap (@geoffbelknap), CISO, LinkedIn. Joining us this week is our guest Jay Wilson, CISO, Insurity.

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In this episode:

  • What's “entry level” in cybersecurity and does it even exist?
  • What causes the contradiction of seemingly entry-level security jobs requiring years of experience?
  • Why does it seem like there are still no entry level jobs?
  • How do job candidates get creative with their experience to get a foot in the door?
...more
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