11 Easy Cyber Security Skills You (Probably) Already Have
Like many others, I struggled to find my first security job. I eventually broke through the barrier by changing my mindset. I found that I had important cyber security …
Career advice
The 5 Cybersecurity Roles You Need To Know About
When I meet new people and tell them I work in Cyber Security, they assume I’m a hacker. There are some great movies glorifying hacking (and some bad movies …
3 common struggles starting an InfoSec career
In his first post with InfoSecJon.com, Medjay tells his story of his journey so far. He begins the story as a campus police officer, dreaming of a career in …
Productivity
2 Helpful Tips to Being More Organized
Do you struggle with getting everything done? So do I. It is one of my biggest struggles. In my previous post, I discussed setting goals, but you can’t accomplish …
3 Helpful Tips for Short and Long Term Goals
Organizing goals It’s that time of year again, everyone is planning their year. An important part of planning is figuring out what short and long term goals you want …
Technical training and information
Free CCNA training: hubs, switches, routers
Beginning of my free CCNA training series It is important in any IT job to understand the basics of computer networking. Computer networking is a part of everything in …
IT & InfoSec Troubleshooting Tools
Troubleshooting Tools Are Important I covered the basic troubleshooting methodology here. In this article we will cover some basic IT & InfoSec troubleshooting tools. There are some basic command …
IT & InfoSec Basic Troubleshooting
IT & InfoSec Interview Questions part 3 Troubleshooting is the most important skill anyone in any technical profession. No matter what the job you are interviewing for is, they …
Certifications
eLearnSecurity Network Penetration Tester Track
eLearnSecurity Network Penetration Tester Track eLearnSecurity is a very diverse training site. They have many different course to choose from, but they have just released training paths. I have …
What should your infosec certification goals be?
Setting infosec certification goals: A lot of people new to the field don’t know much about certifications. I see a lot of questions surrounding what certs are good for …
VMWare certifications high-level review
VMWare certifications VMWare certifications were an important part of me moving up when I was a systems engineer. They are a major brand in virtualization. Most of my experience …
InfoSec Musings
What Is It Like To Be a Penetration Tester?
Howdy, it’s your old pal Dave Collins here with a post answering the question “What is it like to be a penetration tester?”. I’ve been working in offensive security …
3 Stories Of Imposter Syndrome And How To Overcome It
Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong? Like if people knew the ‘real’ you, they wouldn’t like/respect you anymore? This is how I felt when I entered the …
Back up on Facebook, but…
Facebook is still a mess Spammers are still all over Facebook. I don’t consider myself a spammer. I write content and put links to my content on other groups. …