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 …
Career advice
Fail to succeed: how I got to where I am now
Editors note: In his first post for InfoSecJon.com, Dave Collins shares an intimate story of how he’s learned to keep on going no matter what happens and how you …
Looking up IT job salary information
There is a lot of speculation out there about IT jobs salary IT job salary information can be difficult to figure out. It is important when looking at potential …
Technical training and information
3 different types of hackers explained
To the average person, the word “hacker” evokes an image of a kid in a hoodie pounding away on a keyboard in front of several monitors in their parent’s …
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 …
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
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. …
Facebook just can’t stop making mistakes
Facebook took down my page I’ve had my InfoSecJon page setup on Facebook for about a month now. I’ve been growing my following and trying to spread the word …
Vacation, site updates
Take some time off! It is great to be passionate about the topics that you love. Can’t stress enough how important it is to take time off as well, …