Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path

Helen Patton joins Tech Done Different to provide insights from her new book and explain the Cybersecurity Canon, a collection of books to help security professionals.

As an advisory CISO and published author, Helen Patton advocates for how to get people into the security industry, and how to navigate a career in the field. She joins Tech Done Different to provide insights from her new book and explain the Cybersecurity Canon, a collection of books to help security professionals.

You'll learn:

  • why writing a book enables you to "mentor at scale"
  • why we should hire based on potential, not demonstrated experience
  • why recruiting for security should include going to middle and high schools
  • why self care is so important in a security career
  • why you need to understand your "why"
  • why security is a business enabler

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Guest
Helen Patton
On Linkedin | https://www.linkedin.com/in/helenpatton/
On Twitter | https://twitter.com/CisoHelen
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Host
Ted Harrington
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Resources

Learn more about Helen at https://www.cisohelen.com/

Book: Navigating the Cybersecurity Career Path: https://www.amazon.com/Navigating-Cybersecurity-Career-Path-Insider/dp/1119833426/

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