Cyber Work
Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 392
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
How to begin your own cybersecurity consulting business | Guest Kyle McNulty
On today’s podcast, Kyle McNulty of Secure Ventures talks about interviewing the people behind the most up-and-coming cybersecurity startups. We discuss the best advice he’s received on the show, how…
How to disrupt ransomware and cybercrime groups | Guest Adam Flatley
On today’s podcast, Adam Flatley of Redacted talks about 14 years spent with the NSA and working in global intelligence. He also delineates the process of disrupting ransomware and cybercrime groups …
How to become a cyber threat researcher | Guest John Bambenek
On today’s podcast, John Bambenek of Netenrich and Bambenek Consulting talks about threat research, intelligence analytics, why the same security problems are so evergreen and the importance of pitch…
How to become a great cybersecurity leader and manager | Guest Cicero Chimbanda
On today’s podcast, Cicero Chimbanda, Infosec Skills author and lecturer, discusses his cybersecurity leadership and management courses. We discuss the many paths of a cybersecurity leadership role, …
Cybersecurity collaboration, team building and working as CEO | Guest Wendy Thomas
On today’s podcast, Secureworks president and CEO Wendy Thomas talks about the company’s drive to provide innovative, best-in-class security solutions that sit at the heart of customers’ security ope…
How to learn web application security | Guest Ted Harrington
On today’s podcast, Infosec Skills author Ted Harrington talks about authoring a recent Infosec Skills learning path, “How To Do Application Security Right,” which is also the subtitle of his recent …
How to become a secure coder | Guest Chrys Thorsen
On today’s podcast Infosec Skills author Chrys Thorsen talks about founding IT Without Borders, a humanitarian organization built to empower underserved communities through capacity building informat…
Learning Linux is key to building your cybersecurity skills | Guest Jasmine Jackson
On today’s podcast, Jasmine Jackson takes us through how you can get noticed on your resume, how Linux basics can set you up for learning other aspects of cybersecurity, and how capture the flag acti…
Cryptography, encryption and building a secure photo app | Guest Alex Amiryan
Today's guest is Alex Amiryan, a software developer with over 18 years of experience specializing in cybersecurity and cryptography. Alex is the creator of the popular SafeCamera app, which was the p…
Saving McDonald’s from a possible data breach | Guest Connor Greig
This week we chat with Connor Greig of CreatorSphere (creatorsphere.co) about beginning a career in IT at age 17 when he joined Hewlett Packard as an applications engineer, but after just a few weeks…
Inside the Security Yearbook: Industry trends, career advice and more! | Guest Richard Stiennon
Security Yearbook creator Richard Stiennon joins today’s podcast to share his career journey. He talks about creating the first ISP in the Midwest in the ‘90s, the role of the Security Yearbook in te…
Diversity, equity and inclusion in cybersecurity hiring | Cyber Work Live
Cybersecurity hiring managers, and the entire cybersecurity industry, can benefit from recruiting across a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, yet many organizations still struggle with meaningfu…
Episode 200 extravaganza! Best of the Cyber Work Podcast (and $1,000 in prizes!)
PLEASE NOTE: Around minute 47, I incorrectly say that Eric Milam, author of the definitive report on the BAHAMUT threat group, is employed by HP. He is, in fact, employed by Blackberry. I sincerely a…
How to excel at penetration testing | Guest Gemma Moore
Gemma Moore of Cyberis Limited talks about her incredible pentesting career and shares her advice for aspiring pentesters. She also discusses security as it regards the human cost of social engineeri…
Becoming an ethical hacker with Offensive Security | Guest Ning Wang
Ning Wang of Offensive Security talks to us about her role as CEO of Offensive Security. In her role she is responsible for the company culture, vision, strategy and execution. We talk about Wang’s c…
Consumer protection careers: Fraud, identity theft and social engineering | Guest Adam Levin
Adam Levin of CyberScout talks to us about scams, identity theft and more across the cybersecurity industry from the 1970s until today. He also tells us about his podcast, What the Hack with Adam Lev…
How to become a cybersecurity threat intelligence professional | Guest Neal Dennis
Neal Dennis of Cyware talks to us about building a collective defense via increased threat intelligence sharing in the global security community. Dennis has worked with customer success and clients, …
Tips on entering blue teaming, red teaming or purple teaming | Guest Snehal Antani
Snehal Antani joins us from Horizon3.ai to talk about pentesting, red teaming and why not every vulnerability necessarily needs to be patched. He also shares some great advice for people entering the…
CMMC is coming: Here's what cybersecurity professionals need to know | Guest Frank Smith
Frank Smith joins us from Ntiva to talk about the new Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC), organizations achieving Level 1 and Level 3 maturity levels, and why CMMC is so important for …
Red teaming: The fun, and the fundamentals | Cyber Work Live
Learn what it’s like to do good by being bad. The idea of breaking into a company, by hook or by crook, attracts all sorts of would-be secret agents. But what is red teaming really like as a job? Wha…