How to be a better mentor

In this guided episode of the Exploring Information Security podcast, Chris Spehn joins me to discuss, how to be a better mentor.

Chris (@_Lopi_) has some interesting thoughts on mentorship and how the infosec community can be better at it. Here is the tweet from Chris that caught my attention:

Upon further investigation I noted that Chris is creating a game for people trying to break into information security. How this applies? You will have to listen to the episode.

In this episode Chris and I discuss:

  • What is a mentor?
  • Why mentors are importnat
  • How to define a good mentor
  • Mentorship doesn't have to always be a one-on-one thing

How to make time for a home lab

In this timely episode of the Exploring Information Security podcast, Chris Maddalena and I continue our home lab series by answering a listener's question on how to find time for a home lab.

Chris (@cmaddalena) and I were asked the question on Twitter, "How do you make time for a home lab?" We answered the question on Twitter, but also decided the question was a good topic for an EIS episode. Home labs are great for advancing a career or breaking into information security. To find the time for them requires making them a priority. It's also good to have a purpose. The time I spend with a home lab is often sporadic and coincides with research on a given area.

In this episode we discuss:

  • Making a home lab a priority
  • Use cases for a home lab
  • Ideas for fitting a home lab into a busy schedule

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How to attend a conference

In this driven episode of the Exploring Information Security podcast, I discuss how to attend a conference with Wolfgang Goerlich, the director of security strategy at CBI.

Wolf (@jwgoerlich), recently produced an interesting PVCSec episode at CodeMash on the challenges of getting into infosec. One of the interesting notes from that podcast was learning how to attend a conference. It was such a great point that I invited Wolf back on EIS to discuss how to get the most out of attending a conference.

In this episode we discuss:

  • We define what attending a conference is
  • The individual goals of attendees
  • Attending a conference: pre-game, attending, and post-conference
  • Experiences that should be taken away from attending a conference

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How to network in information security - part 2

In this edition of the Exploring Information Security podcast, I discuss with Johnny Xmas how to network in information security.

Johnny (@J0hnnyXm4s) is a penetration tester for Redlegg and an accomplished speaker at security conferences around the United States and Iceland. One of Johnny's more recent talks is titled "That's not my RJ45 Jack" which covers, among other topics, how to interact with people. I saw this talk in April when I went to BSides Nashville and it has a lot of good information that can be applied to networking with people in general.

In part two we discuss:

  • Resources for getting better at networking
  • Some of the challenges of learning to network

How to network in information security - part 1

In this edition of the Exploring Information Security podcast, I discuss with Johnny Xmas how to network in information security.

Johnny (@J0hnnyXm4s) is a penetration tester for Redlegg and an accomplished speaker at security conferences around the United States and Iceland. One of Johnny's more recent talks is titled "That's not my RJ45 Jack" which covers, among other topics, how to interact with people. I saw this talk in April when I went to BSides Nashville and it has a lot of good information that can be applied to networking with people in general.

In part one we discuss:

  • What is networking?
  • How can Twitter be leverage to strengthen and improve your network?