1. Careers in Cyber Security

2. What does a Cyber Security Professional look like…?

3. In reality… David Ulevitch, Founder OpenDNS
Katie Moussouris, Microsoft Bug Bounty creator
Eugene Kaspersky, CEO Kaspersky Labs, £1.1bn
Dr Laura Toogood, MD Digitalis Reputation
Erin Jacobs, CSO at UCB Financial Services
James Lyne, Global Head of Security Research, Sophos

4. Who is hiring? Who is at risk?
Security Consultancies
Government
NHS
Banks & Building Societies
Telcos
Critical National Infrastructure
Law Firms
Pharmaceutical Companies
Charities
Engineering
Retail Businesses
Oil & Gas
Big 4
Anyone who holds data…?

5. What are the threats?
Threat Actors
Methods
Hacktivists
DDOS
IOT
Insider threats…:
Apathy
Lack of knowledge
Disgruntled employee
Fraud
Organised Crime
Ransomware
State Sponsored
Malware
Script Kiddies
Smartphone Attacks
Social Engineering
Insider Threats
Competitors
Attack vectors will continue to develop and evolve with the digital age…

6. Why wouldn’t you work in Cyber Security…?
You tell me…

7. Why would you pursue a career in Cyber Security?
Technical opportunities
Non-technical opportunities
Significant investment in the sector – massive growth opportunity
“Skills Shortage” at all levels & Globally
Genuine career paths now developing and defined
Specialist vs Generalist
Long term options – cyber is not going away…
Potentially very lucrative

8. What could you do? SOC Analyst Security Manager Penetration Tester
(Web / Infrastructure)
CISO
Incident Response Analyst
Security Analyst
Vulnerability Researcher
Security Consultant
Security Auditor
Malware Analyst
Security Engineer
Security Awareness & Training
Security Presales
Security Architect
(Cloud, Web, Network, Mobile, etc.)
Sales Teams
Security Compliance
Recruitment…?

9. Non-Technical Opportunities
Security Awareness &
Behavioural Change
Psychologists & Sociologists
Business Graduates
History & English
Legal & Regulatory
Law
Compliance and Audit
- Any background…
Sales & BD
- Any background (with the right mindset)
Innovation & Business Improvement

10. In Summary Any questions? Don’t assume you have to be technical
If you are technical, don’t think dark rooms and hoodies!
Even if you’re not sure, start somewhere
You can change careers!
Don’t worry about money – do something you enjoy…
Any questions?