Real-world IT & cybersecurity career guidance, practical insights, and lessons from the field. Drawing on 26+ years in IT & cybersecurity and 14+ years in the classroom, I cover career decisions, skills, certifications, security operations, GRC, leadership, and what the work actually looks like.
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Most organizations have formal processes for accepting cybersecurity risks. Someone identifies a vulnerability or gap. The security team assesses it. ...
Your organization just passed its SOC 2 audit. Leadership is celebrating. Customers are reassured. The report sits on your desk with a clean opinion. ...
People looking at cybersecurity careers often hear that GRC is a good entry point, especially if you’re less interested in the deeply technical side. ...
The encryption protecting online banking, messaging apps, and sensitive corporate data faces a challenge that sounds like science fiction but isn’t: q...
Most aspiring cybersecurity professionals approach their career transition backward. They sign up for an expensive certification course, dive into tec...
Cybersecurity Career Paths for Beginners: A Complete Guide to Your First Security Role Choosing your first cybersecurity role can feel overwhelming. J...
Your Deal Just Stalled on a Security Questionnaire: Here’s What to Do in the Next Two Weeks A founder messaged me last month with a familiar kind of p...
7 High-Paying Cybersecurity Careers That Don’t Require Coding Skills The belief that cybersecurity requires programming expertise stops countless qual...
How to Report Cybersecurity Problems to Leadership Without Damaging Your Career The ability to communicate cybersecurity issues to executives has beco...
The Productivity Trap: When AI Tools Make You Less Secure at Work That AI assistant saving hours each week might be quietly creating the biggest secur...
From Email to Everything: How Modern Scams Use Multiple Channels to Seem Real The email arrives at 9:03 AM. It looks legitimate—company logo, proper f...
Why 63% of Companies Have No AI Rules and What That Means for Your Career A recent wave of research from organizations including Tech.co, Gallup, and ...