Infosec is an industry of diverse professionals, and the roles available are equally diverse. Even after one decides to pursue a career in cyber security, navigating through the myriad job types that exist can be daunting. The speakers, Damon “ch3f” Small and Paul Love, will reflect on their decades of experience in the industry and offer guidance as to how a candidate can focus their job search in specific areas of infosec. From red team, to blue team, to consulting, compliance, and management, there is a role for everyone. Attendees will have ample time for Q&A after the speakers’ prepared remarks, will gain a greater understanding of professional opportunities that exist, and will learn ow to determine which type of role may be best for themselves.

In Infosec, we are all self-guided learners. Teaching oneself is a challenge, but it can be made easier through understanding how we learn. This session from an educator-turned-hacker is intended to highlight key concepts from education theory that can help autodidacts understand how they learn and how to identify effective resources and strategies for personal and professional growth.

Have you wondered if you want to get into InfoSec management and do less technical work and more of growing a team and building programs? Can you go back to doing technical work after being a manager? Wait…how do I even get into management in the first place?

These are things that I battled with for a while before taking the plunge into management. There are things that I thought about and a lot of things I did not think about which I found out eventually. In this presentation I hope to talk about my journey from an Individual-Contributor to a Senior Manager over 8 years and discuss some of the things like job expectations, challenges, growth, mindset of an infosec manager which hopefully will help you make a decision on which route you might want to consider in your career.

Finding a role in cybersecurity is hard enough on its own, but how do you stand out in a crowded marketplace. By leveraging your unique skills, experiences, hobbies and interests you can show companies you are more than just a {insert cert title} qualified {insert job title}. Recruiters and HR departments can cast a wide net looking for hard skills, but how are you leveraging your soft skills? Are you showing that you can fit the company culture, vision or goals?

Hear from two different leaders with different personality styles on how to work together and get tips on how to manage your interpersonal communications.

Join an icebreaker discussion hosted by RaiseMe Volunteers, Presenters, and Consultants, and get advice on the right security jobs for you and your introversion / extroversion.

So you’ve submitted your resumes, sailed through HR, and nailed your technical interview. Now you’re faced with a bevy of job offers, all competing for your employment. Which job should you take? The one that sounds the most exciting? How about the one that pays the most? Should you try to negotiate? And what the heck does “Total Compensation” really mean?

The advent of digital whiteboard tools like Miro has changed the game for remote collaboration. But did you know they can also be instrumental in turning otherwise theoretical document-swapping copypasta writing drudgery into a tactile and fun exercise in self-exploration? In this talk, the speaker will demonstrate this concept using the RaiseMe Way of building a Targeted Resume and Interview Agenda – mapping your Life Experience and your Master Resume to the description of the job you’re applying for.

“I didn’t know this could be a job!”

I hear that from nearly ever security engineer I’ve worked with. Whether they’re straight out of college or a seasoned engineer switching to security we all love this work so much it doesn’t feel like a job.

People say finding great security engineers is like finding a unicorn, a great engineer demonstrates excellent technical and communication skills, and an unending well of passion for the industry. Can we be more specific on what we’re looking for?

There are hundreds of resources dedicated to helping the next generation of security engineers establish their new career. This talk will help you know what to focus on.

We’ll explore the differences between being part of a product security team vs. a security consulting firm. I’ll also help you identify the expectations of the industry in both the technical and non-technical.

I will demonstrate in this talk that anybody with passion and dedication who understands the malicious mindset can find an awesome, rewarding role in security.

I’ve personally managed and hired more than 100 security engineers. My biggest passion is introducing people from every background to security.

Breaking into the Information Security field can inevitably feel like laying siege to a castle: Sometimes, you feel the odds are against you, you are trapped in a paradox (experience to gain experience), lacking context or overwhelmed by the many routes you can take. In this talk, we will approach how to divide and conquer your siege of the castle, how to impose cost onto the gates and find the route into the industry toward the niche you desire.

How to present the best you possible in an interview.