A day in the life at a SOC, and entry-level positions, skills, and success tips with Bob Salmans
Cybr Podcast17 Heinä 2020

A day in the life at a SOC, and entry-level positions, skills, and success tips with Bob Salmans

Bob Salmans, a repeat guest, has led a Security Operations Center (SOC) team with various roles and responsibilities including: threat hunting, pen testing, incident response, security risks assessments, compliance, and training. In this episode, he shares what a day in the life of a SOC team looks like, as well as tips, skills, and knowledge to focus on for an entry-level position in a SOC. We also discuss potential career paths once you’ve been in a SOC team, and more.

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Infiltrating a cybercrime group wearing a wire with ex-FBI Supervisory Special Agent

Infiltrating a cybercrime group wearing a wire with ex-FBI Supervisory Special Agent

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The evolution of cybercrime and career advice with ex-FBI Supervisory Special Agent Shane Sims

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Land your first Pentester job without prior IT experience

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In this episode, Cybr community member Eric Gimbel walks us through step-by-step how he landed a Junior Penetration Tester job without having prior cybersecurity or IT experience. If you’ve ever been ...

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DevOps, Containers, Kubernetes, and their security implications

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Terraform and Infrastructure as Code with Derek Morgan

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Vulnerability assessments, bug bounties, pentests, and red team engagements with Daniel Miessler

Vulnerability assessments, bug bounties, pentests, and red team engagements with Daniel Miessler

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