- Welcome to Building a Career in Cybersecurity,
the strategy and skills you need to succeed
where you'll learn more
about the different options available
in the cybersecurity field
and how to prepare to be successful
in the cybersecurity career.
My name is Yuri Diogenes,
I'm going to take you along with me
as we explore the technical and soft skills necessary
for a cybersecurity professional.
I'm a bestselling author with over 30 books published,
most of them about information security.
I'm also a professor at EC-Council University
where I instructed students pursuing
their Bachelor's in Cybersecurity degree.
I've been working at Microsoft since 2006 in various areas,
and I currently work as a principal PM manager
for Microsoft Defender for Cloud.
Whether you are watching this video,
because you want to start your career in cybersecurity
or because you want to improve your cybersecurity career,
I'm glad we have this chance to spend some time together
and explore this topic.
Lesson 1 starts with an understanding
about career in cybersecurity.
This is the first step that you need
to understand the different roles available in this field,
understand the requirements for these roles,
as well as the skills necessary for the job.
Lesson 1 will also reveal important aspects
of the cybersecurity industry
to help you determine what better fits your needs.
Lesson 2 explores the details of creating a strategic plan
to develop your skills
in cybersecurity based on initial assessments
that you can do.
This lesson enforces the importance
of keeping track of your progress
and how professional certifications can help you gain skills
and enter the market.
Now that you have your plan,
Lesson 3 walks you through creating your own lab
and begin some hand-on activities.
This lesson looks at different types of labs that you can do
to improve your skills based on the previous assessments
that you've done.
You'll then look at the lab setup
using the Azure trial subscription, how to deploy resources,
enable Microsoft Defender for Cloud
for cloud security posture management,
and enable Microsoft Sentinel to be your SIEM solution.
Lesson 4 focus on the importance
of expanding your professional networking.
You'll learn more about the cybersecurity community,
how to join and how to start contributing with it.
You'll also learn how to identify career opportunities
using community resources and using LinkedIn.
Lesson 5 digs into the interview process
and how to should prepare for it.
You'll learn more about the different interview stage,
how to prepare for each round of interview,
and different types of cybersecurity scenarios
that could be covered during an interview.
You'll also learn different soft skills attributes
that cybersecurity employers are looking for.
Lesson 6 cover the continuous improvement
in cybersecurity career.
You'll learn more about the different roles, expectations,
and use entrepreneur mindsets to try advancing your career.
You'll also explore some approach
for dealing with obstacles and setbacks
and how to stay motivated to perform at your best.
You'll learn about the challenge
of work-life balance in the cybersecurity field
and how to grow in your career as a remote worker.
Feel free to pause this video.
As you would, make sure to take notes
and reflect on the observations.
Many of the things
that you see throughout this course require you
to do some self-assessment to understand where you are.
Make sure to take the time to do the labs
before advancing to the next lesson,
and take notes of the areas
where you believe you need to improve.
So with that out of the way,
let's get started with Building a Career in Cybersecurity,
the strategy and skills you need to succeed.