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Cybersecurity: The Beginner's Guide

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Product type Book
Published in May 2019
Publisher
ISBN-13 9781789616194
Pages 396 pages
Edition 1st Edition
Languages
Author (1):
Dr. Erdal Ozkaya Dr. Erdal Ozkaya
Profile icon Dr. Erdal Ozkaya

Table of Contents (14) Chapters

Preface 1. Importance of Cybersecurity 2. Security Evolution — From Legacy to Advanced, to ML and AI 3. Learning Cybersecurity Technologies 4. Skills We Need for a Cybersecurity Career 5. Attacker Mindset 6. Understanding Reactive, Proactive, and Operational Security 7. Networking, Mentoring, and Shadowing 8. Cybersecurity Labs 9. Knowledge Check and Certifications 10. Security Intelligence Resources 11. Expert Opinions on Getting Started with Cybersecurity 12. How to Get Hired in Cybersecurity, Regardless of Your Background 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Mentoring

Mentorship is important both in your education and career. There is always the excitement of getting things done all by yourself so that you can attribute all the success to yourself. Getting a job all by yourself is a significant achievement. Planning your career development all by yourself is also a significant achievement, or so it seems. However, the reality is quite different from expectations. You might have the best of ideas, but not actually know how to execute them. Your plan for growing in your career might not exactly fall into place in real life. Your expectations of getting a job by merely spending hours on job boards, applying for positions that you are qualified for, might not go as you expected. This is why you need a mentor to give you guidance and, also, to monitor the steps that you take. Mentoring is a one-to-one relationship where you seek the continued...

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