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So You Wanna Be a Hacker? Starting Your InfoSec Career

Join Principal Security Consultant Adam Compton and Senior Security Consultant David Boyd as they demystify the cybersecurity career landscape, from red teaming to blue teaming, certs to side projects, and blogs to burnout.

By Adam Compton and David Boyd
June 04, 2025
Career Development

Are you thinking about starting a career in Information Security? During our next webinar, our experts will provide honest, helpful, and encouraging tips demonstrating that there’s no one “right” way to break into the field. Whether you’re just starting out or making a career change, they will share tips of the trade that you can employ to help you get ahead.

During this session, they will cover: 

  • Different roles in InfoSec
  • What employers are usually looking for
  • Simple, practical ways to start learning skills
  • How you can stand out from the crowd

Join Principal Security Consultant Adam Compton and Senior Security Consultant David Boyd as they demystify the cybersecurity career landscape, from red teaming to blue teaming, certs to side projects, and blogs to burnout. They will share their own journeys in the field, including lessons learned, mistakes made, and some common pitfalls. They will also address the value of supporting each other and growing together as a community. Register now to learn how to get your foot in the door (or to kick it open)!