InfoSecMentors at SOURCE Boston
We've been looking forward to April in Boston ever since last year when SOURCE Boston hosted a wonderful mentoring workshop. This week, Wim, Jimmy, and I will be attending the conference and hosting a mentoring workshop of our own! On Wednesday evening, there will be an interactive panel where we ... Read More
Guest Interview: Hadi El-Khoury and Jimmy Vo "Mentor & Mentee Q&A"
Today, our guest bloggers are Hadi El-Khoury and Jimmy Vo. Hadi and Jimmy are participants in the InfoSecMentors Project as mentor and mentee, respectively. This pair has been kind enough to keep us posted on their progress in the mentorship via updates on Twitter, and they have sent us the ... Read More
Unexpected difficulties from life on the road
As far as career highlights go, this past month has been one of the best. I'll never forget my trip to Source Barcelona where I hobnobbed with Really Smart Dudes™, had conversations that may well have changed the course of my business model, and convinced Wim Remes to be EU ... Read More
Suggestions for getting started
One part of participating in the InfoSecMentors project is the support resources found on this blog and over emails. One email in particular goes out to potential mentors and mentees before they meet their match, giving them suggestions for how to start the process. The first step is to bridge ... Read More
Guest Post: Dan Burrowes "Passion to Drive Action"
Today, our guest blogger is Dan Burrowes. Through his participation in the InfoSec Mentors Project, I learned that Dan has a fascinating perspective on what the Information Security community is like in Japan. He has offered to share an essay on the power of communication and letting your passion drive ... Read More
Advice from an InfoSec Mentor
The InfoSec Mentors Project is off to a great start. While some participants are familiar with the process, others are just getting their feet wet for the first time. This week, we are very excited to show our readers what one mentor has been doing with his mentee, and the ... Read More
Guest Blog: Michelle Klinger "And when exactly am I supposed to find time for that?"
Today, our guest blogger is Michelle Klinger. Michelle has spent the last 5 years as a security assessor for Fortune 500 companies. She has joined the InfoSec Mentors program as a way to increase her technical skills and gain a better understanding of the industry. As I begin to pursue ... Read More
Guest Blog: Amelia Shackelford "Taking the Risks"
Today, our guest blogger is Amelia Shackelford. Amelia is a fiction writer based in Atlanta, GA, and has received her fair share of advice from great minds. In the spring of 2004 I was an undergrad at Georgia Tech and an unpublished author. When people asked me what I wanted ... Read More
