Cybersecurity Careers Blog

The Twitter infosec community has almost entirely migrated to Mastodon. The Twitter clone has about 50K members on infosec.exchange since Musk bought Twitter and it's become a free-for-all. Next, we discuss the FBI InfraGard breach, where all 80K members' data have been put up for sale for $50K. But this data breach may not be as lucrative as you think.

One of the biggest stumbling blocks that can impede personal and professional growth is imposter syndrome. It doesn’t matter where you are in your career—it can affect everyone. This episode discusses what imposter syndrome is, and how I personally overcame it working at Google.

Disclaimer: This podcast does not represent the views or opinions of this podcast host’s employer, and is not meant to be an official statement for Google or Google Cloud.

For decades "big tech" has been on an insurmountable growth trajectory. Companies like Meta (Facebook), Apple, Amazon, Netflix, and Google (FAANG) have grown into trillion-dollar companies with tens of billions of cash on reserve. But suddenly, each of the core big tech companies is announcing significant layoffs or hiring freezes. We explore some of the reasons why this has happened and what's possibly next on this episode.

Disclaimer: This podcast does not represent the views or opinions of this podcast host's employer, and is not meant to be an official statement for Google or Google Cloud.

In the second episode of Cybersecurity Careers Blog podcast, Rob discusses LinkedIn's attempt to provide verification and transparency against malicious accounts; Ransomware costing US Banks $1B+ and the effect on businesses; and finally, the Twitter takeover by Elon Musk is creating chaos and confusion with verification scams and phishing attacks. How will Twitter clean up its mess?

In our very first podcast, join Rob Waters, Founder of CyberCareers.blog as he discusses his journey into Cybersecurity. Starting from the help desk, Rob walks listeners through his progression into becoming a Network Engineer, Systems Engineer, and eventually a Customer Engineer at Google.