Episode 14 - Daniel Rose discusses Cybersecurity Unicorn Job Descriptions

[Update 7/6/21: Daniel has accepted a job in cybersecurity! Congrats Daniel!!]

Larry and Joe invite special guest Daniel Rose on the show to discuss his efforts to obtain a position in cybersecurity. Daniel grew up placing Ice Hockey and served his country in the US Navy, and served his community in law enforcement before transitioning to IT for the past six years. He has Linux and Security+ certifications and is open to full time employment offers now. Listen to the show to learn more about Daniel's background. 

00:00-02:15 Special guest Daniel Rose shares his experience encountering crazy job descriptions like this entry level position: "Must have 5 years experience and former CISO preferred?!" Larry and Daniel discuss how these “unicorn employee” job postings can be frustrating for people looking to break into the cybersecurity field. 

02:15-3:15 Larry recalls a conversation he had with an IT Architect who told him having passion for cybersecurity is the most important thing

03:15-05:00 Daniel shares about when he first transitioned from a career in law enforcement to IT. It all started when he took a digital forensics workshop. He then found a computer hardware position and then web/software development. 

05:00-08:00 Daniel shares stories about how his passion and drive has helped him overcome challenges in life, including an inspiring story when he served in the US Navy. If you really want to do something - stick to it! 

08:00-12:00 Daniel shares tips with Larry on studying for the Pentest+ and Security+ Exam.

12:00-13:30  Daniel explains what TryHackMe.com is all about. 

13:30-14:45  Daniel explains what it takes to get a new account in https://HackTheBox.com 

14:45-15:30 Daniel talks about https://CodeAcademy.com 

15:30-16:05 Daniel recommends that Larry get into Python as his first cybersecurity programming language 

16:05-18:43 Daniel recommends https://RangeForce.com  and talks about how it helped him gain hands-on experience with PowerShell, Intrusion Detection Systems, 

18:43  Daniel talks about https://CyberDefenders.org  ; a blue team training course to learn Splunk and reverse engineering malware 

20:45 Joe talks about how Marcus Hutchins used his malware analysis skills to find the kill switch that stopped WannaCry ransomware from spreading worldwide in 2017. Learn about Marcus's story here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Hutchins

22:20 Larry talks about the Microsoft MSSA Academy https://military.microsoft.com/programs/microsoft-software-systems-academy/ 

26:10 Daniel talks about his experience using EDR to investigate ransomware and how he created a watchlist of task scheduler changes to hunt for Indicators of Compromise (IOC)

29:00 Larry ties together how incident response requires skills with forensics 

30:00 Daniel talks about how he used the Jason Dion Udemy course to prepare for the LPI Linux course https://www.udemy.com/user/jason-dion/ 

31:50 Daniel shares his tips with Larry on studying for Security+

35:00 Larry shares an update on his career search