Alyssa Miller The Duchess of Hackington is a hacker, security researcher, advocate, and international public speaker with over 15 years of experience in cyber security. She believes that in today’s inter-connected world, protecting privacy and building trust with secure systems are critical to protecting our way of life. As a result, she discusses real-world issues that that affect people both within and outside the security community. In this episode We talk Information Security , Information Security careers, and cheese curds?!! a wonderful person through and through and i think you all will enjoy all the great advice Alyssa provides.
Timeline/Topic
00:00 - Opener/Sponsors
00:12 - Introduction to the Duchess of Hacking Alyssa Miller
00:55 - Alyssa Miller's Journey /Growing up in Wisconsin
09:05 - Pentesting - What is it?
11:29 - Traits and Skillsets of a good pentester
12:44 - Gaining Skillsets and how to grow your capabilites as explained through Alyssa's journey.
18:25 - Employers should write better Infosec Help Wanted Ads, Alyssa explains why
24:51 - Innate Skills you need in cybersecurity to succeed
30:24 - Cyber Defender's Career Guide
35:57 - Uncommon Journey Podcast
38:11 - Twitter Questions
45:20 - What work is Alyssa most proud of?
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