Coming to you from the wonderful CodeMash conference. Chris Maddalena , Amanda Berlin, Wolf Goerlich, and special guest Jimmy Bird discuss some of the challenges of getting into information security. Dear Friends, In this very special episode: Chris, Amanda, Wolf, and special guest Jimmy Bird discuss the challenges of getting into information security. Including: giving information and people not following through; the effect of the talent shortage; attending conferences; bootcamps; and much more. Show Notes: * Giving information and people not following it. * The talent shortage lowering the bar. * Attending a conference. * Bootcamps for security professionals. * [1]Tactical Edge * Calendar: + [2]BSides Huntsville 06 February - Ed's presenting "Seriously, what the &^*& is Network Segmentation?" & Paul's talk is "10 Pitfalls of SOC, IH & IR" + [3]Security Culture Conference in Oslo, Norway 14-15 June - CFP Open - Paul's putting together a talk as we speak + [4]Converge Detroit & BSides Detroit in the Arsenal of Democracy, Detroit, Michigan, US of A 14-15 July - CFP Open - Will there be another PVCSec LIVE‽ Stay tuned! __________________________________________________________________ My original entry is here: [5]PVCSEC 51: CodeMash Edition - The challenges of getting into infosec. It posted Tue, 19 Jan 2016 19:59:20 +0000. Filed under: Podcasts, career, CodeMash, conferences, podcast, show notes, References 1. http://www.tacticaledge.co/ 2. https://www.bsideshuntsville.org/ 3. http://securitycultureconference.com/call-for-presentations/ 4. http://convergeconference.org/main/ 5. https://www.pvcsec.com/2016/01/19/pvcsec-51-codemash-edition-the-challenges-of-getting-into-infosec/