Page Glave was a tenured Associate Professor of Kinesiology with a focus in exercise science and was successful in her field. However, she came to the realization that she can't see herself doing this for the rest of her life. She offers lots of great advice on resume tips when switching, homelabs, certifications, and how she was able to break into the field. This is her story. 

BIO

I am an analyst, project manager, ethical hacker, and tech consultant with more than 10 years’ experience with research and project management. I spent a while in higher education – long enough to get tenure and decide it was time to do something else. I have eJPT (eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester), Security+ and Splunk User certifications. I love learning and tech, so digging into all of this stuff just makes me happy.

Notes:
5-months into her first security job!
Being in a small environment, she gets to do everything from governance to pentesting
Previous to this, she was a tenured associate professor in kinesiology, focusing on biomechanics and obesity.

Quotes:
"Pretty big adventure on a daily basis because no day is the same."
"Really is an environment where security is everyone's job."
"I think I'll always be in-house tech support for as long as I live." [7:08]
"I kinda got bored… I didn't want to keep doing something that wasn't challenging." [7:28]
"Do I really want to do this for the next 30 years?" [7:58]
"…going through the headers, that should have been a clue that maybe tech would have been a good fit for me."
"You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in Information Security who was just thrilled with their budgets."
"Being able to translate that self-directed learning to something on my resume."

Links:
Page's Twitter: https://twitter.com/pageinsec (Thank her via Twitter)
Breaking Down Security Podcast: https://www.brakeingsecurity.com/
Pacific Hacker's Conference: https://phack.org/
Sam Bowne's Class: https://samsclass.info/
Skadi VM: https://www.skadivm.com/ (by Alan Orlikoski https://twitter.com/AlanOrlikoski)
Marco Palacios: https://twitter.com/MPalacios_Cyber
Keirsten Brager: https://twitter.com/KeirstenBrager
Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5
Outro Music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXDIltPLbdcAavUtL00i7g

Getting Into Infosec:
Follow Me on Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman
Subscribe To YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6gV_gdfc188HZdN8LUx4A
Checkout My Book: Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security
Sign up for updates and commentary: https://mailchi.mp/467573a314e5/gettingintoinfosec
Website: https://gettingintoinfosec.com

Page Glave was a tenured Associate Professor of Kinesiology with a focus in exercise science and was successful in her field. However, she came to the realization that she can't see herself doing this for the rest of her life. She offers lots of great advice on resume tips when switching, homelabs, certifications, and how she was able to break into the field. This is her story.&nbsp;
BIO
I am an analyst, project manager, ethical hacker, and tech consultant with more than 10 years&rsquo; experience with research and project management. I spent a while in higher education &ndash; long enough to get tenure and decide it was time to do something else. I have eJPT (eLearnSecurity Junior Penetration Tester), Security+ and Splunk User certifications. I love learning and tech, so digging into all of this stuff just makes me happy.
Notes:
<ul>
<li>5-months into her first security job!</li>
<li>Being in a small environment, she gets to do everything from governance to pentesting</li>
<li>Previous to this, she was a tenured associate professor in kinesiology, focusing on biomechanics and obesity.</li>
</ul>
Quotes:
<ul>
<li>"Pretty big adventure on a daily basis because no day is the same."</li>
<li>"Really is an environment where security is everyone's job."</li>
<li>"I think I'll always be in-house tech support for as long as I live." [7:08]</li>
<li>"I kinda got bored&hellip; I didn't want to keep doing something that wasn't challenging." [7:28]</li>
<li>"Do I really want to do this for the next 30 years?" [7:58]</li>
<li>"&hellip;going through the headers, that should have been a clue that maybe tech would have been a good fit for me."</li>
<li>"You'd be hard-pressed to find anyone in Information Security who was just thrilled with their budgets."</li>
<li>"Being able to translate that self-directed learning to something on my resume."</li>
</ul>
Links:
<ul>
<li>Page's Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/pageinsec">https://twitter.com/pageinsec</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=.@pageinsec+@coffeewithayman+Thank+You+for+a+great+episode!">Thank her via Twitter</a>)</li>
<li>Breaking Down Security Podcast: <a href="https://www.brakeingsecurity.com/">https://www.brakeingsecurity.com/</a></li>
<li>Pacific Hacker's Conference: <a href="https://phack.org/">https://phack.org/</a></li>
<li>Sam Bowne's Class: <a href="https://samsclass.info/">https://samsclass.info/</a></li>
<li>Skadi VM: <a href="https://www.skadivm.com/">https://www.skadivm.com/</a> (by Alan Orlikoski <a href="https://twitter.com/AlanOrlikoski">https://twitter.com/AlanOrlikoski</a>)</li>
<li>Marco Palacios: <a href="https://twitter.com/MPalacios_Cyber">https://twitter.com/MPalacios_Cyber</a></li>
<li>Keirsten Brager: <a href="https://twitter.com/KeirstenBrager">https://twitter.com/KeirstenBrager</a></li>
<li>Intro Music: <a href="https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5">https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5</a></li>
<li>Outro Music: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXDIltPLbdcAavUtL00i7g">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXDIltPLbdcAavUtL00i7g</a></li>
</ul>
Getting Into Infosec:
<ul>
<li>Follow Me on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman">https://twitter.com/coffeewithayman</a></li>
<li>Subscribe To YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6gV_gdfc188HZdN8LUx4A">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg6gV_gdfc188HZdN8LUx4A</a></li>
<li>Checkout My Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07N15GTPC/">Breaking IN: A Practical Guide to Starting a Career in Information Security</a></li>
<li>Sign up for updates and commentary: <a href="https://mailchi.mp/467573a314e5/gettingintoinfosec">https://mailchi.mp/467573a314e5/gettingintoinfosec</a></li>
<li>Website: <a href="https://gettingintoinfosec.com/">https://gettingintoinfosec.com</a></li>
</ul>

Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience. There is no linear path into the field of Information Security, so the hope is that you will resonate with at least one of the guests. Some of my guests were teachers, paralegals, librarians, military vets, developers, and IT help desk techs (to name a few) before transitioning. Also featuring "spoof" ads poking fun at the industry.

Interviews with people who have transitioned and got jobs in #infosec and #cybersecurity so you can learn and be inspired from their experience.

Getting Into Infosec

Page Glave was a tenured Associate Professor of Kinesiology with a focus in exercise science and was successful in her field, on her way to full professor!  However she came to the realization that she can't see herself doing this for the rest of her life. This is her story.

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