Samantha Cowan is the Head of Compliance at HackerOne. She's the former Director of Compliance at OneLogin and former Security Engineer at CoverHound, Cyber Policy, and Zenefits. Sam initially perceived Infosec as an "unhappy job", but later found herself taking her MBA and paving her way into the security industry. Despite having her master's degree, she was not an exemption to facing rejections when applying for cybersecurity. Her episode is mind-blowing as she shares how you can break into boundaries by being confident in yourself and by not compromising to being seen as a token hire.

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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacowan/
Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5
Security and Privacy Framework: iapp.org

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Samantha Cowan is the Head of Compliance at HackerOne. She's the former Director of Compliance at OneLogin and former Security Engineer at CoverHound, Cyber Policy, and Zenefits. Sam initially perceived Infosec as an "unhappy job", but later found herself taking her MBA and paving her way into the security industry. Despite having her master's degree, she was not an exemption to facing rejections when applying for cybersecurity. Her episode is mind-blowing as she shares how you can break into boundaries by being confident in yourself and by not compromising to being seen as a token hire.
LINKS
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<li>Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacowan/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/samanthacowan/</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>Security and Privacy Framework: <a href="http://iapp.org">iapp.org</a></li>
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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.

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Samantha Cowan - From National Parks Service To Head Of Compliance

Rana is a senior cybersecurity assessment analyst and has a really diverse professional background. She has spoken at many different conferences, including BSides, ISSA OS, Ottawa, and hack fest. She's recently received the OSCP, a coveted security certification out there in the community. She has definitely written up and done tons of write-ups on the OSCP and different hack-the-box write-ups. 

This episode will unravel how Rana discovered and journeyed through cryptography and pen testing despite attaining a computer science degree.

LINKS:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranakhalil1/?originalSubdomain=ca
Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5
Security and Privacy Framework: iapp.org
Full Shownotes: https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/

Rana is a senior cybersecurity assessment analyst and has a really diverse professional background. She has spoken at many different conferences, including BSides, ISSA OS, Ottawa, and hack fest. She's recently received the OSCP, a coveted security certification out there in the community. She has definitely written up and done tons of write-ups on the OSCP and different hack-the-box write-ups. 
This episode will unravel how Rana discovered and journeyed through cryptography and pen testing despite attaining a computer science degree.
LINKS:
<ul>
<li>Linkedin:<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranakhalil1/?originalSubdomain=ca"> https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranakhalil1/?originalSubdomain=ca</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>Security and Privacy Framework:<a href="http://iapp.org/"> iapp.org</a></li>
<li>Full Shownotes: <a href="https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/?fbclid=IwAR2EI_04I_SW2gtWIPYzWZ7sxUENKcRfvGMjP1PaJL6s5BSPDABiQglkbug">https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/</a></li>
</ul>

Rana is a senior cybersecurity assessment analyst and has a really diverse professional background. She has spoken at many different conferences, including BSides, ISSA OS, Ottawa, and hack fest. She's recently received the OSCP, a coveted security certification out there in the community. She has definitely written up and done tons of write-ups on the OSCP and different hack-the-box write-ups.   This episode will unravel how Rana discovered and journeyed through cryptography and pen testing despite attaining a computer science degree.

Rana Khalil - From Cryptography to Pentester!

Norman Weekes is on the Security Operations Team at Salesforce. He is in charge of scanning their infrastructure and ensuring that everything is set up and operating properly.

Norman already spent almost a year in the information security world. This is also his first official full-time security job. After going through different job contracts, he believes that if everything's shut down early, there's no reason not to just get in a good routine and go after whatever certification or whatever job you want. This episode will undoubtedly inspire and assist job contractors who are considering a career in the information security world.

LINKS

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/normanjr/

Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5

Security and Privacy Framework: iapp.org

 

Full Show Notes: https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/

Norman Weekes is on the Security Operations Team at Salesforce. He is in charge of scanning their infrastructure and ensuring that everything is set up and operating properly.
Norman already spent almost a year in the information security world. This is also his first official full-time security job.&nbsp;After going through different job contracts, he believes that if everything's shut down early, there's no reason not to just get in a good routine and go after whatever certification or whatever job you want. This episode will undoubtedly inspire and assist job contractors who are considering a career in the information security world.
LINKS
Linkedin:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/normanjr/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/normanjr/</a>
Intro Music: <a href="https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5">https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5</a>
Security and Privacy Framework: <a href="http://iapp.org/">iapp.org</a>
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Full Show Notes: <a href="https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/">https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/</a>

Norman Weekes— From Contractor To Security Ops Analyst

Niru Ragupathy is a Security Engineer at Google and works as the Offensive Security Lead and manages part of the Offensive Security Team. She is currently the Tech Lead Manager. Niru sees managing as a challenging, interesting ride yet undervalued skill. She also considers it rewarding although it demands the investment of both time and effort. 

She believes that it is important to start leading and take things slowly but not take the decision lightly. Having planned on taking Biotech in College but being persuaded by her parents, she was thrust to take on Computer Sciences since it has greater demands in society. In the face of her struggles, Niru has found her sense of belongingness in security management. This episode will surely encourage and benefit Engineers who struggle in transitioning on management. 

LINKS

Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/niru-ragupathy-99078233

Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5

Security and Privacy Framework: iapp.org

 

Full Show Notes: https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/

Niru Ragupathy is a Security Engineer at Google and works as the Offensive Security Lead and manages part of the Offensive Security Team. She is currently the Tech Lead Manager. Niru sees managing as a challenging, interesting ride yet undervalued skill. She also considers it rewarding although it demands the investment of both time and effort.&nbsp;
She believes that it is important to start leading and take things slowly but not take the decision lightly. Having planned on taking Biotech in College but being persuaded by her parents, she was thrust to take on Computer Sciences since it has greater demands in society. In the face of her struggles, Niru has found her sense of belongingness in security management. This episode will surely encourage and benefit Engineers who struggle in transitioning on management.&nbsp;
LINKS
Linkedin: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/niru-ragupathy-99078233?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_profile_view_base_contact_details%3Bhi6H%2FHw0RbSnN8Bu%2BtP0gQ%3D%3D">linkedin.com/in/niru-ragupathy-99078233</a>
Intro Music: <a href="https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5">https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5</a>
Security and Privacy Framework: <a href="http://iapp.org">iapp.org</a>
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Full Show Notes: <a href="https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/">https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/</a>

Niru Ragupathy is a Security Engineer at Google and works as the Offensive Security Lead and manages part of the Offensive Security Team. She is currently the Tech Lead Manager. Niru sees managing as a challenging, interesting ride yet undervalued skill. She also considers it rewarding although it demands the investment of both time and effort.   She believes that it is important to start leading and take things slowly but not take the decision lightly. Having planned on taking Biotech in College but being persuaded by her parents, she was thrust to take on Computer Sciences since it has greater demands in society. In the face of her struggles, Niru has found her sense of belongingness in security management. This episode will surely encourage and benefit Engineers who struggle in transitioning on management.   LINKS  Linkedin: linkedin.com/in/niru-ragupathy-99078233  Intro Music: https://trash80.com/#/content/133/weeklybeats-2012-week5  Security and Privacy Framework: iapp.org     Full Show Notes: https://www.gettingintoinfosec.com/

Samantha Cowan - From National Parks Service To Head Of Compliance

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