Good day everyone!
Every day, around 8:30 AM on my way to work, I drive by an Apple store.
Every day, around 8:30 AM, the Apple store is full.
Sometimes I ask myself: Are those the same people just hanging around, every day? Or are those different people?
The answer doesn’t really matter; what matters is that a good portion of them will leave the store with their new iPhone, iPad, iDontKnow.
Which brings a question to my mind: why are some things so easy to sell, while others are a struggle?
Yes, you know what I’m talking about: As an information security professional, Click here to continue reading Selling Information Security to the Business, Senior Managers, Stakeholders and End User.
Good day everyone!
June is the end of fiscal year here in Australia, thus I haven’t had time for anything else but WORK! I’m currently developing a comprehensive set of ISMS documentation also covering PCI-DSS requirements. Believe me, it’s really demanding putting it all together, plus meeting deadlines and making the customer happy! But I like challenges, and being a consultant after such a long time makes some of my buried skills resurface and gives me a good exposure to the Australian market.
Anyhow, it’s time for me to share my strategy for finding a job in Australia, or anywhere else you might plan to migrate. But before we move forward, make sure you’re prepared for the moving, planned everything in advance and saved enough cash to pay for your expenditures during your “planned unemployment”.
As I’ve mentioned before, having a good plan and spending the right resources into the journey granted me 3 different offers in less than a week after arriving. Upon my arrival, I already had 3 interviews booked (being 2 of with with the Big 4s). Although I’ve never been to Australia before, I already had a network of people aiding me to find a job.
Click here to continue reading Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional – part 4 – Finding a Job
G’ day all!
I honestly didn’t expect receiving so many e-mails about this article. People from every corner of the world are thanking me for the article even though they’re not Infosec professionals. I’m definitely glad to see that it’s helping you materialize your plans and realize that nothing is impossible if you really want it!
Since we already talked about the Background and Planning for this adventure, now it’s time to go through the preparation phase, which can certainly seal your fate (either positively or negatively). Once again, come with me and don’t let bad thoughts hinder your (totally achievable) desire of a different life. Click here to continue reading Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional – part 3
Welcome to the second part of the article – Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional!
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone who contacted me about the process with questions, comments and suggestions. Unfortunately I’m not able to answer to all of you, but rest assured I’ve read every e-mail received and I’ll do my best to address all concerns throughout the article.
So, as promised before, let me try to put down all the planning required to migrate. I’ll try to be as precise as I can, but since it’s been a few years ago, some things might have changed. Click here to continue reading Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security Professional – part 2
Dear readers,
At last, after a couple of months (2 actually) with no time for anything other than starting a new life once again (finding a place to live, getting a job, getting acquainted with the location and everything else you might dream of to give us the same level of comfort we had before), I finally managed to spare some time and share my saga with you.
Since I’ve received countless e-mails about every aspect of migrating to a different country, I’ll try to break the story in a few separate, organized (manageable and repeatable 
) parts to ease my writing and your reading experience:
1 – Migrating to Australia – Background(this article)
2 – Migrating to Australia – Planning (Plan)
3 – Migrating to Australia – Preparation Phase
4 – Migrating to Australia – Finding a Job
This article covers the first topic. Click here to continue reading Immigrating to Australia as an Information Security/IT Professional – part 1
Dear readers,
As you might know, I’ve finalized my relocation to Australia last week. After roughly 2 years getting prepared and waiting for the Skilled Migrant visa to be granted, my patience has paid off and I say with authority that this is a land of opportunities! The Information Security market is heated right now, and I’ve attended 7 interviews during my first 3 days in Sydney. Hopefully I’ll get myself a job very soon!
But since I’ve been going through the interview process for several positions with different requirements (Infosec Auditor, Security engineer, Security Manager and so on), and now that you know how to deal with the HR interview, I’ve decided to share with you some of the Information Security questions I’ve been asked so far, plus some I’ve researched on Internet. Click here to continue reading IT/Information Security Interview Questions
Good day everyone!
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