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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.
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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
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
After several years of “on call” weekends, technical certifications study time and endless troubleshooting nights, all your effort is recognized by the company and your boss brings you the good news: A promotion to a management role! At first, a delightful happiness strikes for the new step given in your career, since you are now part of the select group called Management. A salary rise, possibly a company car and meetings at fancy restaurants, all the stuff you only heard and longed for will become routine for you, isn’t that great? … Until you realize that becoming a manager has its price. That’s what we’ll talk about in this article.
Click here to continue reading The Transition From a Technical Position to a Management Role
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As I’ve mentioned sometime ago, my resume has been professionally redesigned/rewritten by a company which gave it a complete face lift and brought it in line with the current market requirements. I was simply amazed by the results, and since many of you asked me for the company name, I became one of their affiliates to extend their reach to other information security professionals around the world. As I know many of you are looking for jobs and ways to leverage your “employability”, I couldn’t let pass the opportunity to share my findings about the service in general.
Click here to continue reading How To Land More Interviews?
In one of our previous article we already discussed what an Information Security degree would bring you; now, let’s tackle this tricky question: “What security certification should I pursue?”
Throughout my career, I constantly heard a ready-made answer: CISSP! (even though the person was not able to tell what CISSP stands for). Try it yourself: Whenever you have a chance, ask your workmates the very same question. I bet someone will mention it before you finish the sentence. It’s a kind of wildcard answer: Security? No matter what area/position the person works for, say CISSP and you’ll be alright.
But is that the definitive answer for this question?
Click here to continue reading What’s the right IT/Information Security Certification for me?
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