WEBCAST: Your 5 Year Plan into InfoSec

John Strand //

New to InfoSec? Mentoring someone new to the industry? Here’s John’s advice if he had to do it all over again.

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Join us live on the next webcast for our jokey pre-show chat and more fun q&a.

Slides for this webcast can be found here: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/SLIDES_Your5YearPlanIntoInfoSec.pdf

*John did this webcast again a year later and included some special guests. Check it out here: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/webcast-john-strands-5-year-plan-into-infosec-part-2/

We also had a lot of great recommendations from those watching live. As requested, here is a list of those:

• There’s a really good book I got called “Violent Python” – highly recommended
• Sean Metcalf’s blog on this is very useful https://adsecurity.org/?p=2653
• Good resource for the networking team : https://www.securitywizardry.com/index.php/tools/analysis-crib-data.html
• Powershell for pentesters from Pentester Academy
• https://www.pearson.com/us/higher-education/product/ Kopczynski-Windows-Power-Shell-Unleashed/9780672329531.html
• https://www.manning.com/books/learn-windows-powershell-in-a-month-of-lunches-third-edition
• Power Shell for beginners by Cerys Ellis cost about $20
• https://www.youtube.com/powershellorg
• https://mva.microsoft.com/en-us/training-courses/getting-started-with-microsoft-powershell-8276
• Start or join a CitySec meetup – https://www.reddit.com/r/netsec/wiki/meetups/citysec
• Resources of Resources: http://aboutdfir.com/
• https://www.dfir.training/index.php
• BHIS YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJ2U9Dq9NckqHMbcUupgF0A