What Hackers Do for Money
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Several professionals in computer security describe the kinds of paid work they do for companies, explaining what employers ask for and recounting personal successes and failures from their jobs. The talk focuses on real-world roles, requests and challenges in IT security rather than technical how-to details.
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chapters (17)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:05Speakers' backgrounds
- 4:27Cybersecurity history
- 7:06Legal career paths
- 8:51Ethical vs unethical hacking
- 11:44Diversity in cybersecurity
- 15:25Professional roles
- 18:48Network and software security
- 21:56Security engineer role
- 22:40Malware analysis
- 23:24Capture The Flag
- 25:09Bug bounty programs
- 29:33Exploit markets
- 32:03Remote work in cybersecurity
- 33:27Cybersecurity trends
- 35:14Career advice
- 38:04Q&A
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