Risky Context

How to get job as entry level candidate in cybersecurity

Here are some ways for an entry level guy to enter into this field. Remember - very few people can do all the things that are listed below.

May 12 • 

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Bored of working in an Indian Bank as auditor or risk assessor? Remember the promise...

Banking is a boring job for many.

May 10 • 

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April 2025

Spoke at CPE session, ISACA Muscat Chapter

So, this happened.

Apr 15 • 

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March 2025

Risky Context, W3

Welcome everyone, to another edition of 'Risky Context'.

Mar 16 • 

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October 2024

Risky Context W2: Key Themes and Insights on Cybersecurity Careers

This edition summarises a series of articles from my blog "Risky Context" on various aspects of cybersecurity careers.

Oct 14, 2024 • 

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Risky Context W1

Unspoken aspects of a career in Penetration Testing

Oct 6, 2024 • 

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July 2024

There is value in becoming a fully-integrated tester…

What’s integration?

Jul 17, 2024 • 

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There will be customers who wouldn’t want you to become domain admin…

Regulation is still the driving force behind the pentesting industry.

Jul 17, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Business will expect you to support them in non-pentesting activities...

This is part of a series of posts, first one here.

Apr 9, 2024 • 

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March 2024

To business, pen-testers are like jumbo-jets...

...profitable only when on-air, expensive when in hanger.

Mar 31, 2024 • 

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Not every customer wants you to become domain admin...

Penetration testing (and security assessments in general) has evolved a lot in the last decade or so.

Mar 21, 2024 • 

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You are one cog in the wheel...

… a very important one, but few more are needed before a business takes off and money starts rolling in.

Mar 21, 2024 • 

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