Welcome to the latest episode of the Zero Hour podcast and your host today is Karla Reffold. Today, we are joined by Noureen Njoroge. Noureen is a Security Consultant at Cisco Systems, her area of expertise is threat intelligence. She is the President of Women in Security for North Carolina and the Founder of the Mentor/Mentees Cybersecurity Group with over 4,000 members.
Key Minutes
0:10 - Arriving in the USA
1:30 - Working at Cisco
4:00 - Entering cybersecurity from other markets
7:53 - Staying in touch during Covid-19
09:08 - Being a mentor
11:22 - Building to 4,000 members
12:38 - Growing the community further
17:15 - Diversity in cybersecurity
19:15 - Career Pathways in cybersecurity
21:38 - Plenty of resources for a career in cybersecurity
22:05 - Certifications in cybersecurity
24:30 - Managing your time to keep improving
26:30 - The importance of awards
28:15 - Threats in cybersecurity
31:20 - Changes in the industry
32:10 - Ten Quick Fire Questions
Key Takeaways
1. Choose what you are passionate about
2. Pick your mentor wisely
3. There is not one path into cybersecurity
You can find Noureen at:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/noureennjoroge/
WiCyS: http://wicys.org
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