Your Cyber Path: How to Get Your Dream Cybersecurity Job

Feb 16 2024 116 ep. 35 mins 79
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Find out what it takes to get your dream cybersecurity job (from the hiring managers' perspective).

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EP 116 - What's next after season 2?

Feb 16 2024 36 mins  
What's next after season 2? About this Episode In the grand wrap-up of season two of the podcast 'Your Cyber Path', hosts Kip Boyle and Jason Dion reflect on their four-year podcast journey. They also reveal that for the time being, there won't be a season three as originally planned. Several factors have influenced this decision, the primary being their venture Akylade – a cy

EP 115 - SDP 10: Separation of Privileges

Feb 06 2024 15 mins  
SDP 10: Separation of Privileges About this Episode In this episode of the Your CyberPath podcast, Kip Boyle and Jason Dion delve into the concept of the separation of privilege as a vital component of their series on security architecture and design principles. Jason and Kip talk about how the separation of privilege illustrates its significance through real-world examples. The

EP 114 - NIST CSF Versus The Top 18

Jan 19 2024 50 mins  
About this episode In this episode, Kip Boyle and Jason Dion discuss the importance of cybersecurity in the current digital landscape and focus on comparing two different standards: The NIST Cybersecurity Framework and the CIS Top 18. The NIST Framework was created to assist organizations in becoming cyber resilient and offers an adaptable and comprehensive approach to cyber risk

EP 113 - SDP 9 Least common Mechanism

Jan 04 2024 13 mins  
In this episode, Kip and Jason cover the Security Design Principle of “Least Common Mechanism”. The Lease Common Mechanism is the ninth security design principle and focuses on how you can best protect older, legacy systems in large organizations and within the government. Security Design Principle #9 is a crucial concept in the field of cybersecurity. It advocates for minimi

EP 112 - Listeners' Questions

Dec 21 2023 67 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/112/ In this episode, Kip and Jason jump into answer questions directly from our listeners! We share valuable advice and insights into starting and advancing in the cybersecurity field by addressing ways to overcome some common challenges such as imposter syndrome, applying skills from diverse industries, and filling employment history gaps. Furthe

EP 111: SDP 8 Open Design

Dec 08 2023 21 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/111/ In this episode, Kip and Jason delve into the specific security design principle of Open Design. Open Design does not equate to open-source software but refers to transparency in revealing the mechanisms and inner workings of security controls. The hosts discuss the misconceptions surrounding Open Design, emphasizing that it does not require di

EP 110: Am I too old to work in Cybersecurity

Nov 24 2023 34 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/110/ In this episode, hosts Kip Boyle and Jason Dion discuss the topic of ageism in cybersecurity careers. They address a listener's question about whether it is too late for a career change into cybersecurity at the age of 60-65. The hosts acknowledge that ageism does exist in the industry, but they provide tips and strategies for older individuals t

EP 109: SDP 7: Complete Mediation

Nov 10 2023 20 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/109/ In this episode, we are returning to the Security Design Principles series, this time with Complete Mediation. Complete mediation means the system checks the user trying to access a file or perform an action is authorized to access this file or perform this action. Complete mediation is also implemented in the security reference monitor (SRM) i

Episode 108: Self-Care

Oct 27 2023 46 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/108/ In this episode, we discuss a critically important topic which is Selfcare. Cybersecurity is a great career, however it is not 100% stress free, burning out and working yourself into oblivion is very common. In this episode our hosts Jason and Kip give you some tips to make sure you have your selfcare in check. The first thing you should do is

EP 107: SDP 6: Fail-safe Defaults

Oct 13 2023 26 mins  
https://www.yourcyberpath.com/107/ In this episode, we go back to the Security Design Principles series, this time we are discussing Failsafe Defaults. Failsafe defaults simply means that the default condition of a system should always be to deny. An example of a failsafe default is the security reference monitor (SRM) that has been implemented in Windows operating systems since