A question I often get asked is, "How do I advance my career in the cybersecurity field?"
tl;dr:
Figure out for yourself what "advancement" means (i.e., more money, better title, more challenging problems to solve, etc.)
Market yourself and ask others for help to achieve what you want
Build a brand an audience around #1 and #2
About Me
I've spent more than 15 years operating in, building, and leading cybersecurity programs at several Fortune 500 companies in the Financial Services industry. I'm also the Founder & Managing Principal of Fraction Consulting, where I get to do fractional CTO and CISO work and advise private capital firms.
As a result of my background, I often get asked the following question:
"How do I advance my career in the cybersecurity field?"
Here are the three steps I advise people to take:
Step 1
Figure out what "advancement" means to you.
Is it just more money (money is great, don't get me wrong), or is it more responsibility, more autonomy, more respect?
Early in your career, you end up getting all of those things as you move from Jr analyst/engineer/operator into more senior-level roles, but you need to consider the path you want to take a few jobs/roles out.
Is becoming a security architect the goal? Do you want to remain very deep and technical and go the lead/principal engineer route? Do you want to lead people eventually?
Think about how you work and problem solve. Do you like ..
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