In this unique two hour guided session, The InfoSecLeaders, Mike Murray and Lee Kushner will provide Black Hat attendees with an open forum to ask questions relating to the management of their own information security career. The information shared will be pulled from their real world experiences in coaching and advising information security professionals on career related topics over the past decade as well as the questions they have received and answered in their Career Advice Tuesday column on their InfoSecLeaders blog.
Since the audience drives the program, questions will range across the entire gamut of all things that concern the Blackhat attendee and their career as an information security professional. Topics will include career planning, position selection, effective networking and personal branding techniques, and analysis of the information security employment market. In addition, tips will be provided on the topics of resume preparation, interviewing techniques, compensation negotiation and employee/employer relations.
This session is designed to provide Black Hat attendees with an alternative from the highly technical presentations. There will be an open door policy and is designed for attendees to have their personal career questions answered. Attendees can stay for 10 minutes or the entire 2 hours.
The goal is to deliver career content that the Black Hat attendees can apply and utilize to improve their personal information security career.
is the President of LJ Kushner and Associates, LLC, an Executive Search firm dedicated exclusively to the Information Security industry and its professionals. For the past thirteen years, he has successfully represented Fortune 2000 companies, information security software companies, information security services organizations and large technology firms in enabling them to locate, attract, hire, and retain top level information security talent. Throughout his career, he has provided career management and career coaching to information security professionals at various stages of their professional development. He is a regular speaker and industry contributor on topics that include career planning, interview preparation, and employee recruitment and retention. His thoughts on Information Security career management can be found at www.infosecleaders.com
Mike Murray is an information security professional and co-founder of Information Security Leaders. Mike has a passion for the human side of the industry and career development. He co-founded Information Security Leaders with Lee Kushner as an outlet to assist the industry in developing more fulfilling and rewarding careers. As a life-long information security professional and entrepreneur, Mike has held diverse positions in the industry. He has run security research and development teams, served in corporate information security functions, and has helped guide a large number of information security professionals in their career. Mike is part of a wide-ranging set of projects including the Connected Career, his projects with Michael Murray and Associates and the company that he runs on a daily basis (MAD Security / The Hacker Academy).