The information security profession is becoming increasingly competitive. In the employment market place of the future, certifications and education alone will not be enough to ensure achievement of your long term career goals. The increasing popularity of the profession and the competence of your competition will require that you take the reins of your career.
As companies focus more on profits and revenues, they are diverting resources away from the development of their employees. This attitude has greatly impacted the shared loyalty between employee and employer. In the future, the more effective you are in the management of your information security career, the greater the likelihood that you will achieve professional satisfaction. In essence, your career will be your business, and you will be the CEO.
The goal of this session will be to provide you with a framework for managing your information security career. By relating the different components of career management to traditional business functions, you will get a detailed understanding of how your career should be managed and how you can move past your peers by more than just luck. Subjects covered will include career planning, career investments, effective career marketing and branding, position selection and compensation negotiation.
You will leave the session with a solid foundation to enable you to better achieve your long term career goals and increase your satisfaction with both your current job and with the jobs you select in the future
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).