Cybersecurity | How To Get Into An Incident Response Career

[@ohusain611]

Great tip on reaching out to the current IR team in your org to ask for job shadowing opportunities. That’s how I got into IR. I was on the firewall team prior to IR, and they really liked my enthusiasm and passion to get into IR.

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Thank you for your feedback! 😊

[@theoluwademiladeaina9021]

Thank you very much for this

[@CybersecurityMeg]

You’re so welcome!

[@andagain6986]

Thanks for the great video! I'm completely new to cybersecurity in general, and your channel helps a lot :)

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Aw shucks, thank you!

[@cyberrick5142]

Great video as always. I'm thinking of getting my CySA+ to complement my Security+. Being a SOC analyst would be a nice transition for me, then I could put the info in this video to use by going into incident response.

[@wimnanoe5887]

Thank you Meg, again a great video…

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Yay, thank you!

[@gonzo-7866]

This video was really informative and insightful. Can you do a video on how to write a proper report or tips on how to improve on the matter. Thankyou

[@CybersecurityMeg]

That’s a great video topic, thanks!

[@techrin3570]

Were getting all the good cybersecurity videos today

[@CybersecurityMeg]

YAY!

[@Pablo-ash]

Hi Meg, thanks very much really helpful 🙂. Do you have to pull many overnighters? I previously did shift work in a SOC and I only lasted 8 months because i wasn’t good with the nights.

[@CybersecurityMeg]

No. At my old company I did because there wasn’t a dedicated IR team - I was the IR team - at my new company we have team members all over the world, so no one works weird hours.

[@drkdrive]

Can someone get into this WITHOUT having previous IT experience? I have a bachelor's in IT and a current Security + cert. Can you offer some advice. I am 49 and trying to make a career change from previous retail background.

[@Pablo-ash]

A lot of people recommended getting into a SOC as a starting point

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Incident Response isn’t usually a first job within Cyber. Generally people join a SOC first and spend some time there getting to know their way around.

[@drkdrive]

@@CybersecurityMeg So, how do I get start with or in SOC?

[@kennynoel2863]

@@drkdrive If you're not too old, you can also join the Military and try to join Army Cyber. Their Cyber Protection Brigade training pathway is some of the best training you can get for "free", not to mention the other perks that come with the military.

[@drkdrive]

@@kennynoel2863 just turned 50 and already served in Navy back in 1990-93 but in aviation.

[@themattmckay1]

Hi Meg, great video, do you recommend any incident response management tools? E.g. CyberCPR or similar

[@CybersecurityMeg]

hi matt! thanks for the feedback! i don’t have any one particular one i recommend, no!

[@johncallen8399]

Hey Great job !!!!!!!

[@yurilsaps]

I missed a lot more details about books, courses, BTL1 opinion, INE, which websites to learn, where to practice... Etc

[@nepaliwhitehat2150]

mam please make video on Bug Hunting plz plz mam

[@CybersecurityMeg]

I don’t do bug bounty.

[@headshotcaptain8389]

Please help I've graduate last year with my degree in Digital Forensics and can't even get a job. I've taken and passed the Security+ and CySA+, done home labs but still nothing. What can I do?

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Ask some trusted people to review your resume, and polish off your interviewing skills

[@ankitpradhan3]

❤️❤️Great❤️❤️

[@CybersecurityMeg]

Thanks!

[@atharvapise]

i plugged in my personal pendrive in my company laptop and now a Cyber Sec incident has disabled all my services and asked me to report it back to IT Desk, I want to 😭