Hack the Cybersecurity Interview: A complete interview preparation guide for jumpstarting your cybersecurity career

Get your dream job and set off on the right path to achieving success in the cybersecurity field with expert tips on preparing for interviews, understanding cybersecurity roles, and more

Key Features

• Get well-versed with the interview process for cybersecurity job roles
• Prepare for SOC analyst, penetration tester, malware analyst, digital forensics analyst, CISO, and more roles
• Understand different key areas in each role and prepare for them

Book Description

This book is a comprehensive guide that helps both entry-level and experienced cybersecurity professionals prepare for interviews in a wide variety of career areas.

Complete with the authors’ answers to different cybersecurity interview questions, this easy-to-follow and actionable book will help you get ready and be confident. You’ll learn how to prepare and form a winning strategy for job interviews. In addition to this, you’ll also understand the most common technical and behavioral interview questions, learning from real cybersecurity professionals and executives with years of industry experience.

By the end of this book, you’ll be able to apply the knowledge you've gained to confidently pass your next job interview and achieve success on your cybersecurity career path.

What you will learn

• Understand the most common and important cybersecurity roles
• Focus on interview preparation for key cybersecurity areas
• Identify how to answer important behavioral questions
• Become well versed in the technical side of the interview
• Grasp key cybersecurity role-based questions and their answers
• Develop confidence and handle stress like a pro

Who this book is for

This cybersecurity book is for college students, aspiring cybersecurity professionals, computer and software engineers, and anyone looking to prepare for a job interview for any cybersecurity role. The book is also for experienced cybersecurity professionals who want to improve their technical and behavioral interview skills. Recruitment managers can also use this book to conduct interviews and tests.

Table of Contents

1. Hacking Yourself
2. SOC Analyst
3. Penetration Tester
4. Digital Forensics Analyst
5. Cryptographer/Cryptanalyst
6. GRC/Privacy Analyst
7. Security Auditor
8. Malware Analyst
9. Cybersecurity Manager
10. Cybersecurity Sales Engineer
11. CISO
12. Behavioral Interview Questions
13. Final Thoughts

Ken Underhill is the executive producer and host of the syndicated Cyber Life® television show, which reaches millions of viewers each month around the world on the Binge Networks app, Amazon, Roku, and over 100 other streaming television channels. He has won multiple industry awards for his work to improve diversity in the industry and is an advocate for women's rights. Ken educates around 2.6 million people each year through his online cybersecurity courses, is an executive and business owner, and sits on the advisory board of Breaking Barriers Women in Cybersecurity (BBWIC) and the Whole Cyber Human Initiative, along with sitting on the board for a number of cybersecurity start-up companies.

Christophe Foulon, senior manager and cybersecurity consultant at F10 FinTech, brings over 15 years of experience as a vCISO, information security manager, adjunct professor, author, and cybersecurity strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement, and information security. He also has spent more than 10 years leading, coaching, and mentoring people. As a security practitioner, Christophe is focused on helping businesses tackle their cybersecurity risks while minimizing friction, resulting in increased resiliency, and aiding to secure people and processes with a solid understanding of the technology involved. He also hosts the Breaking into Cybersecurity podcast and co-authored Develop Your Cybersecurity Career Path.

Tia Hopkins is the field CTO and chief cyber risk strategist at eSentire. She is also an adjunct professor of cybersecurity at Yeshiva University, a football coach, and is pursuing an executive MBA and Ph.D. in cybersecurity.

Tia was recognized by SC Media as an outstanding educator in 2019, as well as one of the Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity and Top 100 Women in Cybersecurity, both in 2020. In 2021, Tia was recognized as a Top Influencer in the Security Executives category by IFSEC Global. She also contributed a chapter to the book The Rise of Cyber Women: Volume 2.

Tia is the founder of Empow(H)er Cybersecurity, a non-profit organization aimed at inspiring and empowering women of color to pursue cybersecurity careers.