In this session we were looking at understanding cybersecurity as a career, how to get started into cybersecurity and what career paths are there

1. Cybersecurity
for
Beginners
KHARIM MCHATTA

2. Whoami?
❖ CEO of HACK IT CONSULTANCY
❖ Cybersecurity professional (Pen tester)
❖ Founder of H4K-IT (Cybersec community in TZ)
❖ CTF player
❖ Blogger
❖ Author at eForensics and Pentets Magazine
❖ DW Swahili Subject matter expert (cybersecurity)

3. How to get started in cyber security
What people think
Kharim Uni Degree
Cybersec
Job
Certifications Community Research
Goes to Gets a Gets a
Joins
a

5. How to get started in cyber security
The reality
Kharim Uni Degree
Cybersec
Job
Goes to Gets a
Gets a
John Doe
Does Joins a
Certifications Community
Research
Gets
a

6. How to get started in cyber security
Truth to be told
There is no clear path
There is no short cuts
So, if you really want a
Career in cybersecurity,
Just start
There is no
Golden path

7. Careers in cyber security

8. Careers in cyber security

9. Careers in cyber security

10. Careers in cyber security

11. Skills needed in cyber security
Build Virtual
Machines
Learn Different
Command Line’s
System
Administration
Networking

12. Skills needed in cyber security
Research Report Writing
Personal Security

15. Personal Experience in cyber security (Front End)
Kharim Uni Degree
Bsc & Msc Cybersec Job
Certifications Community Research
Goes to Gets a Look for
CTF Mentor Publication Blogging Radio / YouTube
Interviews
Networking Events
Public Speaking &
Presentations

17. Personal Experience in cyber security (back End)
Degree
Bsc & Msc Cybersec Job Rejections
(Overqualified)
Application Process Stress / Traumatized Don’t
know what to do
Started a Company Looking for
clients
Clients not replying
To emails
Drained and mentally
Exhausted
Search for Does the Applies Start getting
Started Then the Then you

18. Personal Experience in cyber security (back End)
Most recent Rejection, still hot,
straight out of the oven

19. Personal Experience in cyber security (back End)

20. What I do to get back to my A game
Day off
Technology
Positive
Affirmation
Grab Opportunities
That present themselves
Stay focused
On your goals
Stay
Positive
Celebrate
Small Wins
Celebrate
Big Wins
Ask for help
when the need arises

21. Advice
- Find a mentor
- Google is your friend
- No one is going to spoon-feed you
- Always document
- If there is no opportunity try create on of your own
- Don't get money into cybersecurity for money
- Don't give-up
- Network
- Understand how things work

22. Advice
- Don't hesitate to ask questions
- There is no stupid questions
- Join communities
- Research and research more
- Be aggressive and eager
- Personal projects are important
- Online courses are important
- Online platforms are important HTB and try hack me

23. THAT’S ALL FOLKS