This document provides advice and information about careers in cybersecurity from Kharim Mchatta, a cybersecurity professional and founder of a cybersecurity community in Tanzania. It discusses Mchatta's personal experience and career path in cybersecurity, including getting his degree, certifications, participating in cybersecurity competitions and communities, getting rejected from jobs, and eventually starting his own company. It also provides tips for getting started in cybersecurity, including to never give up, find a mentor, conduct research, join communities, work on personal projects, and understand how technology works.

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. CAREERS IN
CYBER
SECURITY

4. CAREERS IN
CYBER
SECURITY

5. CAREERS IN
CYBER
SECURITY

6. CAREERS IN
CYBER
SECURITY

9. 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

11. 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

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

13. Personal Experience in cyber security
(back End)

14. 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

15. ADVICE
 Never give up, Don’t start what you cant finish
 Nothing Good comes easy, cybersecurity is not an easy industry but keep on pushing
 Personal Improvement is important
 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
 Network

16. 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
 Understand how things work

17. THAT’S ALL FOLKS