Cybersecurity Career Roadmap: Building Your Path in 2024

Ms. Melanie Smith - Guest Lecture

Senior Academia Specialist, EC-Council, Cybersecurity Education

Wednesday 6^th November 2024 13:30 - 15:30 (14:00 start)
Room P202 Postgraduate Centre

The need for qualified cybersecurity workers is continuously growing due to the increasing dependence on technology and the shifting cybersecurity landscape. To navigate this dynamic field successfully, professionals need a clear roadmap to shape their careers and remain effective in the face of emerging threats and challenges. Cybersecurity offers various career paths and specializations, from ethical hacking to risk management and compliance. This session examines the essential technical and soft skills needed to excel in the field, as well as the key trends and strategies to help you forge a successful and fulfilling career in cybersecurity. Additionally, it aims to provide a comprehensive overview of cybersecurity in 2024.

Guest Speaker Biography

Melanie Smith is a Senior Academia Specialist – EC-Council, Cybersecurity Education.

EC-Council is a leading provider of cutting-edge technical training and certifications. With a commitment to excellence, we offer industry-relevant programmes designed to meet the evolving needs of professionals and organisations alike. Our academic partnership model ensure that learners receive the best education and support needed to thrive in today's digital landscape.

As part of EC-Council's Academic division, I work with some of the most prestigious academic institutions that offer robust cybersecurity programmes and courses. I support them with cyber qualifications, learning resources, syllabi, and programme integration at all levels.

An Introduction to Mainframe Security

Guest Lecture Cancelled for Wednesday 23rd October 2024 and will take place in the New Year 2025 (date to be confirmed)

Mark Wilson - Guest Lecture

From 0 – 60 in 90 minutes…

Guest Lecture: Mark Wilson GSE UK Region Manager and GSE UK Conference Manager

Mark will start with What an Earth is a Mainframe, why it’s used and more importantly who uses them.

He will then discuss the options for securing a mainframe system, the typical configurations and the typical/common security vulnerabilities.

Mark will also explain that when it comes to Cybersecurity, a mainframe is just another server or IP address with a few mainframe oddities thrown in, so don’t be scared of it. The hackers certainly aren’t. There will be lots of stories some true and some anecdotal of mainframe hacking.

Current state of graduate vacancies in Cybersecurity, Software Engineering (Linux and Open-Source software, or IBM’s z/OS and applications), and AI, will be discussed at this session.

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