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How To Grow your Podcast in 2023
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Feb. 27, 2023

How To Grow your Podcast in 2023

Welcome to the latest episode of The TechTual Talk podcast, where we explore the exciting world of tech, cybersecurity, career advice, and much more. Today our guests are Ron and Chris from @HackerValleyMedia In this episode, we'll be discussing how to start a podcast, how Hacker Valley Media was created, knowing your target audience, and more! Hacker Valley Media is a cybersecurity media company with 6 different podcasts and video shows and one mission: to share the most powerful stories in cy...
Why GRC is the BEST ENTRY-LEVEL CYBERSECURITY Career Choice
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Feb. 20, 2023

Why GRC is the BEST ENTRY-LEVEL CYBERSECURITY Career Choice

Are you considering a career in cybersecurity? Watch this video to learn why GRC is the perfect starting point. We'll define GRC and its role in cybersecurity, explore various career paths, and highlight the benefits of starting a career in GRC. Discover how GRC can lead to a successful career in cybersecurity. #grc #cybersecurity #tech Abdie's Social Media: IG: amohamed.elevate linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abdurahman-mohamed-3a8684140 ---------------------------------------------------...
MICROSOFT Tech Recruiter GIVES TIPS to Standout on LinkedIn
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Feb. 10, 2023

MICROSOFT Tech Recruiter GIVES TIPS to Standout on LinkedIn

Get ahead of the competition and make a lasting impression on potential employers with tips from a Microsoft tech recruiter. Learn how to optimize your LinkedIn profile and stand out to tech recruiters in this must-watch video. With practical advice and insider knowledge, you'll be one step closer to landing your dream tech job. Don't miss this opportunity to learn how to make your LinkedIn profile work for you #microsoft #linkedin #tech Meet Kristi Kennebrew, a Technical Talent Sourcer at Micro...
IMPLEMENTING Cyber Security COUNTERMEASURES Prevents Security Breaches
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Jan. 30, 2023

IMPLEMENTING Cyber Security COUNTERMEASURES Prevents Security Breaches

Implementing cyber security countermeasures is crucial to preventing security breaches and protecting your sensitive information. In this video, Huralain will cover the importance of implementing security measures such as firewalls, encryption, and regular updates to protect against cyber threats. Don't wait until it's too late - take proactive steps to secure your business and personal information today. Watch now to learn more about implementing cyber security countermeasures to prevent securi...
Working IT Helpdesk for TSA
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Jan. 23, 2023

Working IT Helpdesk for TSA

Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk! Gregory Aaron joins us today , and we will discuss how was it working on the IT Helpdesk for TSA. We will also talk about Greg's background and what he's done since leaving the TSA helpdesk 8 years ago. Gregory's Bio: Greg has been in IT for 12 years plus and he's currently working as a computer engineering supervisor for a pharmaceutical company. He's also been teaching veterans IT for three years. His LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/g...
What does a Cloud Support Engineer do? | Is it Entry-Level ?
Jan. 10, 2023

What does a Cloud Support Engineer do? | Is it Entry-Level ?

What's up everyone! In this episode, Meosha joins us, and we will discuss what does a cloud support engineer do at work, how was it leaving New Orleans for Vegas, Her tech journey and why choose cloud support engineering? If you're ready to get a career in Tech sales or IT then check out Course Careers! Use this link and my coupon code to get started today https://account.coursecareers.com/ref/50932/ Your coupon code: TECHTUAL50 Check out my Advance your cybersecurity course on linkedin learning...
I Ditched Lastpass for Dashlane Heres Why | Top 10 Worst Tech Jobs
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Jan. 4, 2023

I Ditched Lastpass for Dashlane Heres Why | Top 10 Worst Tech Jobs

Just days before Christmas, when most people probably weren’t paying too much attention, password management service LastPass revealed that hackers had accessed customers’ password vaults. LostPass: after the LastPass hack, here’s what you need to know: https://grahamcluley.com/lostpass-after-the-lastpass-hack-heres-what-you-need-to-know/ Here are the 10 worst entry-level tech jobs, based on our research: https://www.businessinsider.com/10-worst-entry-level-tech-jobs-2022-according-to-experts-20...
How to Get into Cybersecurity With no Exeperience
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Jan. 2, 2023

How to Get into Cybersecurity With no Exeperience

Whats going on everyone! In this special livestream I show you how to get into cybersecurity without experience. Here is the link to the presentation I am reading: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Y0cL2rVN1xt7gnv_5Bsd_CLr7NuoMj7JN_OpFslVKVY/edit?usp=sharing To watch the video version click here: https://youtu.be/InvAbhP4Nko If you're ready to get a career in Tech sales or IT then check out Course Careers! Use this link and my coupon code to get started today https://account.coursecareers....
Why you should work in a SOC or Incident Response Role
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Dec. 17, 2022

Why you should work in a SOC or Incident Response Role

Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk! Today we have a special gues in Marcus Bowie. We will discuss his career, security operations, incident response, recent cybersecurity news, and much more If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. #SOCAnalyst #incidentresponse #DFIR Founder and COO of MaxProd Technologies. Marcus has 12+ years of experience in Information Technology. He has supported several agencies including Department of State Diplomat Security and Departm...
Cybersecurity is a Flexible Career for Women
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Dec. 6, 2022

Cybersecurity is a Flexible Career for Women

Welcome to another episode of The TechTual Talk! In this episode Billye joins us to discuss her early career, why cybersecurity is a flexible career choice for women, her interesting in cybersecurity, and much more Billye worked in the mailroom at a networking company. She moved around in the company and decided that she wanted to do networking. They allowed her on-the-job shadowing experience. She then transitioned to a network engineering career. Billye became interested in cyber security, de...
The Truth about IT Helpdesk and Cybersecurity
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Dec. 1, 2022

The Truth about IT Helpdesk and Cybersecurity

Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk. This episode will focus on the truth about IT helpdesk and its correlation with cybersecurity. Nigel joins the show today to talk about his early career, transitioning from helpdesk to Cyber Threat Intelligence/vulnerability management in 10 months, A Day in the Life of a cyber threat intelligence analyst, salary expectations and much more. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a comment below. #helpdesk #threatintelligence #vulnerabili...
What does a Cybersecurity Product Manager do at Amazon?
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Nov. 27, 2022

What does a Cybersecurity Product Manager do at Amazon?

Welcome Back to The TechTual Talk Podcast! Joining us today is the lovely Breenae Washington , she is a Cybersecurity Product Manager , an author, and an influencer! She mixes in our culture while also letting black women know they belong in this space. We will discuss Breenae's childhood, college experience, early career, and pivoting into cybersecurity! If you enjoyed this episode please share it out. #cybersecurity #productmanagement #blackwomen Breenae Bio: Breenae is an engineer with a pas...
My First Afrotech Experience
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Nov. 21, 2022

My First Afrotech Experience

In this video I will recap my 1st Afrotech Experience. This past week Afrotech held its 1st in person conference since the pandemic! It is the biggest black professional conference in the country. This year the conference was held in Austin,TX at the Convention Center in Downtown Austin. I met alot of supporters , friends, and new people in my network at Afrotech this week. #austintexas #afrotech #tech Watch video episode here: https://youtu.be/Zz8338E8Ff0 Check out my Advance your cybersecurity...
Do Entry-Level Cybersecurity jobs actually exist?
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Oct. 31, 2022

Do Entry-Level Cybersecurity jobs actually exist?

In episode 62 of The Techtual Talk, I discuss the surge in popularity in cybersecurity over the last 2 years, why I think there aren't as many entry-level cybersecurity jobs as the data suggest, and how to distinguish between entry-level and midlevel roles. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a review :) Article Sources: https://fortune.com/education/business/articles/2022/06/30/companies-are-desperate-for-cybersecurity-workers-more-than-700k-positions-need-to-be-filled/ https://www.cybers...
How to be a Successful Product Manager in Tech
61
Oct. 21, 2022

How to be a Successful Product Manager in Tech

Welcome to episode 61! of The TechTual Talk Podcast Today Courtney walker is joining the show, currently a product manager at home depot. We talk about the differences between program, project,and product manager, how essential communication skills are for product management, and why product management is important. Courtney Walker lives in DC and is a Product Manager at Home Depot working in enterprise payments. She holds a CSM and CSPO Certifications and transitioned to Tech from Higher-Educat...
Why DevSecOps is Critical!
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Oct. 12, 2022

Why DevSecOps is Critical!

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk! In this episode we discuss Anime, Bad tiktok cybersecurity advice, Damien's interest in tech, why Damien chose to get into cybersecurity vs being a video game developer, devops vs devsecops and much more. Damien Burks (he/him) is currently a Cloud Security Engineer - VP at Citi . In the past he worked as a Security Software Engineer at Verizon as a supporting developer for the CSO 50 award-winning in-house DLP solution. Over the past three years of his career,...
Former Uber CSO Convicted of Breach Cover-up! & Facebook is exercising a "quiet purge"
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Oct. 7, 2022

Former Uber CSO Convicted of Breach Cover-up! & Facebook is exercising a "quiet purge"

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk podcast! Today we will be discussing former UBER CSO Joe Sullivan was convicted of obstruction of proceedings of the Federal Trade Commission and misprision of felony in connection with the cover-up of Uber's 2016 data breach. Facebook executives are in the process of executing “quiet layoffs” of underperforming workers that could lead to thousands of employees getting pink slips, according to a report. You’re resume and job search skills maybe ultimately holdin...
What is PCI? & Does Roe v. Wade mean a loss of Data Privacy?
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Sept. 27, 2022

What is PCI? & Does Roe v. Wade mean a loss of Data Privacy?

In this special episode of The Techtual Talk In this Patreon exclusive episode we are joined by Eric Thomas aka BlueTeam Thomas and my guy Antoine Matthews. We discuss PCI & HITRUST, making detections for OT Security, Getting into OT Security, and the ramifications that follow roe v wade being overturned. #cybersecurity #roevwade #dataprivacy 00:00:00 Intro 00:10:00 What is PCI 00:30:00 How to move into OT Security 00:58:00 Loss of Data privacy with Roe v Wade 01:23:00 Young men have to underst...
Uber got hacked by an 18 year old
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Sept. 23, 2022

Uber got hacked by an 18 year old

Welcome Back to The TechTual Talk Podcast! In this episode I will be discussing bad tiktok cybersecurity advice, uber being hacked, why security awareness is important, and some interview tips I've picked up along the way Get 40% off my career coach services using code "gethired" Source links: SOC Analyst Scenario Questions: https://www.powr.io/form-builder/i/33449837#page 10 Popular Cybersecurity Certifications [2022 Updated] https://www.coursera.org/articles/popular-cybersecurity-certificati...
Attackers are looking for Credentials to Exploit
56
Sept. 20, 2022

Attackers are looking for Credentials to Exploit

In episode 56 of The TechTual Talk Podcast, we are joined by JK Swopes! He is an IAM engineer. In this episode, we discuss his journey in tech, his time leaving tech, what made him pursue IAM and why IAM is so important. If you enjoyed this episode, please share this out with your friends and leave a review to help us out for the algorithms. My services are currently 40% off using code "gethired" Use site https://techualconsulting.com/offerings Join the patreon: https://patreon.com/techtualchatt...
Can you Quiet Quit in Cybersecurity & Whats going on with Patreon ?
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Sept. 14, 2022

Can you Quiet Quit in Cybersecurity & Whats going on with Patreon ?

Whats going on everybody!! This is episode 55 of The Techtual Talk. This is a different episode from the typical ones I do. I start off this episode reacting to a Quiet Quitting video from CNBC, then we dive into Patreon, firing their security staff, Microsoft's 6 figure cybersecurity fast track program, a Los Angeles school district, was hit with ransomware. If you enjoyed this episode, please, leave the podcast a review Sources: How 'Quiet Quitting' Became The Next Phase Of The Great Resignat...
I was Laid off from my first SOC job!
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Sept. 7, 2022

I was Laid off from my first SOC job!

Welcome back to another episode of The TechTual Talk! This is episode 54 and I discuss my first SOC analyst role, me being laid off from that role, doing grad school during a layoff, how long it took to land a new role, and the best SOC role I've had to date! If you enjoyed this podcast episode, please leave a review to help us out in the rankings! Join the patreon: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter Check out the youtube channel: https://youtube.com/techtualchatter Grab my ebook: https://tech...
College can PREPARE you for the real WORLD IF
53
Aug. 31, 2022

College can PREPARE you for the real WORLD IF

Welcome back to The Techtual Talk podcast, its episode 53 of my solo series where I talk about my college experience. I discuss at a high level what I took out from my undergraduate experience as it pertains to my CIS degree and then I talk about why I prefer my Grad School experience much more than my undergraduate experience. Join the patreon: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter Check out the youtube channel: https://youtube.com/techtualchatter Grab my ebook: https://techtualconsulting.com/di...
From $50k to $75k | The NOC and SOC Connection
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Aug. 24, 2022

From $50k to $75k | The NOC and SOC Connection

In episode 52 of The TechTual Talk podcast, I pick up where I left off in last week's episode. In this episode, I cover my NOC experience, enrolling in Grad School, how I got my SOC role, and how 75k changed my life. Join the patreon: https://patreon.com/techtualchatter Check out the youtube channel: https://youtube.com/techtualchatter Grab my ebook: https://techtualconsulting.com/digitalproducts Check out my resume services: https://techualconsulting.com/offerings Follow me on the rest of my so...