56: The Critical Role of Your Network in Developing Your Cybersecurity Career

Today, Derek Harp interviews Anton Shipulin. Anton is an Industrial Cybersecurity Evangelist at Nozomi Networks. His primary responsibilities in his current position include working with Nozomi teams and external stakeholders to understand current challenges and threats, enhance best practices, and mitigate risks. He evaluates the industrial environment's security posture, and future technologies and strategies, for protecting critical infrastructure. He works with industry and non-profit organizations to build and strengthen the OT/ICS cybersecurity community for industrial sectors. He researches global security topics and promotes OT and ICS cybersecurity awareness throughout the industry. He is also a husband, father, sports enthusiast, runner, cyclist, and public speaker Anton grew up in Kazakhstan and Russia and currently lives in Dubai, UAE. He is passionate about industrial cybersecurity, critical infrastructure protection, knowledge, and information exchange.  He joins Derek today to discuss his career journey, education, and career experiences and share his insights. You will gain a lot from this episode if you are thinking of starting a career in cybersecurity or moving into the field from a different industry. Stay tuned to hear Anton’s story and get his valuable tips and advice!Show highlights:Anton discovered the power of programming when his parents bought him a PC when he was about nine years old.Anton explains why he decided to make cybersecurity his university specialty and has continued working with it since then.Anton gets into why he learned more working for Croc than in university.There is currently a shortage of cybersecurity experts all over the world.Anton gets into what he has learned about cybersecurity while working at Croc.What he focused on while working for Kaspersky.Anton talks about his experience co-founding the RUSCADASEC community.Anton offers advice for entry-level individuals looking for resources to develop their professional careers.Anton discusses his voluntary position at CCI.The power of volunteering and helping others.Why does he believe that networking is critical?The benefits of both giving and receiving mentorship.What excites Anton about the future?<br/>Mentioned in this episode:Our Sponsors:We'd like to thank our sponsors for their faithful support of this podcast. Without their support we would not be able to bring you this valuable content. We'd appreciate it if you would support these companies because they support us! Network Perception Waterfall Security Tripwire KPMG CyberJoin CS2AIJoin the largest organization for cybersecurity professionals. Membership has its benefits! We keep you up to date on the latest cybersecurity news and education. Preroll Membership