855: How to Break Into Cybersecurity As a Liberal Arts Major With Dominic Vogel, CyberSC [Espresso Shots Episode]

Dominic Vogel is a cybersecurity risk advisor and founder and CEO of CyberSC. CyberSC is an “on demand” advisory firm that helps startups as well as small and medium-sized businesses meet their cybersecurity needs. Among the industries supported by CyberSC are: financial services, logistics, legal, transportation, healthcare, telecommunications, government and communications. Dominic also co-hosts the Cyber Security Matters Podcast, which launched in 2019 and digs into all things cybersecurity. Dominic graduated from Simon Fraser University in 2008 with a BSc. in Computer Science. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT IN THIS EPISODE: What entry level roles to look out for in cybersecurity (3:47) How cybersecurity has evolved (6:04) Why you need to be adaptable and a great communicator to thrive  (7:13) Why liberal arts majors are more valuable in this field then traditional comp sci or tech majors (9:07) Why psychology is a great major to explore while a Master’s Degree isn’t as important (10:50) How having experience working on collaborative projects can be especially beneficial (13:09) Why the ever-evolving structure of cybersecurity makes it such an enjoyable career (14:59) Why networking is so important in this industry (20:06) How Mr. Robot accurately portrays aspects of cybersecurity (20:40) Why you don’t need to be a “hacker” to be good at cybersecurity (21:41) Check out Dominic’s main T4C episode here