Webcast: Infosec Mentoring | How to Find and Be a Mentor & Mentee

They say it “takes a village” to help raise a child… well, it also takes a village to help raise an infosec professional. With so many technologies, techniques, and tools and the need for soft-skills and the ability to navigate different types of relationships, we all need help. That’s where a formal mentor can be your guide into the unknown. We ALL can benefit from being mentored and being a mentor. In this live Black Hills Information Security (BHIS) webcast, we’ll discuss:– How to know if you need a mentor– How to find a mentor– How to be a mentor– How to be a mentee– How to ask someone to be a mentor– Multiple mentors– Difference between mentors, friends, tutors, career counselors, etc.– What to discuss during a mentoring session– How to make the best use of everyone’s time– When to end a mentoring relationship Slides for this webcast can be found here: https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/SLIDES_InfoSecMentoring_HowtoFindandBe.pdf Join Our BHIS Discord Community – https://discord.gg/aHHh3u5 0:00:00 – PreShow Banter™ – We’re There, Trust Us 0:07:33 – PreShow Banter™ – Trace Labs CTF 0:24:47 – FEATURE PRESENTATION: InfoSec Mentoring 0:28:23 – Mentors, the Fresh Maker™ 0:30:27 – How To Find a Cult Leader, I Mean Mentor. 0:34:37 – B-Sides Orlando DEMO 0:42:17 – How To Be a Mentor 0:56:12 – How to Be A Mentee 1:03:42 – Your Moment of Self-Doubt 1:05:34 – Will You Be My Mentor? 1:11:56 – Reach Out 1:14:41 – Multiple Mentors 1:16:36 ...