Lesley Carhart Jun 16, 2024

Two controversial pieces of cybersecurity career advice I give to a lot of people I talk to on mentorship calls:

1) Don't become a manager unless you genuinely want to be a servant leader and devote yourself to people and program management for the joy and fulfillment of it.

2) Don't become a red teamer unless you genuinely in your heart of hearts want to be a red teamer, you understand what the role entails (even the boring parts), and you are willing to very deeply commit extra time and effort. They're generally much more competitive roles.

Show threadHal Pomeranz
@hacks4pancakes My own experience was that I was forced onto the management track because employers didn’t know what to do with a senior technical contributor who wished to stay “hands on keyboard”. This is why I left W2 employment and became an independent consultant. Perhaps things are different now.
Jun 16, 2024 at 6:48pmWeb
Show threadLesley Carhart Jun 16, 2024
@hal_pomeranz Very much so, outside the government.
Show threadHal PomeranzJun 16, 2024
@hacks4pancakes Honestly, that’s good to hear. While I have enjoyed the challenges that come from running my own business, I recognize that it’s not the path for everybody.