Hacking Your Career: How to Become a Penetration Tester

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Hacking Your Career: How to Become a Penetration Tester

Becoming a penetration tester in the world of cybersecurity can be more complex than you'd think, but don't let that spook you. 

James Farnsworth (Team Lead / Senior Penetration Tester at SecurityMetrics) sits down with Host and Principal Security Analyst Jen Stone (MCIS, CISSP, CISA, QSA) to discuss the various paths to becoming a penetration tester.

Listen to learn:

• The best tools to learn penetration testing skills.
• Possible paths of education to start your penetration testing career.
• The numerous roles within the penetration testing umbrella.

Resources:

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