Professor Simon's IT and Cybersecurity Podcast

Welcome to The Professor Simon IT & Cybersecurity Podcast, where we go beyond the textbook with real-world career advice, practical guidance, and lessons from the field. Whether you're breaking into IT or cybersecurity, building your skills, transitioning careers, or planning your next move, you'll gain practical insights to help you make better career decisions and understand what the work actually looks like. Topics include careers, certifications, IT fundamentals, SOC, GRC, leadership, AI, cloud security, and more. Cyber & IT Beyond the Textbook.

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  Episode #31

  What Does an Entry-Level Cybersecurity Resume Actually Need? (Not What You Think)

  Sep 1, 202613 minS1

  <p>Most entry-level cybersecurity candidates are building resumes the wrong way. They're adding every certification, tool, and technology they've encountered, thinking more content equals more credibility. But hiring managers aren't looking for keyword volume. They're looking for credible evidence of capability.</p><p>In this episode, Professor Simon explains what actually makes an entry-level cybersecurity resume effective. You'll learn why transferable IT experience matters more than generic security terminology, how to present projects that demonstrate real capability, and which certifications and technical skills actually deserve space on your resume. This is about making it easy for hiring managers to see...

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  Episode #30

  Stop Trying to Learn Every Cybersecurity Tool (Learn This Instead)

  Aug 31, 202614 minS1

  <p>If you're trying to gain hands-on experience with every security tool listed in job descriptions, you're making your learning journey much harder than it needs to be. In this episode, Professor Simon explains why chasing individual product knowledge creates an overwhelming and unsustainable approach that leaves you feeling perpetually unprepared.</p><p>You'll discover why foundational understanding of underlying technologies makes tool knowledge transferable, how to decode what job descriptions really mean when they list specific products, and how to build a learning strategy that actually scales as your career progresses. This shift in perspective transforms an impossible checklist...

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  Episode #29

  Why Your Resume Never Reaches a Human (And How to Fix It)

  Aug 30, 20264 minS1

  <p>I've reviewed a lot of resumes from people trying to break into cybersecurity, and the most frustrating part isn't when someone lacks experience. It's when someone has real, relevant experience and their resume never makes it in front of a human being, because it got filtered out by an applicant tracking system before anyone even opened it.</p><p>In this episode, Professor Simon explains what an ATS actually does before a recruiter ever sees your resume, the specific formatting and language mistakes that get strong candidates filtered out anyway, and why the popular advice to stuff your resume...

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  Episode #28

  Why Access Reviews Fail (And How to Fix Them)

  Aug 27, 202613 minS1

  <p>Most organizations can prove their access reviews happened, but very few can prove they actually worked. In this episode, Professor Simon explores why periodic access reviews often become checkbox exercises that generate compliance documentation without preventing privilege creep or excessive permissions.</p><p>You'll discover the organizational, technical, and human factors that cause well-intentioned reviewers to rubber-stamp permissions they don't understand, and learn practical approaches for designing access review processes that produce real security value instead of just audit artifacts.</p><p>In this episode you'll learn:</p>Why reviewers lack the technical and business context needed to make...

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  Episode #27

  You Don't Need 100% of Job Requirements to Apply | Career Advice for IT & Cybersecurity

  Aug 26, 202612 minS1

  <p>Many IT and cybersecurity candidates eliminate themselves from positions they're actually qualified for because they don't meet every single requirement listed in the job description. They assume these postings represent minimum qualifications and that applying without meeting 100% of the criteria wastes the employer's time.</p><p>In this episode, Professor Simon explains why job descriptions are wish lists rather than checklists, how to identify the core competencies that truly matter, and how to make strategic decisions about when you're qualified enough to apply. You'll learn to distinguish between trainable gaps and knowledge gaps, decode the language employers use to...

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