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Cybersecurity careers rarely follow a straight line.Authentically Cyber explores the real stories behind the people working in cybersecurity today.
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From Hospitality to Threat Analyst (opens the original)
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What does working in a New York City hotel have to do with becoming a Senior Threat Analyst? For Katya Kandratovich, the answer is more than you might think. Katya shares how she went from the hospitality industry into cybersecurity, what she learned through boot camps, and how skills from her previous career helped her make the transition. We also talk about curiosity, staying motivated when you're new to cybersecurity, the reality of landing that first role, and what it actually takes to work
UNfluence: How Hackers Manipulate People (opens the original)
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Hackers don’t always need to break into a system. Sometimes, they just need to convince you to let them in. In this episode of Authentically Cyber, cybersecurity consultant Ron Woerner breaks down “UNfluence” — the use of influence, psychology, and manipulation to trick people into giving up information, access, or trust. From romance scams and false identities to AI-generated personas, video manipulation, leading questions, and open-source intelligence, bad actors are getting better at convinci
Can You Have a Career and a Life? | Finding Balance in Cybersecurity (opens the original)
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How much are you willing to sacrifice for your cybersecurity career? For Tommy Flynn, balancing school, work, family, and his health eventually forced him to rethink his priorities. In this episode of Authentically Cyber, Tommy shares how he got into cybersecurity and government work, the challenges he faced along the way, and why learning to set boundaries became so important. We talk about burnout, why it can be so hard to step away from cybersecurity, and the reminder that sometimes your care
Career Lessons Certifications Can’t Teach You (opens the original)
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What does continuous learning really look like when you're building a career in cybersecurity and life throws you a setback you never expected? In this episode of Authentically Cyber, Kathy Chambers sits down with cybersecurity architect Liz Jaluague to talk about building a career through curiosity, hands-on experience, community, and a willingness to keep learning. Liz shares her path to becoming a cybersecurity architect, why she believes the industry can become too focused on certifications,
Is AI Making You a Worse Leader? | The Human Cost of AI (opens the original)
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What happens to your leadership skills when more of your day is spent working with AI instead of people? AI doesn't need empathy, reassurance, or patience. Your team does. In this episode of Authentically Cyber , Kathy Chambers sits down with Elliott Mattice , executive advisor and systems-risk strategist, to explore how working with AI could affect the human skills leaders depend on—and why those skills matter when the stakes are highest. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Introduction 1:35 Relationship between A
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