In the cyber threat intelligence and cybersecurity world, there is a growing recognition of the value of professionals with diverse backgrounds and skillsets. While many individuals in the field come from traditional computer science or engineering backgrounds, there is also a trend of people entering the field from unexpected paths. Sarah Sabotka, Senior Threat Researcher at Proofpoint, joins us on this episode to discuss her background in animal cruelty investigations.
In this episode, we discuss the following:

• What a typical day in the life of an animal cruelty investigator looks like
• How Sarah used social engineering and open-source intelligence (OSINT) to build cases
• How non-traditional skills and experiences have translated to success in infosec

Resources:

• https://medium.com/katies-five-cents/a-cyber-threat-intelligence-self-study-plan-part-1-968b5a8daf9a
• https://medium.com/katies-five-cents/a-cyber-threat-intelligence-self-study-plan-part-2-d04b7a529d36
• https://www.mandiant.com/resources/blog/cti-analyst-core-competencies-framework

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