Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
SquareX is excited to launch The Be Fearless Podcast Series, where we bring together industry experts and professionals from the cybersecurity community.
Hosted by SquareX Founder - and cybersecurity veteran - Vivek Ramachandran, look forward to insights about our guests’ journeys in security, the evolution of the field, the changing threatscape and how enterprises across industries are addressing them today.
Be Fearless Podcast by SquareX
Revolutionizing Affordable Cyber Training | Kenneth Ellington, Founder, Ellington Cyber Academy
Kenneth Ellington went from making sandwiches at Publix to founding Ellington Cyber Academy after discovering the gap in cybersecurity training. He breaks down why expensive programs don't necessarily prepare students for real corporate environments and how he's helping professionals boost salaries, sometimes up to $40K+. Kenneth reveals what Fortune 100 companies actually use, discusses browser security as the next major threat vector, and explains why your "why" matters more than technical skills when breaking into cybersecurity.
0:00 From business management to cybersecurity by accident
12:28 Why $15k training programs miss the mark
18:46 Real world cyber investigations and browser security gaps
27:34 SIEM and SOAR tools: when shiny objects become dust collectors
37:11 How to escape being stuck in your current role
🔔 Follow Kenneth and John on:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenneth-ellington/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/johncarse/
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Deployed as a lightweight extension, SquareX turns any browser, on any device, into a secure enterprise browser. Find out more about SquareX at https://hubs.la/Q03rPcbf0