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How to Succeed in Ethical Hacking, with Laurent Deslauriers

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Assurance IT invited our favorite ethical hacker, Laurent Desaulniers. In this episode, Laurent Desaulniers, Security Cloud Manager, and co-founder of Assurance IT, Luigi Tiano, discuss:

1. What does ethical hacking really mean?

2. Should pentests be done multiple times per year?

3. Who was Mafia Boy?

4. How did he give ethical hacking a bad name?

5. What will the lack of IT talent result in?

6. The truth behind the ethical hacking community

7. What are some ways to get started in ethical hacking?

8. How do you identify great hacking talent?

9. The #1 question to ask ethical hackers in interviews.

10. How much money you can make as an ethical hacker.

BONUS TOPICS

What schools should really be teaching about tech?

Resources for learning cyber security.

Resources:

Laurent Desaulniers’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentdesaulniers/

Luigi Tiano’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luigitiano/

Assurance IT Website: http://www.assuranceit.ca/

About Laurent Desaulniers:

Laurent Desaulniers combines a strong technical experience with creative thinking to achieve elegant solutions with a passion for security, especially forensic, web and penetration testing.

Laurent Desaulniers is knowledgeable in the following technologies :

- Operating systems: Linux (Ubuntu/Debian) , Windows (2008, 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server), Cisco IOS

- Programming languages: PHP, Javascript, Python, Java (J2EE, EJB3, Servlet, Swing), JSP, Struts

- Framework: PCI-DSS, ISO-27001, ISO27034, ISO17799, ISO13335, ITIL, COBIT.

- Methodology: OSSTM, OWASP, OCTAVE

- Security: IDS systems, Honeypots, Penetration Testing

Specialties: Forensic, Web application intrusion, Vulnerability Analysis

About 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience:

Twice per month, learn about how IT leaders are strengthening their cyber security practices. Every episode comprises of 10 questions that get you one step closer to cyber resilience. Subscribe to stay up-to-date with hot topics in cyber security.

About Assurance IT:

Assurance IT (www.assuranceit.ca) specializing in data protection and data privacy for the mid-market in Canada, since 2011. The Montreal-based company’s unique approach to helping customers become cyber resilient is called the PPR Methodology which stands for Prepare, Protect and Recover. Based on industry best practices, the PPR Methodology is an easier way to achieve cyber security and compliance objectives.

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Assurance IT invited our favorite ethical hacker, Laurent Desaulniers. In this episode, Laurent Desaulniers, Security Cloud Manager, and co-founder of Assurance IT, Luigi Tiano, discuss:

1. What does ethical hacking really mean?

2. Should pentests be done multiple times per year?

3. Who was Mafia Boy?

4. How did he give ethical hacking a bad name?

5. What will the lack of IT talent result in?

6. The truth behind the ethical hacking community

7. What are some ways to get started in ethical hacking?

8. How do you identify great hacking talent?

9. The #1 question to ask ethical hackers in interviews.

10. How much money you can make as an ethical hacker.

BONUS TOPICS

What schools should really be teaching about tech?

Resources for learning cyber security.

Resources:

Laurent Desaulniers’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurentdesaulniers/

Luigi Tiano’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luigitiano/

Assurance IT Website: http://www.assuranceit.ca/

About Laurent Desaulniers:

Laurent Desaulniers combines a strong technical experience with creative thinking to achieve elegant solutions with a passion for security, especially forensic, web and penetration testing.

Laurent Desaulniers is knowledgeable in the following technologies :

- Operating systems: Linux (Ubuntu/Debian) , Windows (2008, 2003 Server, Windows 2000 Server), Cisco IOS

- Programming languages: PHP, Javascript, Python, Java (J2EE, EJB3, Servlet, Swing), JSP, Struts

- Framework: PCI-DSS, ISO-27001, ISO27034, ISO17799, ISO13335, ITIL, COBIT.

- Methodology: OSSTM, OWASP, OCTAVE

- Security: IDS systems, Honeypots, Penetration Testing

Specialties: Forensic, Web application intrusion, Vulnerability Analysis

About 10 Questions to Cyber Resilience:

Twice per month, learn about how IT leaders are strengthening their cyber security practices. Every episode comprises of 10 questions that get you one step closer to cyber resilience. Subscribe to stay up-to-date with hot topics in cyber security.

About Assurance IT:

Assurance IT (www.assuranceit.ca) specializing in data protection and data privacy for the mid-market in Canada, since 2011. The Montreal-based company’s unique approach to helping customers become cyber resilient is called the PPR Methodology which stands for Prepare, Protect and Recover. Based on industry best practices, the PPR Methodology is an easier way to achieve cyber security and compliance objectives.

  continue reading

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