Name: Wai Sheng ChengTitle: Security AnalystEmployer: Cboe Global MarketsLocation: Kansas, U.S.A.Degree: Master of Science, Information Systems Engineering, Johns Hopkins UniversityYears in IT: 6Years in information security: 3Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I decided on a career in cybersecurity when my email account was first compromised in 2011. I learned about this when my friends and family called to ask if I had sent out emails asking for money. As an engineer-in-training, I was curious to know why and how this had happened. It was through this experience that I first became interested in information security. Why did you get your SSCP®? My former boss at the Kansas City Chiefs said to me one

Name: Timothy MeryweatherTitle: IT AuditorLocation: Greater Los Angeles AreaDegree: Bachelor of ScienceYears in information security: 6Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP (ISACA: CISA, CRISC)   How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? Our Audit Department’s Senior IT Auditor needed help and I was transferred from Background Licensing. Right place, right time. I possess a guardian spirit and have mostly worked in similar areas of employment: U.S. Marine, Deputy Sheriff, Police Officer, Private Security/Life Safety, casino surveillance, background licensing investigator. With my investigative training background, it was a natural migration into auditing the cybersecurity of information technology.   Why did you get your SSCP®? To properly audit, you need to know the area of your audit. SSCP is a foundational focus on

For a limited time, (ISC)² is excited to offer the opportunity for members to pilot an interactive, online, self-paced free CPE credit opportunity that incorporates a practical hands-on lab learning experience. This Cyber Forensics Incident Recovery lab is designed to provide you with a deeper understanding of how to extract evidence from a suspect’s hard drive. We are eager to offer this course, which includes demonstrations, hands-on lab practical application and concludes with an assessment to ensure understanding of the learning objectives. You’ll learn key concepts, watch demos, work through the hands-on lab and test your knowledge. Following completion of the course – and an evaluation form – you’ll earn four CPE credits. The Cyber Forensics Incident Recovery lab is

Name: Simon Morgan Title: IT Systems EngineerEmployer: LSA Systems Ltd.Location: Billericay, U.K. Degree: HND in ComputingYears in IT: 15Years in information security: 3Cybersecurity certifications: SSCP   How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? Information security has always interested me. The ever-present risks that business and individuals face from cyber-attacks and threat actors drives me to try and help protect them to the best of my ability. It is an exciting field to be in that has new and interesting challenges on a daily basis. Not only this, but going forward in my career I see that to continue to better myself through learning, information security is where I want to be. Why did you get your SSCP®? I

Name: David SchneiderTitle: Senior Cyber Security Threat EngineerEmployer: Garmin InternationalLocation: Olathe, KS, U.S.A.Degree: BA, BS, MSYears in IT: 20Years in cybersecurity: 12Cybersecurity certifications: CCSP, CISSP, CISM, CISA, GWAPT, CIS LI How did you decide upon a career in cybersecurity? I became interested in cybersecurity while doing software development. When working as a developer, I started becoming interested in secure coding methods and what I could do to make what I was working on more secure from both a technical and end-user perspectives. I started enjoying other aspects around information security and felt that going back to graduate school and earning a computer security-specific degree would help me make the transition into a fulltime security role. Why did you get your