Career Campaigns: Re-Specing Your Professional Class for an InfoSec Role [Tabletop RPG Workshop]

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Stryker

“You're new to these parts, traveler. Want to join a new infosec campaign party I’m forming? We’re defending the castle, and don’t have enough heroes to – wait. Where’s your sword?! You can’t defend with a *lute*!” Actually, you *can.* See, last year, I faced that same skepticism from infosec hiring managers: no IT background. After a slew of rejections, I found some old 20-sided-dice… and I realized I needed to completely reframe my previous career. Now? I’m a threat analyst for a cyber research group. So, let me show you how you, too, can pivot into information security during this 4-hour RPG tabletop campaign-workshop! I’ll guide participant-players through a modern infosec hiring process RPG tabletop “campaign” workshop, acting as the game master as participant-players reskill their classes and adjust their application strategies to win a coveted role for their infosec party. In the end, you’ll walk away with concrete research, tools, and techniques to help your next employer properly value and respect your current non-infosec skills and experience in your first infosec role.