Cyber Career Chat with Bethany Cooper – Incident Response Manager

Cyber Career Chat Podcast

Bethany Cooper is an incident responder with a passion for cybersecurity. At the age of 21 while still at university, she started working within the incident response team at Gridware with a dedication to battling evil in cyberspace. In her spare time, she enjoys reading about (and sometimes developing!) the latest vulnerabilities and exploits, performing OSINT on cyber threat groups for her research, and playing video games with her friends. After completing the SANS FOR508 course and attaining her GCFA certification, her recent research has focused on the motivations and techniques of Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups. Questions: What were your goals when you were in year 10? What changed? You are an incident response manager – can you please explain what this role actually entails? What inspired you to move towards this career pathway? What are the challenges you have/do face in this role? What you say to students in high school right now who would like to work towards a cyber career pathway? What are your strengths? What are you most curious about right now? Is there something I should have asked, or you wish I did ask you before we finish? Useful Links: Connect with Bethany here https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethany-cooper-a82042162/ NSW Cyber Security Innovation Node - https://nswcybersecurityinnovationnode.com.au/ Sarah Box LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-box-25670667/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.