Keatron Evans, a lecturer at InfoSec Institute and senior consultant at KM Cyber Security, LLC, discusses the path you can take to become an incident responder. InfoSec Institute's IT security career series aims to show the path from security novice to elite security professional.

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This video addresses these and other questions:
– When did you become interested in security? (1:15)
– Are your milestones still relevant? (4:55)
– What are the daily tasks of an incident response expert? (8:32)
– What projects or activities should an incident responder be interested in? (13:36)
– What certifications should you pursue for a career in incident response? (19:51)
– Do most companies have an internal incident response expert or is it more of a contract work? (21:48)
– What common mistakes do incident response candidates make and how can you avoid them? (26:40)
– What action can you take today that will bring you one step closer to responding to an incident? (28:26)

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