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If you're struggling to get your first job in security or you're trying to get back into the industry after being laid off, you need to lean on your security community. But like networking, you should find it before you need it.

Check out this post for the discussion that is the basis of our conversation on this week’s episode co-hosted by me, David Spark (@dspark), the producer of CISO Series, and Steve Zalewski.

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In this episode:

• Are you struggling to get your first job in security or trying to get back into the industry after being laid off?
• What is the importance of building your security community network ?
• What should you look for in a community?
• What should you expect to put into it, and what should you expect to get back?