Ask HN: What are possible career paths in cybersecurity policy?

4 pointshagibborim5y ago4 comments

The question almost says it all: I am working towards an MSc in cybersecurity policy at Georgia Tech and will have 6 years of Devops and SRE experience once I'm done. To make sure I'm taking into all my options I figured I should ask here: what are some career paths that can combine my policy and engineering experience?

Thank you in advance!

4 comments

relaunched5y ago

I'd suggest you look I to the technical compliance route - PCI and HiTrust have many technical. requirements.

There are also many companies that develop technical compliance tools - ServiceNow, Archer, Vulcan, etc.

Becoming a technical auditor, QSR, pen tester, etc. might be an option.

probinso5y ago

https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-fellows

this is an annual position to influence policy in technology

probinso5y ago

You can also find companies that do policy related work. Companies like Free and Fair better dedicated to policy and technology for online voting.

I know of others that are in engineering and policy, but not off the top of my head for security as well

hagibborimOP5y ago

Thank you! This is exactly what I'm looking for!

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Ask HN: What are possible career paths in cybersecurity policy?

4 pointshagibborim5y ago4 comments

Thank you in advance!

4 comments

relaunched5y ago

I'd suggest you look I to the technical compliance route - PCI and HiTrust have many technical. requirements.

There are also many companies that develop technical compliance tools - ServiceNow, Archer, Vulcan, etc.

Becoming a technical auditor, QSR, pen tester, etc. might be an option.

probinso5y ago

https://www.techcongress.io/congressional-innovation-fellows

this is an annual position to influence policy in technology

probinso5y ago

You can also find companies that do policy related work. Companies like Free and Fair better dedicated to policy and technology for online voting.

I know of others that are in engineering and policy, but not off the top of my head for security as well

hagibborimOP5y ago

Thank you! This is exactly what I'm looking for!

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