Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 16 hours ago
"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Joe Helle shares his career journey and tips for newcomers about degrees, certs, coding, soft skills, and more!
Joe's links:
https://x.com/joehelle
linkedin.com/in/joe-helle
https://themayor.tech
github.com/dievus
ko-fi.com/s/0c3776a2a0
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What motivated you to transition into cybersecurity, and what skills from your previous vocations do you feel most helped?
2:17 Do you feel like getting a degree gave you any kind of edge when trying to find your first Cybersecurity role?
4:56 Which cert do you consider the most valuable for newcomers to get, and on a personal level, which cert did you most enjoy getting?
8:43 Do you have any advice on how people starting out with zero certs should craft a path forwards?
12:44 Do you feel like streaming can help develop certain soft skills given you are presenting to an audience?
15:55 How can people best learn the soft skills required to perform various roles in the industry?
20:06 What is it about CVEs that you think can give candidates that extra sparkle?
26:37 Are most of your tools created out of necessity, and what motivates you to develop them further and maintain them?
31:37 Do you have a favorite success story from a student you can share?
34:33 With the rise of AI, how do you see the Cybersecurity threat landscape changing, and do you think aspiring professionals should be studying AI for this purpose?
36:10 Outro
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"Getting Into Cybersecurity" is a series where Tib3rius interviews several people about breaking into the industry. In this episode, Joe Helle shares his career journey and tips for newcomers about degrees, certs, coding, soft skills, and more!
Joe's links:
https://x.com/joehelle
linkedin.com/in/joe-helle
https://themayor.tech
github.com/dievus
ko-fi.com/s/0c3776a2a0
0:00 Introduction
0:48 What motivated you to transition into cybersecurity, and what skills from your previous vocations do you feel most helped?
2:17 Do you feel like getting a degree gave you any kind of edge when trying to find your first Cybersecurity role?
4:56 Which cert do you consider the most valuable for newcomers to get, and on a personal level, which cert did you most enjoy getting?
8:43 Do you have any advice on how people starting out with zero certs should craft a path forwards?
12:44 Do you feel like streaming can help develop certain soft skills given you are presenting to an audience?
15:55 How can people best learn the soft skills required to perform various roles in the industry?
20:06 What is it about CVEs that you think can give candidates that extra sparkle?
26:37 Are most of your tools created out of necessity, and what motivates you to develop them further and maintain them?
31:37 Do you have a favorite success story from a student you can share?
34:33 With the rise of AI, how do you see the Cybersecurity threat landscape changing, and do you think aspiring professionals should be studying AI for this purpose?
36:10 Outro
X: https://x.com/0xTib3rius
Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tib3rius.bsky.social
Twitch: twitch.tv/0xTib3rius
InfoSec Exchange: https://infosec.exchange/@tib3rius
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tib3rius
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Udemy: udemy.com/user/tib3rius
Discord: discord.com/invite/4qrvKMh
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