Ivan Fonseca: Cybersecurity Research, Tools & Career Advice - Imperial Security Bureau Podcast 8

Ivan Fonseca is an Incident Response Consultant at Google working within the Mandiant Security team for Google Cloud. He is a talented Cybersecurity Engineer with extensive experience in threat detection, AI security automation, and cloud infrastructure. Adept at leading teams and working cross-functionally to ensure optimal security and efficiency. Prior to joining Google, he served as a Cybersecurity Researcher for Threatlocker and Cloud Engineer for Burgess.

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Timestamps:
3:26 - How Ivan Landed in Cybersecurity
6:51 - How Ivan Landed at Google
9:07 - Importance of Showcasing Work on Social Media
12:23 - His New Role at Google
13:24 - Shoutouts to his Mentors
14:37 - Automap Tool (for Nmap Scanning)
18:47 - Ivan's Favorite Cybersecurity Tools
24:41 - Ivan's Primary Sources of Threat Intel
28:23 - Living off the Land Binaries
34:44 - AI Concerns
41:26 - Ivan's Advice for Entry Level Cybersecurity Job Seekers
48:04 - Gaming
51:06 - The Acolyte & Star Wars chat

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