Malware analyst careers: Getting hired and building your skills | Guest Dr. Richard Ford

What does a malware analyst do? Find out on today’s episode featuring Dr. Richard Ford, Chief Technology Officer of Cyren. Richard talks about breaking into the field, whether a computer science degree is or isn’t essential for the role, and an early program he wrote to brag about his high score to his classmates! 0:00​ - Intro 2:30 - Richard’s cybersecurity origin story 6:07​ - Being an IBM anti-malware researcher in the 90s 9:18​ - How malware has evolved 11:27​ - Major career milestones...

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Learn how to break into cybersecurity, build new skills and move up the career ladder. Each week on the Cyber Work Podcast, host Chris Sienko sits down with thought leaders from Carbon Black, IBM, CompTIA and others to discuss the latest cybersecurity workforce trends.