Cyber Security Engineer Interview Questions
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Cyber Security Engineer interview questions shared by candidates
What sort of anomalies would you look for to identify a compromised system?
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I used a whiteboard to draw out a basic network architecture including security technologies like IPS/IDS, Firewalls, AV, etc, and described the type of traffic and logs I could use to identify a compromised system. Less
What are the three pillars of information security ?
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Confidentiality, integrity and availability CIA
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Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability
They are so rigid in their interview process that I beleive they overlook talent and are focused on people passing Dr. Mercer's tests
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three of the people I interviewed with were somewhat disgruntled with the company... overworked. Less
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At the end of a 3 hour interview that went perfectly, I was told I'd meet the president of the company. Prez came in and said, "I have 5 minutes." He showed me a bad photocopy of the company's core values... status quo. I said, Yes! I agree. He asked me, "The client is always right. True or false?" I said, "Well, the short answer is 'yes, of course! But for the past decades there's a much larger understanding of customer relationships... and it involves developing a partnership and strong supply chain" . They never called me to inform me of the interview result. I reached out the the company director who never took or returned my calls. No wonder that outfit had a non-stop search for production supervisors and process engineers. The company will be gone in a few years. Less
I am not allowed to discuss the specific questions, but if you look at the job description it will set you up for success.
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Just be yourself :-)
