How to Spot a Cybersecurity Expert
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Not everyone who talks loudly about “hacking” or collects certifications is worth listening to. A few markers that hold up:
- They say “it depends” more than they say “never” — real threats are contextual; anyone with a one-size answer is selling something.
- They can explain why, not just what — knowing a CVE number is trivia; knowing the underlying class of vulnerability is understanding.
- They’re honest about what they don’t know — the field is too wide for any one person to cover; imposters fake confidence, practitioners cite scope.
- They’ve broken something or fixed something real — war stories beat slide decks every time.