Nate Butler Went From IT Helpdesk to GRC. This Is the Turn

Cybersecurity is Bigger Than Hacking | Nate Butler on Career Pathways, Mentorship & GRC

Chapters

• 0:00 Welcome to Cyber Crime Junkies
• 0:31 From IT to Cybersecurity | Nate's Career Shift
• 3:34 The Mentor Moment That Changed Everything
• 5:33 Meet The Power of Mentorship
• 8:13 CISM Certification | A Level Up from Security+
• 10:43 Cybersecurity is Bigger Than Hacking
• 12:00 GRC Explained | The Glue That Holds It Together
• 15:40 Governance Risk Compliance for SMBs
• 16:29 Speaking at High School | Youth Outreach
• 17:41 Teaching Kids Cybersecurity Without Fear
• 21:28 Parental Conversation | Gaming Safety & Sextortion Prevention
• 23:42 Communication Across Generations
• 25:37 Explaining Tech Simply to Business Leaders
• 26:47 LinkedIn vs TikTok Strategy
• 27:00 Two Platforms, Two Different Animals
• 28:28 Live TikTok | Building Community Around Real Conversation
• 31:26 Authenticity Over Polish | What Drives Engagement
• 34:02 AI, Claude Code & Building Apps
• 36:39 From Paying for Services to Building Your Own
• 39:44 DevOps, Platform Engineering & Infrastructure Roles
• 41:20 Using AI to Automate Your Own Workflow
• 45:36 Book Trilogy | Breaking Into Cybersecurity
• 48:05 The Second Book | Navigating the Space with Keith
• 51:30 More Content Coming | Guests, Live Streams & Growth
• 54:00 Anyone Can Do This Work
• 56:00 Final Thoughts on Mentorship & Opportunity

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