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Oct 19, 2026
what cyber training STILL gets wrong in 2026 | Renzon Cruz
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0:09NikHOST
Man, I mean, how'd you get involved in training, dude? What is it you do with training exactly? Because you do a lot of things.
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0:28Renzon CruzGUEST
It started with a very small group where it's just a... you know, ask me anything type obsession.
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0:35Renzon CruzGUEST
And then the audience were typically people who wanted to start their career in cybersecurity coming from different backgrounds, help their system administrator, you name it.
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11:26NikHOST
What would be some of the things that you would tell a student in that situation? Some of the skills that aren't so technical that would be required in an IR engagement.
how to build a successful cyber-security career in UAE | Renzon Cruz
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0:24NikHOST
anyone else actually expats working in this field are coming into UAE or have started their new job in UAE? What would you say, what would your advice be for those trying to get ahead into response, improve their teams or improve themselves, processes, et cetera, et cetera? How would you do that? And what would your message be to those in UAE specifically?
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0:52Renzon CruzGUEST
There's tons of events and tons of networking that's happening around the country.
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5:32NikHOST
I mean, we all know that, especially myself, right? But in your experience, what would you say is some of the negative aspects of working in this country, in this industry, specifically in this country?
what incident response REALLY looks like | Renzon Cruz
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4:58NikHOST
And so how is it that got you involved with forensics?
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5:01Renzon CruzGUEST
Yeah, so back in the days, I was, well, my first career was really more on security admin stuff.
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5:08Renzon CruzGUEST
So still part of cybersecurity realm, but mostly focused on identity access and management.
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5:19Renzon CruzGUEST
So I've been doing a lot of active directory, giving access to the right people.
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16:18NikHOST
Do you have any examples of some really good team and teamwork and engagement that you've been part