From Developer to Cybersecurity Without Certs – Ed Urbasius' Story

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Secrets of AppSec Champions

Chris Lindsey

15 episodes

3 months ago

Join host Chris Lindsey as he digs into the world of Application Security with experts from leading enterprises. Each episode is theme based, so it's more conversational and topic based instead of the general interview style. Our focus is growing your knowledge, providing useful tips and advice. With Chris' development background of 35 years, 15+ years of secure coding and 3+ years running an application security program for large enterprise, the conversations will be deep and provide a lot of good takeaway's that you can use almost immediately.

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From Developer to Cybersecurity Without Certs – Ed Urbasius' Story | Secrets of AppSec Champions 🎙️

Secrets of AppSec Champions

31 minutes

4 months ago

From Developer to Cybersecurity Without Certs – Ed Urbasius' Story | Secrets of AppSec Champions 🎙️

As the cybersecurity industry grows, more professionals are breaking into security from nontraditional backgrounds. In this episode, Edvinous Urbasius, a former developer turned cybersecurity consultant, shares his unfiltered story of how he got into the field without certifications—and what he learned on the job in a SOC.

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Chapters:
00:00 You Don’t Need Certifications to Start in Cybersecurity
00:56 Meet Edvinas: His Journey from Developer to Cybersecurity
03:50 The Cyber Attack That Sparked His Career Shift
07:01 Lessons Learned from Phishing Attacks and System Failures
11:02 Inside the SOC: Learning Logs, Alerts, and Triage on the Job
15:12 How Curiosity and Google Became His Cyber Tools
20:52 AI, Critical Thinking & Real-World Threat Detection
24:09 Peer Mentorship and Growing Through Collaboration
26:49 Why Coding Experience Helps in Cybersecurity Roles
31:49 Final Advice: Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You

What You’ll Learn:

- How to enter cybersecurity without a degree or certifications
- What working in a SOC actually looks like
- Why developer skills are a hidden advantage in security
- The power of curiosity, Google, and collaboration in learning fast

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