Malware analyst careers: Getting hired and building your skills | Guest Dr. Richard Ford

What does a malware analyst do? Find out on today’s episode featuring Dr. Richard Ford, Chief Technology Officer of Cyren. Richard talks about breaking into the field, whether a computer science degree is or isn’t essential for the role, and an early program he wrote to brag about his high score to his classmates! 0:00​ - Intro 2:30 - Richard’s cybersecurity origin story6:07​ - Being an IBM anti-malware researcher in the 90s9:18​ - How malware has evolved11:27​ - Major career milestones18:14​...