This was way over due...

Do you have an upcoming interview, want a resume review and a mock interview, career advice... read on!

If you're trying to break into Cloud Security or AI Security, read this.

I've interviewed candidates for six-figure Cloud Security roles and most of them can't answer basic Cloud Security questions.

Reasons why most fail?
1. Incomplete resume
2. Wrong answers
3. No understanding of what employers actually want.

Cloud & AI Security is one of the few tech careers still immune to AI-driven layoffs. The demand is real. The salaries are real. But most candidates have no idea how to position themselves for it.

Data backs this up, nearly 48% of organizations have actually added new roles driven by AI adoption in cybersecurity, with only 18% reporting any layoffs attributable to AI.
Source: https://www.analyticsinsight.net/artificial-intelligence/how-ai-is-transforming-cybersecurity-hiring-in-2026

Amazon's own Chief Security Officer went on record saying he would be "astonished" if AI drives layoffs in the security industry, citing the massive talent gap that keeps growing every year.
Source: https://www.fortune.com/2024/04/09/cybersecurity-jobs-demand-ai-layoff

I know this world from both sides. I have personally gone through the interview process at Google, Databricks, Visa and other large enterprises. Hey, I won't share confidential interview questions I was asked, but I will give you the insights, how to respond to questions, preparation tips, and what you should focus on that truly matters.

That's why I'm opening up limited 1:1 sessions with me personally.

In our session, I will:
1. Tear down your resume and tell you what's missing
2. Run a real mock interview so you know what's coming
3. Show you the most popular tools used in the field, must haves on your resume
4. Give you an honest roadmap to landing Cloud & AI Security interviews.

I've trained students who went from zero to six-figure cloud jobs. I know what works and I'll tell you straight.

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You don't want to miss these newsletters, so much to learn that you can apply on the job as a Cloud Security and AI Security Architect or Engineer.

Read this week's first newsletter here on Prompt Injection. What you learn might come up in your interviews.

https://yescertified.beehiiv.com/p/the-cloud-and-ai-security-briefing-1

Repost this to your LinkedIn and summarize what you learned. This is how you let potential recruiters and hiring managers notice you.

If you're preparing for a Cloud Security interview, make sure this is on your resume. Read here https://yescertified.beehiiv.com/p/the-cloud-and-ai-security-newsletter-2

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Hi Everyone,

I'm working on uploading new videos to the Cybersecurity course. I really appreciate all your patience, I know it's been a while. I'm planning on having this uploaded before this Sunday. This will cover vulnerability management using a well known, very popular open source tool and another lab using the free version of a well known enterprise vulnerability management tool.

Don't let this be the reason you got shortlisted for that role. Read the article here before your next interview.
https://yescertified.beehiiv.com/p/the-cloud-and-ai-security-newsletter-4-the-cloud-security-tool-your-resume-is-missing-part-3

Great News!

We're back at it, I know it was a very long break, again thanks for your patience, I'll do my best to upload at least one video each week in my course bundle. I just uploaded the a video about vulnerability management to the Cybersecurity course. Be able to explain this in interviews, the first lab video will be uploaded today or some tomorrow. But go watch this new upload first and get the downloads described ready.

If you're already subscribed to my course bundle, you can watch it now. If not, visit my website at www.yescertified.com to get the course bundle for just $14.99 per month.

Very Important Announcement!!!

Due to Teachable's price increases and removal of several features, I've decided to migrate to Skool. I'll be sending an email to anyone who is currently a student on Teachable either enrolled or not enrolled in my courses, with information on getting FREE lifetime access to all my courses on Skool. You'll never have to pay a monthly fee. I already have your enrollment email from Teachable, so no action is needed on your end for this part, just wait for the email with information on how to access all my courses on the Skool platform. This is a token of appreciation for being an early supporter and for your patience with the pace of my video uploads.

For others interested in signing up for my courses, please use the link below to become a member for just $15 per month and gain access to my courses. My courses include hands-on intensive Linux, AWS, Cybersecurity, Cloud Security & AI Security courses. Please note that only the Linux and AWS parts of the courses are complete. A few videos have now been uploaded to the Cybersecurity course. My goal is to regularly add more content as time permits until the courses are complete after which the prices will increase.

Join here - https://www.skool.com/yescertified-6860/about

I appreciate all your support so far, and I hope you'll find Skool more user-friendly.

Thank you,
Mukhtar Kabir,
Founder, Yescertified.com

For those that received the access to Skool, I need a few volunteers to please message on LinkedIn and let me know if you also got access to all my courses including the Cybersecurity course. You should have access to a total of 5 courses, but for some reason, you may have gotten 4. Please message me on LinkedIn to let me know if the Cybersecurity course is missing

Hey Everyone,

I just wanted you know that in the Cybersecurity course, I added a few more videos to the vulnerability management section after the migration to the Skool platform. These new videos are not available on Teachable as all new videos will now be uploaded to the new Skool platform.

In the upcoming video, I'll show you how I used a custom tool I built to make it easy to analyze the results of the vulnerability scans

Today's newsletter is about a Cloud Security tool you should definitely make sure you know before any Cloud Security interviews. Read it at the link below, https://yescertified.beehiiv.com/p/the-cloud-and-ai-security-newsletter-5-the-cloud-security-tool-your-resume-is-missing-part-4

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As always... Stay informed. Stay ahead. Stay Hired.

Mukhtar Kabir, CISSP
Founder, YesCertified.com

New video just dropped in the Cybersecurity course.

I built a custom OpenVAS analyzer tool that transforms raw vulnerability scan output into a clean, prioritized findings dashboard, and this video walks through exactly how it works.

I also made a public version you can share with anyone interested in getting into cybersecurity. It gives a real look at the kind of hands-on work we do inside the course. Watch it here https://youtu.be/RRLYpzffNg0

Sign up for my courses by visiting www.yescertified.com and clicking on "Start Learning for $15/month" button.

Two new videos uploaded to the Cybersecurity course:

- Resolve OpenVAS Findings
- Authenticated scan with OpenVAS

New video just dropped in the Cybersecurity course on Skool.

This one covers SSH and iptables, specifically how to configure firewall rules to control SSH access. If you have ever wondered how traffic is actually allowed or blocked on a Linux system before it even reaches the application, this is the video that makes it click.

26 minutes of hands-on, practical content. No fluff.

I am currently recording and uploading the Cybersecurity course videos as I finish them. Once that is complete, it's straight into the Cloud Security and AI Security courses. By the time all three are fully loaded, the price goes up.

Students who enroll today at $15 a month lock that price in permanently. You will never pay more than what you sign up for today, regardless of where the price goes when the full bundle is complete.

Enroll at www.yescertified.com.

Yescertified.com Newsletter - Cloud Security Architecture Decisions You Must Avoid (No. 1)

This one is the start of a new series I am calling "Cloud Security Architecture Decisions You Must Avoid," and I am kicking it off with one of the most common mistakes I see in real AWS environments.

Most teams assume that putting workloads in separate VPCs inside the same AWS account is enough isolation. It is not, and I have seen this assumption create security gaps in production environments that passed design reviews without anyone catching it.

In this issue, I break down exactly why the AWS account is the real isolation boundary, not the VPC, and what a proper multi-account architecture actually looks like on the job.

Read it here, it is free, https://yescertified.beehiiv.com/p/the-cloud-and-ai-security-newsletter-6-cloud-security-architecture-decisions-you-must-avoid-no-1