Danny's newsletter - Issue #28
Technical Exercises
Previously, we talked about scenario questions. An example scenario question could be
Tell me about an incident or alert you worked on or led, how did you get to a resolution? What was the root cause?
These look to gauge your problem solving skills and thought process.
Another form of interview questions can be Exercises or Practicals. These consist of hands-on challenges that will test your knowledge on a specific subject matter, and occasionally consist of a take home assignment. These are generally more for Mid-Level or Senior Level roles.
For example, you’re given a log file from an investigation and then tasked with determining the answers to questions such as:
What is the attacker IP?
What is the victim IP?
What tools are being used in this attack?
This helps show investigation skills, log analysis, and deductive reasoning.
Another example exercise can be, you’re given a large dataset and you need to grab all email addresses from the dataset. The task is to come up with a regex pattern to parse and extract the given pattern.
This shows more specialized knowledge for a specific technical skill.
These are just a couple examples of exercises you could see in the Cybersecutity interview process.
Feel free to refer back to the rest of the interview series for insight on other types of interviews.
Hope this helps in your learning journey!