Mostly relevant for the role and few times even basic ones (like how does ransomware work)
Information Security Interview Questions
3,545 information security interview questions shared by candidates
Deep technical and leadership questions
port no. ldap, Kerberos
1- How ransomware attacks happened from start to end? 2- How to secure an end point host? 3- What are asymmetric and symmetric? Those questions were in the way they were forced to ask but I didn't see any enthusiasm in their interview.
Describe a time that you had to communicate to an individual or group with different technical competencies. what did you do to prepare. how did you validate result. what was outcome
Asked about my day-to-day as a security specialist (was currently working as one) and described it as a new role for their company. Asked about current training or education goals, how I felt about auditing and documenting stuff.
Standard interview questions: talk about experience, why I wanted the position, strengths/weaknesses.
Vendor due diligence scenario based questions such as "How would you ensure secure email communication?" And "Would these controls be sufficient for this situation?"
Some real world scenarios regarding the role
Questions were extremely bizarre. It felt like she was looking for a specific answer, not your thought process. Anytime my answer didn't live up to her expectations, she became colder and impatient. She offered no clarification and was just quietly watching me with a straight face.
Viewing 3201 - 3210 interview questions
See Interview Questions for Similar Jobs
Security InternSecurity AdministratorVulnerability ResearcherCybersecurity EngineerVulnerability AnalystVice President SecuritySecurity ResearcherComputer Forensic AnalystSecurity Operations Center AnalystSecurity EngineerSoc AnalystSecurity ArchitectReverse EngineerIncident Response AnalystSecurity Control AssessorSecurity DirectorSplunk EngineerSecurity ManagerPenetration Tester