# Security Engineer Interview Prep

The first interview course dedicated to security engineers. Gain expertise in system hardening, detection architecture, cloud security, and AI-powered automation, taught by practitioners with real experience building controls at scale and by interviewers who have evaluated hundreds of candidates.

## Features
- In-depth coverage of real security interview topics
- Practical frameworks for hardening, detection, and cloud security
- Realistic mock interviews covering attacks, mitigations, and tradeoffs

[Cyber Engineer Interview Prep Course (Trailer)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwNhmiJPHqg)

### Taught by
-  K.O. Orias Course Lead, CEO, Astro InfoSec
-  Immanuel C. CEO, RiskHorizon AI
-  Greg R. Cybersecurity Manager, Sierra Nevada Corporation
-  Derek F. Network Operator, Department of Defense
-  Harrison A. Sr. IT Security Analyst, Stanford/SLAC, NASA
-  James C. Security Engineer, Dexcom, Playstation
-  Lucky O. Security Engineer, BECU
-  Gabriel V. Cyber TPM, Adobe, AWS

## What you'll find in this course
- 6 courses
- 36 videos
- 43 hours

### Security Engineer Interviews Introduction
- [Welcome to Exponent’s Security Engineer Interview Course](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-intro/security-engineer-welcome/index.html)
- [What is a Security Engineer](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-intro/what-is-a-security-engineer/index.html)
- [The Security Engineer Interview Loop](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-intro/security-engineer-loop/index.html)
- [Breaking into Security Engineering](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-intro/breaking-into-security-engineering/index.html)

### Behavioral Questions for Security Engineers
- [Introduction to Behavioral Questions](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/security-engineer-behavioral-intro/index.html)
- [Behavioral Questions Rubric](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/security-engineer-behavioral-rubric/index.html)
- [STAR for Security Engineers](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/security-engineer-star/index.html)
- [Creating a Story Bank](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/security-engineer-story-bank/index.html)

### Mock Interviews
- [Handling Pressure, Leading & Training Teams](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/handling-pressure-leading-and-training-teams/index.html)
- [Favorite Tools, Big Picture, Home Lab](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/favorite-tools-big-picture-home-lab/index.html)
- [Staying Current, Using AI, Explaining Risk](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-behavioral/staying-current-using-ai-explaining-risk/index.html)

### Technical Questions for Security Engineers
- [Introduction to Technical Questions](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-technical/security-engineer-technical-intro/index.html)
- [Technical Questions Rubrics](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-technical/security-engineer-technical-rubrics/index.html)
- [Frameworks Quick Guide (SALT, STRIDE, DREAD)](/content/courses/security-engineer/security-engineer-technical/security-engineer-frameworks/index.html)