This week, we have to use the letters of the word CYBERSECURITY to list legal ways to make money in cybersecurity.

Create plugins for IDEs that alert developers to insecure programming practices

YouTube – monetize videos about good cybersecurity practices

Be a billable resource for cybersecurity for small businesses

Educate – give tutoring lessons for students just starting out in the field

Response – offer services as a cybersecurity incident responder

Sell cybersecurity hardware, like Wifi Pineapples or Yubi keys

Exfiltrate – capture specified data in a legally sanctioned penetration test

Create tools or applications that automate or assist with cybersecurity activities

Unionize – run or manage a labor union of cybersecurity professionals

Roadmap – develop and sell a “roadmap” for small businesses just starting a cybersecurity program

Investigate – work as a digital forensic analyst

Take on more clients

Yellow Pages – cold call businesses in the Yellow Pages to offer cybersecurity services to small businesses