Join our exclusive SME club and get your expert insights featured on Parrot CTFs’ blogs, newsletters, webinars, and more—reaching a dedicated audience of cybersecurity enthusiasts and professionals!
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If you’re a cybersecurity professional looking to showcase your expertise to the Parrot CTFs community, you’ve come to the right place.
Parrot CTFs Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are our go-to team for specialist insights on editorial content.
Being part of the Parrot CTFs SME club means you’ll be on an exclusive list to provide specialist insights and quotes. Whenever we create content that involves your specialty in cybersecurity, we’ll reach out to you as a potential source, and if you respond, we’ll share your unique experiences with the world.
What’s a Parrot CTFs SME?
At Parrot CTFs, we work with SMEs to help ensure our editorial content is unique, accurate, and insightful for our audience. We want to showcase the individual experiences of cybersecurity professionals to help others in their careers.
Our labs and course modules are developed by security professionals, for security professionals, and our editorial content is no different. The Parrot CTFs SME program takes this expert-led, community-first approach to another level!
Being part of this exclusive team brings many exciting opportunities to contribute to our content:
- Provide quotes and insights on blogs for industry professionals.
- Speak about your career on webinars, panel discussions, or interviews.
- Get involved with Parrot CTFs’ PR opportunities by speaking with journalists.
- Share your experience across an exciting range of topics—from mastering offensive security techniques to defending against advanced threats.
Why should I become an SME for Parrot CTFs?
You might be wondering what’s in it for you. As a Parrot CTFs SME, you’ll gain access to a host of awesome benefits:
- A Dedicated Audience: The Parrot CTFs community is filled with passionate cybersecurity professionals and enthusiasts. Being featured in our content gives you a platform to share your knowledge and experiences with like-minded individuals.
- Networking Opportunities: Connect with other Parrot CTFs SMEs and expand your professional network, meeting people you may never have encountered otherwise.
- Recognition: Any insights you provide will be credited to you, including your name, title, and LinkedIn profile. Some content will also be promoted on social media!
- Share Your Expertise: We’re giving a voice to cybersecurity professionals, providing you with a platform to share your knowledge and experiences.
- Help Others: Your unique insights are incredibly valuable to other cybersecurity professionals, or even individuals just starting their careers.
Will I Pass the Test?
To become a Parrot CTFs SME, you must have professional cybersecurity experience. So, you need to have worked in the industry for at least a year.
We welcome a variety of backgrounds and experience levels to ensure we can provide our audience with a balanced range of insights.
Each and every SME application will be vetted by our team. Expect to hear back from us within a week.
SME Opportunities: What You’ll Be Helping With
As a cybersecurity professional, you’re busy, and we get that! So, we’re not asking you to commit huge amounts of time to the SME program. Here’s what we might ask you to do:
- Provide a quote/opinion on industry news.
- Share insights and tips for blog guides.
- Celebrate your wins each month in our newsletter.
- Speak on panels/webinars.
- Get involved with our PR campaigns and speak to journalists.
In total, it’ll be less than an hour of your time each month, unless, of course, you get involved with some of our speaking opportunities!
If you’re busy and can’t help out for one month, we won’t be offended, just let us know when we reach out.
Hear It from the SMEs Themselves
Enough from us, have a read of what some of our SMEs themselves are saying about the program:
“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed contributing to Parrot CTFs’ SME program by sharing various insights on my time in the industry, articulating specific technical knowledge, and having a place amongst cybersecurity giants where I can further the reach of my platform.”
“Parrot CTFs has always been a favorite place of mine to learn and practice my skills and to collaborate with peers in a way that we can all win.”
“Being a part of the SME program not only ties together my industry experience and love for the platform, but it also gives me yet another way I can give back to the community that welcomed me with open arms many years ago.”
Join the Club. Apply Today!
Want to join our team of awesome SMEs? It’s as easy as this:
Step 1: Apply
Fill in our short form and share basic info like which topics you’d like to speak on, your industry, etc., so we can see if you’re a fit for the SME program.
Step 2: Become One of Us
Within a week, you’ll hear back from us, and you’ll join the SME super team!
Step 3: Welcome Onboard
Now that you’re officially a Parrot CTFs SME, we’ll send you your digital LinkedIn badge to spruce up your profile.
Step 4: Collaborate with Parrot CTFs
Time for your first assignment! We’ll be in touch as soon as there’s a piece of content that you’re a perfect match for. Then, we’ll ask you questions and share your answers as expert-sourced insights for our blog.
What Are You Waiting For?
Share your knowledge. Boost your personal profile. Make a difference in the security community. Join the program:
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