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jzllc t1_j6c1qls wrote

Just a few questions, if you don't mind.

  1. I am interested in this field. Where do you suggest I start at? E.g. Specific YT Channel, UpSkillSet, HackThisSite.com, etc.
  2. Does the majority of this job include working full-time at an IT company, or private contractor (such as Fiverr.com) or contract work such as 6-month contract?
  3. I have been in the IT field for several years, primarily troubleshooting, administration, AD, minor security modifications, etc. How long would you estimate someone with my experience before actually being able to seek employment as cybersecurity?

TIA. -Jason

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cyberjerry42 OP t1_j6b5epx wrote

I work for a company! I'd say tech is a perfect place to come in without a degree. A lot of companies would rather hire someone who's good (however they got good) than hire someone purely because of their degree. You obviously may have to grind a little more and try to make yourself shine but that's the hardest part. The second you got your foot in the door, you can officially put you're a security analyst and a bunch of doors open :)

If there's a will there's a way! The path to making it may be a little wavy and tiring (you'll doubt yourself, you'll fall into tutorial hell and have trouble getting out of it, etc..) at times but when you get into the industry it's very worth it imo.

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cyberjerry42 OP t1_j6b4rxc wrote

I didn't have a perfectly straight learning path but something in the lines of:

Learning linux -> Learning the common network protocols -> Getting some solid bases with a couple of programming languages (in my case python, golang, js) -> getting some experience with various tech stacks by running stuff on my homelab -> competing in various CTFs and gathering exploit knowledge through that -> bunch of online classes on security basics

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