How to Get Into Cybersecurity with No Experience [Video]
I came across a great YouTube video titled, “How to Get Into Cybersecurity with No Experience” by Gerald “Gerry” Auger (Twitter, LinkedIn) of Simply Cyber.
With Cybersecurity being in the headlines more and more, especially as companies and individuals grapple with the new Covid-economy, the demand for well-trained information security professionals continues to grow, exponentially. It is consistently listed in career/job outlook forecasts as one of the top sectors to watch in the coming years.
So it comes as no surprise that the interest in this sector is growing and many are looking for ways to break into the field.
Cybersecurity is especially interesting in that there seems to be a myriad of ways to enter the field from traditional college degrees, to online programs, to certifications and the always-vaunted “hands-on, in-the-trenches” experience.
While these issues alone can provide fodder for a variety of posts, I wanted to highlight Gerry’s video in the way he covers all the topics and the perspective he offers as an industry professional, holding a PhD himself. Gerry hosted the live-cast video (embedded above), in coordination with the National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NIST NICE).
I love Gerry’s straight-forward approach to informing the viewers of the realities and myths surrounding the industry, and along with a Q&A session in the latter half of the video, he provides many tips, tools and advice including best ways for job-seekers of all backgrounds to gain some information that can be valuable and applicable to many different situations.
Gerry offers a wealth of information about this much talked about issue and the video is substantial clocking in at just under 1 and 1/2 hours and he also provides time stamps of the video broken down into the following sections.
TIME STAMPS (2 parts ➡️ Structure Talk and Q&A)
Structured Talk
4:10 Agenda
6:27 Who am I (Gerald Auger)
7:04 Who is the intended audience for this talk?
11:27 Entry Level in Cybersecurity – A few Truths you need to know
20:00 The breadth of different Cyber Jobs out there
24:35 Certification vs. Work Experience vs. College Education
34:10 How to get cyber work experience WITHOUT a job
Q&A
50:41 CISA Cert vs. ISO 27001 Cert
51:44 Is CCNA and Linux Essentials a good path for becoming a malware analyst?
53:30 Have a BA and Masters and OSCP; What job should i look for?
56:52 – Difference between Security+ and SSCP?
1:01:20 – What do you think about cloud security?
1:03:24 OSCP vs. eCPPT
1:05:01 Should I include Coursera work on my resume?
1:06:25 How does a lawyer work in cybersecurity?
1:08:33 How do you transition from non-IT career into cyber without starting at entry-level pay?
1:10:23 Should you wait to apply for cyber jobs until you earned a particular certification?
1:12:17 Does cybersecurity favor certain degrees over others?
1:13:53 Is CySA+ worth getting if I have Security+?
1:16:31 What does an InfoSec Employee do?
1:19:26 How can you merge Real Estate and Cybersecurity?
1:21:00 Would doing a class in C++ help you in Cybersecurity?
1:23:24 Should I start my own cyber consultancy?
1:25:44 What are your thoughts on SANS GIAC certification?
Again, a highly-recommended video and don’t forget to subscribe to Gerry’s YouTube channel here to catch all his videos.
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