I went from wanting to pursue a law degree to applying for a masters in cybersecurity. I hold two bachelors degrees at 21, but I did a 180 this year. This has been super helpful - thank you!
This young man is right! Understanding networking is key. The most technical people are network engineers. Master networking and you will become a great security analyst. I started in data/BI then networking followed by infosec CISO boom
Hi S. O. I'm 54 years old and just retired as a fire chief here in New Jersey. I pursued my master's degree in security studies with a minor in cybersecurity and I obtained the certification of information system security officer, but that was in 2009. I'm thinking about going back to school and register for a boot camp to catch up where they cover networking and other facets of cyber security, but I'm really interested in pursuing on becoming part of the red team (offensive) and move over to the blue team (defensive). Obviously you know what I'm talking about. What would you recommend for me to do? Do you think it's worth it to pursue it at my age? Thanks in advance. Blessings
@@deblinrodriguez7392 Its never too late! I started at 39. I were in your shoes I would study and master Nework+ and look over CCNA just the materials. Get your SEC+ and ECH certification (ECH is just for the recruiters to get your foot in the door) Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) is your most important red team certification to obtain. Hopefully this will land you a entry level pen testing job. Good luck.
Learning new things fast on the fly seems hard but I believe if you have a good fundamentals on the topic branch it become alot easier. Keep up the good work man.
I am a security recruiter and you give some legit tips for folks looking to break into the field here. Subscribed. I will also share your channel with folks I talk to looking to break into the field.
I’m nearly done with a web development bootcamp but when I graduate, I really want to get my feet wet in cyber security to see if I would enjoy that more. Any tips?
Man I cant stress enough that how much this video helped me understand what is actually need to do to get started. i just finished high school and took a gap year thought I would do some certification to get the nitty gritty of things but couldn't find where to start for the life of me. sincerely thank you
Just love your videos! I just finished high-school and am moving to a new country to study for my cybersecurity degree this November. Just absolutely excited and stoked for this journey!
Thank you for all of your informative videos. Your words are great encouragement and motivation! I recently applied for a work-study position that I was initially hesitant to apply for because I have zero experience, I'm a new student, and just any other excuse I could think of. Regardless of those doubts, I applied and ended up being offered the work-study position! (WOOHOO!!) Later on, one of my superiors told me that one of the major reasons they picked me was because of my enthusiasm and open-mindedness towards the field of cyber security. They said exactly what you have said in your videos - that maintaining a personal level of enthusiasm for the field is one of the biggest factors for success. I guess I just wanted to share my little story to reiterate what you're saying in your videos. Great words of advice!
You're incredibly well-spoken and informative! I've been seriously considering a degree in IT/Computers and Cyber Security, the latter of which I was leaning towards more. The level of passion in which you speak on the subject has probably just swayed me to pursue the field, and I look forward to continuing to follow you! I never expected to find someone so willing to make this sort of core knowledge accessible to the people, and it really is admirable.
Hi Collins Awesome advise. I'm 54 years old and just retired as a fire chief here in New Jersey. I pursued my master's degree in security studies with a minor in cybersecurity and I obtained the certification of information system security officer, but that was in 2009. I'm thinking about going back to school and register for a boot camp to catch up, where they cover networking and other facets of cyber security, but I'm really interested in pursuing on becoming part of the red team (offensive) and move over to the blue team (defensive). Obviously you know what I'm talking about. What would you recommend for me to do? Do you think it's worth it to pursue it at my age? Thanks in advance. Blessings
Hey! I would say that cyber security it not "hard" per say. It is difficult in the sense that there is so much to learn, but when you understand the fundamentals its really not hard at the basic level. This widely depends on the company, position and industry. Python is my favorite language for cyber security
Hey Colin, I've been watching your videos lately and I appreciate the content you create. I am 30 years old, married, work full time, and have 2 kids. I currently work in manufacturing and am looking to change careers. I've been looking at going back to college. I found a university here in Georgia that has an online program certified by the NSA and DHS. Because of my busy schedule getting a bachelors degree in Cybersecurity will take at least 6 years. They also offer internships with various companies during school. Do you think it's worth it to stick it out and get the degree, knowing that I will get a degree and more than likely find a job immediately, or should I just work on certifications? Mind you, I am the sole provider for my family. I cannot take a lower income to gain experience. What do you recommend?
Hey Tyler, thanks for watching! First off, please dont take this as one right or wrong answer, these are just my opinions given the little information I know about your situation. One of the massive benefits of a degree program is that it opens you up to internships. If your not able to complete the internships due to time and money reasons then the degree would loose some of its benefit. In addition 6 years is a very long time. I would start to identify positions your interested and then work backwards from that. If everything your seeing in your area requires a degree than that may be the route that you have to take. Try to also map out a 6 year plan for if you werent going to go the degree route, what certs would you take, how would you get involved with the security community, what projects can you work on to show your skills. Hopefully this helps. If you have any more questions let me know or reach out to me at colin@cybercareerschool.com
@@jobimonono904 He does mention it in the video, but start with the basics. A+ and Network+ are good starting points. I'd recommend getting a laptop with a good amount of RAM and install Virtualbox. Download a Linux distro and get familiar with Bash and Python. There are some good beginners-level online courses for free out there. As much as learning the information itself is valuable, learning how to learn is more important, since Cyber Security is a career where that never goes away. If you can nail some basic technical qualifications/skills on your own and enjoy doing it, then you most likely will enjoy this as a career. That said, the era do-this-degree-and-you're-done type jobs has gone, I think. Almost every career has continual personal development as a modern requirement. But if you love or hate learning the basics of computing, it's a fairly good benchmark of whether you'll love or hate cyber security.
What's your view on bootcamps to learn cybersecurity? Also they seem to say that you can take them without any prior knowledge in IT or even computers. Is this just a bait?
Hey Collin , I am a school student from India (Class 10) and I am genuinely interested in cybersecurity and want to pursue it as my career and I have lot of time at my command as I am 16 and have ability to work hard but I just don't know anything about programming I have the basic soft skills and I will also try to sharpen them but I really don't have any idea about technical aspects . Would You Please guide me where to start ?. It would a great help 😃 Really loved your video 👍
Well I'm 18 and I am currently learning c++, look it's not necessary to learn a language to get into cyber security but if you learn languages like c++, python, Javascript, php and rose that would make you a more resourceful specialist.
Hi Colin, Thanks for your insights really appreciate it. I'm 27 yrs old this year and planning to be a security consultant in cyber. First of all am I too late for a mid career switch? Or should I just take the risk?
I'm a full blown beginner to cyber security as well as computer engineering and programming. Would it be useful to gain basic IT fundamental knowledge to get into cyber security?
I am in the same boat as you. From what I’ve been researching it’s best to learn computer science and learning the fundamentals of computer hardware first and foremost which would imply learning the ins and outs of how a computer works. But if your not to articulate I would learn a popular programming language like Python or Linux first. As said by many cyber security engineers that I follow on Twitter have stated they would start there.
Hy I am from india.i am 10+2 passed student. I am confuse to pursed in Computer sciense and engineering or CSE with specilisation in cyber security. Both has the Bachelour degree of 4 years. Which is good. Plese reply...
There is any relation between web development and cyber security ? I mean as a beginner should I start from web development? Another question is,,,,, You said about comptiA. But CISCO? I mean which better for cybersecurity Field??
I just finished my high school and I've almost zero technical skill but I'm really interested in cyber security. And I want to pursue it as my Career:( What should I do??(I'm so unskilled)
What is the reallity of this career, can you get a lot of money? can you travel a lot arround the World? Is it Monotonous, the days working? Cause everybody say, "cibersecurity" is the future, you can work in different places, etc etc.
The reality is that this career if you just get the paper and finish studying. You won't get a job at all. Cybersecurity you need multiple skills. Coding/programming, software use/scripts. Understanding graphics and all that. Its why they get the big bucks also you need to understand operating software like linux.
If you aren’t interested in cybersecurity, you won’t do well, but figures are covering broad ranges. An analytics job could net 70k average per year. More heavier tasked jobs can jump to 90-100k. One cite stated that chief information officers in some companies were earning up to 300 or even 400k per year. And, everything that is online will have some concerns about their digital security.
is BS-IT a good course in college to take if i want to pursue the path of Cyber Security? and also the Udemy courses about networking and Cyber Security really helpful?
yoo man you just earned a subscriber im about to do a bachelor cybersecurity you answered most of the questions i ve had in mind . i ve just finished my studies as network administrator my program consisted in ccna 1,2,3,4 and ccna security plus linux / windows server active directory / AD infrastructure /exchange . i ve a solid base in networking thanks to the certs i took im also familiar with python . do you think its enough to start with cybersecurity . thanks :)
Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand? Employers are too picky and want the perfect guy! that is what you should say. There are people with degree in Information security/Cybersecurity and with on the job Net or tech support but employers will you give you a hard time and you will get no cybersecurity job. If indeed Cybersecurity professionals were in high demand, then employers would hire you on the spot!
Hello collin I'm currently pursuing bachelors in science (B.Sc) ....I actually want to learn about cybersecurity and totally get into this field ....can I learn and study about cybersec and al other related stuffs besides my bachelor's degree studies...?? Help me out here pls
The quality and vibe of these videos make me wanna keep watching them
I went from wanting to pursue a law degree to applying for a masters in cybersecurity. I hold two bachelors degrees at 21, but I did a 180 this year. This has been super helpful - thank you!
Sorry this is late but dude same.
Law school feels so 20th century now
Same bro
No one asked
May I ask why cybersecurity and not software development? I also have non-CS background and am unsure which one to go for for my undergrad cert.
NO ONE NEEDED TO KNOW THIS!
This young man is right! Understanding networking is key. The most technical people are network engineers. Master networking and you will become a great security analyst. I started in data/BI then networking followed by infosec CISO boom
Hi S. O.
I'm 54 years old and just retired as a fire chief here in New Jersey. I pursued my master's degree in security studies with a minor in cybersecurity and I obtained the certification of information system security officer, but that was in 2009. I'm thinking about going back to school and register for a boot camp to catch up where they cover networking and other facets of cyber security, but I'm really interested in pursuing on becoming part of the red team (offensive) and move over to the blue team (defensive). Obviously you know what I'm talking about. What would you recommend for me to do? Do you think it's worth it to pursue it at my age? Thanks in advance. Blessings
@@deblinrodriguez7392 Its never too late! I started at 39. I were in your shoes I would study and master Nework+ and look over CCNA just the materials. Get your SEC+ and ECH certification (ECH is just for the recruiters to get your foot in the door) Offensive Security Certified Professional (OSCP) is your most important red team certification to obtain. Hopefully this will land you a entry level pen testing job. Good luck.
Learning new things fast on the fly seems hard but I believe if you have a good fundamentals on the topic branch it become alot easier. Keep up the good work man.
I am a security recruiter and you give some legit tips for folks looking to break into the field here. Subscribed. I will also share your channel with folks I talk to looking to break into the field.
I’m nearly done with a web development bootcamp but when I graduate, I really want to get my feet wet in cyber security to see if I would enjoy that more. Any tips?
Man I cant stress enough that how much this video helped me understand what is actually need to do to get started. i just finished high school and took a gap year thought I would do some certification to get the nitty gritty of things but couldn't find where to start for the life of me. sincerely thank you
Just love your videos! I just finished high-school and am moving to a new country to study for my cybersecurity degree this November. Just absolutely excited and stoked for this journey!
Thank you for all of your informative videos. Your words are great encouragement and motivation!
I recently applied for a work-study position that I was initially hesitant to apply for because I have zero experience, I'm a new student, and just any other excuse I could think of. Regardless of those doubts, I applied and ended up being offered the work-study position! (WOOHOO!!) Later on, one of my superiors told me that one of the major reasons they picked me was because of my enthusiasm and open-mindedness towards the field of cyber security. They said exactly what you have said in your videos - that maintaining a personal level of enthusiasm for the field is one of the biggest factors for success. I guess I just wanted to share my little story to reiterate what you're saying in your videos. Great words of advice!
5:46 technical skills... the A+ certification
networking
6:42 networking
Colin you do an excellent job on these videos. I appreciate you doing them. Always informative buddy! Have a great day
Spent 12 years in the Army learning guns and tactics. Now I'm transitioning to Cybersecurity and I am scared to the core.
how old are you?
@@TheDruzza early 30s
@@JustAName-it5qp cool man i just turned 40, wanting to career change too. Its scary AF
Cheers guys, I believe in both of you! I’m getting ready for college to study cybersecurity.
How y doing now
You're incredibly well-spoken and informative! I've been seriously considering a degree in IT/Computers and Cyber Security, the latter of which I was leaning towards more.
The level of passion in which you speak on the subject has probably just swayed me to pursue the field, and I look forward to continuing to follow you!
I never expected to find someone so willing to make this sort of core knowledge accessible to the people, and it really is admirable.
Anthony, this really means a lot to me! Comments like these have me very motivated to keep posting!
Thank you so much for this video man. As someone who is planning to enter college in the future, your channel has been a gold mine imo.
Really happy you like it!
Hi Collins
Awesome advise. I'm 54 years old and just retired as a fire chief here in New Jersey. I pursued my master's degree in security studies with a minor in cybersecurity and I obtained the certification of information system security officer, but that was in 2009. I'm thinking about going back to school and register for a boot camp to catch up, where they cover networking and other facets of cyber security, but I'm really interested in pursuing on becoming part of the red team (offensive) and move over to the blue team (defensive). Obviously you know what I'm talking about. What would you recommend for me to do? Do you think it's worth it to pursue it at my age? Thanks in advance. Blessings
It's never too late, but you almost always have to do time on the blue side before you get an opportunity of the red side
You are an inspiration
I respect u soo much fr keep it up bruh
You've unknowingly changed my life for good. Your videos are awesome. Never stop making videos. You've helped a lot of people like us. God bless you!
I'm majoring in Security and Risk analysis at Penn state. Did you and your colleagues struggle with finding employment after graduation?
Thanks Colin for sharing it in a straight to the point way.
Very honest Guidance, thank you for posting this video
God bless you.
Thank you bro. I needed this guidance from someone in the field.
This has really given me some clarity. Thank you
I'm getting ready to take my first comptia exam and also gonna try for the Cisco exam also
Hey collin do you think cybersecurity is hard? And what program language is best for cybersecurity
Hey! I would say that cyber security it not "hard" per say. It is difficult in the sense that there is so much to learn, but when you understand the fundamentals its really not hard at the basic level. This widely depends on the company, position and industry. Python is my favorite language for cyber security
THANK YOU
Thanks Mr Colin, I love you so much
Thanks for helping 🙏🙏
Thank you, very helpful!
I have CISCO ccan & ccnp, do they work instead of Network???
Great video, excited for the home lab,!
Best explanation NA, omg hard to find 😩
Great video man! I was hoping a video covering this would be released!
This man is teaching me so much.
Hey Colin, I've been watching your videos lately and I appreciate the content you create. I am 30 years old, married, work full time, and have 2 kids. I currently work in manufacturing and am looking to change careers. I've been looking at going back to college. I found a university here in Georgia that has an online program certified by the NSA and DHS. Because of my busy schedule getting a bachelors degree in Cybersecurity will take at least 6 years. They also offer internships with various companies during school. Do you think it's worth it to stick it out and get the degree, knowing that I will get a degree and more than likely find a job immediately, or should I just work on certifications? Mind you, I am the sole provider for my family. I cannot take a lower income to gain experience. What do you recommend?
Hey Tyler, thanks for watching! First off, please dont take this as one right or wrong answer, these are just my opinions given the little information I know about your situation.
One of the massive benefits of a degree program is that it opens you up to internships. If your not able to complete the internships due to time and money reasons then the degree would loose some of its benefit. In addition 6 years is a very long time.
I would start to identify positions your interested and then work backwards from that. If everything your seeing in your area requires a degree than that may be the route that you have to take.
Try to also map out a 6 year plan for if you werent going to go the degree route, what certs would you take, how would you get involved with the security community, what projects can you work on to show your skills.
Hopefully this helps. If you have any more questions let me know or reach out to me at colin@cybercareerschool.com
@@ContractHacker what if you just got out of highschool and have very little Technical knowledge
@@jobimonono904 He does mention it in the video, but start with the basics. A+ and Network+ are good starting points. I'd recommend getting a laptop with a good amount of RAM and install Virtualbox. Download a Linux distro and get familiar with Bash and Python. There are some good beginners-level online courses for free out there. As much as learning the information itself is valuable, learning how to learn is more important, since Cyber Security is a career where that never goes away. If you can nail some basic technical qualifications/skills on your own and enjoy doing it, then you most likely will enjoy this as a career. That said, the era do-this-degree-and-you're-done type jobs has gone, I think. Almost every career has continual personal development as a modern requirement. But if you love or hate learning the basics of computing, it's a fairly good benchmark of whether you'll love or hate cyber security.
@@ContractHacker that was exceedingly kind of you to reply to him like that - thank you and GOOD LUCK to Tyler!
What's your view on bootcamps to learn cybersecurity? Also they seem to say that you can take them without any prior knowledge in IT or even computers. Is this just a bait?
I am working in bpo, like to change to cyber, with no coding skills. Can I do
Good materials in video
Hey Collin ,
I am a school student from India (Class 10) and I am genuinely interested in cybersecurity and want to pursue it as my career and I have lot of time at my command as I am 16 and have ability to work hard but I just don't know anything about programming I have the basic soft skills and I will also try to sharpen them but I really don't have any idea about technical aspects .
Would You Please guide me where to start ?.
It would a great help 😃
Really loved your video 👍
Well I'm 18 and I am currently learning c++, look it's not necessary to learn a language to get into cyber security but if you learn languages like c++, python, Javascript, php and rose that would make you a more resourceful specialist.
@@borntosing152 is Cybersecurity and ethical hackhing different ?
@@marisacillahi1537 cybersecurity includes ethical and unethical hacking. It's your choice what to choose.
Hi Colin, Thanks for your insights really appreciate it. I'm 27 yrs old this year and planning to be a security consultant in cyber. First of all am I too late for a mid career switch? Or should I just take the risk?
And thirdly, where can I start learning to gain extra knowledge in Cyber? Because I'm planning to get another diploma next year.
I'm a full blown beginner to cyber security as well as computer engineering and programming. Would it be useful to gain basic IT fundamental knowledge to get into cyber security?
I am in the same boat as you. From what I’ve been researching it’s best to learn computer science and learning the fundamentals of computer hardware first and foremost which would imply learning the ins and outs of how a computer works. But if your not to articulate I would learn a popular programming language like Python or Linux first. As said by many cyber security engineers that I follow on Twitter have stated they would start there.
P.S I would afterwards learn networking
I have quotion about kali linux how i can concent with you????
What if you don’t have any experience in cyber security? Would college help me?
Great vids as usual collin how can I stay up to date on the latest cybersecurity news?
Thanks! I really like krebs on security. In addition to that I like the cyberwire podcast and sans internet stormcenter podcast
Excellent question!!
I am really loving your videos... can you help me with the opportunity to study cyber security, or can I work with you for skills
Hy
I am from india.i am 10+2 passed student.
I am confuse to pursed in Computer sciense and engineering or CSE with specilisation in cyber security. Both has the Bachelour degree of 4 years. Which is good.
Plese reply...
Better Take CyberSecurity Bachelor Degree.
alright bro get to it
Is this stuff that will be taught in a 4 year college?
Make video on basic computer skills
There is any relation between web development and cyber security ?
I mean as a beginner should I start from web development?
Another question is,,,,, You said about comptiA. But CISCO?
I mean which better for cybersecurity Field??
I am also curious about this, what did you decide to do?
@@ericgraham5201
tnks Erik.
I decided start from ethical hacking.
@@ericgraham5201
Is it good decision?
I just finished my high school and I've almost zero technical skill but I'm really interested in cyber security. And I want to pursue it as my Career:( What should I do??(I'm so unskilled)
Please reply it'll help me a lot:(I'm really confused rn;(
I did a course on cybersecurity from a university and it sucks
What is the reallity of this career, can you get a lot of money? can you travel a lot arround the World? Is it Monotonous, the days working? Cause everybody say, "cibersecurity" is the future, you can work in different places, etc etc.
The reality is that this career if you just get the paper and finish studying. You won't get a job at all. Cybersecurity you need multiple skills. Coding/programming, software use/scripts. Understanding graphics and all that. Its why they get the big bucks also you need to understand operating software like linux.
If you aren’t interested in cybersecurity, you won’t do well, but figures are covering broad ranges. An analytics job could net 70k average per year. More heavier tasked jobs can jump to 90-100k. One cite stated that chief information officers in some companies were earning up to 300 or even 400k per year. And, everything that is online will have some concerns about their digital security.
Hey Colin, do u know any good College or university for Cyber Security Degree (Bachelors) in USA?
WGU.
Subscribed :)
is BS-IT a good course in college to take if i want to pursue the path of Cyber Security?
and also the Udemy courses about networking and Cyber Security really helpful?
yoo man you just earned a subscriber im about to do a bachelor cybersecurity you answered most of the questions i ve had in mind . i ve just finished my studies as network administrator my program consisted in ccna 1,2,3,4 and ccna security plus linux / windows server active directory / AD infrastructure /exchange . i ve a solid base in networking thanks to the certs i took im also familiar with python . do you think its enough to start with cybersecurity . thanks :)
I want to be Network security I have completed CCNA .After that what should i study CCNP(R&S) or can i directly start with CCNP(Security)??
Do you certified ?
Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand? Employers are too picky and want the perfect guy! that is what you should say. There are people with degree in Information security/Cybersecurity and with on the job Net or tech support but employers will you give you a hard time and you will get no cybersecurity job. If indeed Cybersecurity professionals were in high demand, then employers would hire you on the spot!
Kemey asme
Nice video. Insightful. Looking forward to see your video on AWS Home Labs.
Did you stop making videos?
Hello collin
I'm currently pursuing bachelors in science (B.Sc) ....I actually want to learn about cybersecurity and totally get into this field ....can I learn and study about cybersec and al other related stuffs besides my bachelor's degree studies...??
Help me out here pls
Good day Colin l am Kay from Nigeria am new to all these, and l really want to change my career. Please l need your help
Can I get a career in cybersecurity if I'm a two-time convicted felon?
Make that three times convicted and you’re hired!
@@MotivationalCarpeDiem lol
xd
Depends, can you hack the DHS agent stalking my phone?
follow Cyber insecurity on twitch and wait for their Q'n'A livestream hopefully with a bald guy named Neal. Then ask them there, they know everything
Ughh sounds just like programming. No clear learning path, need to constantly refresh skills and keep studying etc. Seems networking is better.
I just saved all your souls by being the 667th like. You're welcome.
Bro everyone can’t or don’t have a home lab especially if your always on the go like myself I’m mobile
If your always mobile and don't have access to a computer then maybe cybersecurity isn't for you?