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What You Should Learn Before Cybersecurity
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- Опубліковано 14 сер 2024
- Let's talk about somethings you should learn about before getting into Cybersecurity as a career.
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No matter how much you know, there is always so much more to learn.
Haven't slept in days.
I’m not going to get the girls
@@timmytannehill7646 you will, but you'll be a rich 60 yo hacker.
True That!!!
thats why i love IT :)
Defo do A+ first, do the exam - it teaches you a bit about everything. Network+, Security+ are also essential to at least study even if you don’t go ahead and do the exams. Learn Python, Linux and the Windows cmd. Get your foot into an IT support job (not glamorous I know but priceless for the beginner).
Then go ahead and decide what you want to pursue, be it network, application or cloud security.
Your quote "You aren't going to learn everything you need to know" actually is quite comforting. I am just starting my path into cyber sec (hence why I am watching your video) and that quote resonated well with me. Almost as if it lifts just a little bit of stress off the shoulders. I appreciate all the info you give on both channels. Keep it up!
Omg me too.
I agree you should learn the basics of IT before getting into Cybersecurity.
Skcorpion86 when you say before getting into cybersecurity do you mean before cs education or before a career? If I want to take a major in cs can I not have previous programming skills?
@@AntiKiwieCS to be efficient at your job, you'll need to have some level of forensics knowledge to understand what the underlying technologies are doing. That means writing scripts to gather information, etc.., so at a bare minimum you'll need to have basic level of object orientation programming. You don't need to know a lot of programming languages, just 1 or 2 to do your job. Also reading code is a must, you dont need to be great writing it, but being able to read through logs pointing to issues in the code files.
Or you can be one of those people who understands the phases Cybersecurity and principles, and get others to do what you need and/or hire a vendor. Mostly bigger companies and executives have this privilege.
@Skorpion86, do you recommend any books?
Like installing computer and repairing?
I don’t really know the basics of cybersecurity and was thinking of going to school for 2 years in IT and network security and then advancing to cybersecurity. Is that a good idea
This is exactly what I needed to hear regarding entering into this field. Thank you so much for this video, much appreciated.
Thanks, I work at floor & decor and know all things, tile, and flooring lol so this gave me a sense of where to begin. I felt overwhelmed considering IT, with 0 knowledge on comp stuff. Thanks for the straight forward advice and guidance!
No wonder we have so many networking and programming classes in the first year.
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You are so generous. Helping others is a gift and you have it. God Bless you
I agree there are many kids in cyber who don't understand the basics of a network like account management
Before going into cyber security, in order to succeed one needs to have experience in PC helpdesk, malware analysis and removal, server hosting and management (and all the things that come with that- managing traffic, dealing with SSL, configuration apache/nginx, interpreting logs, etc), managing and fixing various CMS - there is so much that you can gain exposure to in a short period of time that will lend greatly to a solid career in cyber security. Merely taking a course on these items and getting a cert isn;t enough - you need experience in real world appliances of those concepts.
Great insights there! As someone who has limited to no knowledge, and want to go into cybersecurity(work specifically in the healthcare/human services space), I think this piece of information will be quite helpful. Do you have any resources or books that you can recommend for someone with little to no knowledge to start the Cybersecurity career journey? Thanks
@@nanapoku5259 Hi, that's awesome. Cybersecurity is definitely a rewarding career with so many opportunities. I would recommend taking basic linux management courses since the majority of work is going to probably be in Linux. Pluralsight, linkedin learning and linux academy all.have really good courses. You'll want to learn about malware and how to deal with that from a defensive perspective. While you learn a lot from on the job experience, you need a basic understanding of dissecting that going in. You can also get a huge head start if you understand how malware is created and how the hackers get it into systems. TCM Security has excellent courses for extremely cheap - we're talking $30 for entire comprehensive courses. You'll need to understand the basics of PHP and javascript. You don't need to be a developer but you need to know how to read them. I would recommend getting a good grasp on Wordpress, Joomla and Magento. Wordpress is going to be the easiest to pick up - I have spent a few years on the job dealing with magento, it's a beast. If you get a job at any hosting company you'll.pick up.a lot of the linux admin and network management skills from daily work and a lot of the other stuff will come in time. Cybersecurity is one of those careers that doesn't mean any one thing and can go in any direction you choose. Good luck in your endeavors and feel.free to ask about anything at any time.
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Thanks. For mentioning why compTIA A+ knowledge is required irrespective of CCNA certification. Loved it♥️
I am studying that now
This is by far the best and most informative video to know before starting in the career of cyber security. Good job and thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the video. I'm currently a junior in college for Cyber Security and we have to take several IT courses before we even begin touching Cyber Security. It really makes a huge difference in understanding. I understand it's still a new field as far as degree programs, but you have to seek out a lot of learning and information outside of class to be competitive by the time you graduate.
I think the problem is colleges just let you take the classes and expect you to have a basic understanding when in most cases, a kid fresh outta highschool just sees it on a pamphlet and says " that sounds neat"
Fuck... thats what i did 😂
I’m a computer science graduate and my first class was a Hardware and Software class(pretty much A+/Net+)
@@Rico-dp8vv and u doing fine?
Fanckjcf20 No lol i was so confused bc i did all online classes and my teachers never replied back until 48 hours later. I soon cracked bc it was stressing me out and i dropped out. i still wanna go back bc i wanna do graphic design.
@@Rico-dp8vv ye same thing happened to me just dropped out of eletronic engineering and im now looking for a new course, probs accounting and finance.
I'm in a web development course but recently figured out that this type of programing isn't for me. But the classes that I took showed me that I have an interest in cybersecurity, and that it's kinda second nature to me
I'd always suggest you spend a year in an internal help desk role, one in a medium sized businesses which blurrs the lines of who does what. You could have all the certs in the world but no experience at all and I'm not hiring you for anything beyond an entry level help desk role unless you're moving from a management role, I'd maybe give you a team leader role because your other staff should have the technical knowledge and experience to fill the gap.
I’m currently in school for this and tbh the best thing to do and that has really helped me just watch videos understand all versions of windows and watch a lot of UA-cam videos about the field and things within it
Definitely what people do not want to hear, they want to just skip to the fun stuff, but that's not how it works. Thanks for the video!
Exactly!
I agree with a lot of what this video has to say, but I'm not sure he's speaking plainly enough here. A lot of you are operating on the assumption that "cybersecurity" has a traditional entry-level. it really doesn't. just going to rip that band-aid off right now. "Entry-level" cyber security is usually a mid-career jump from another discipline. "What you should learn before cybersecurity" is usually another IT profession. Let's take a stroll down memory lane, and maybe recontextualize this whole discussion for a few people along the way.
It took me 4 years as a network admin / satcom operator and a very rare set of circumstances to get into a role that had ANYTHING to do with "cybersecurity". and i was just ripping hard drive contents, doing basic forensic triage and creating chain of custody tickets. I had to intimately understand how different filesystems worked, how disks allocated blocks and stored / organized data, default file locations, common user practices, file hashing, processing thousands of hashes against known goods, how to use our specific software/hardware, how to recover deleted media, how to research everything else I wasn't taught, and how to appropriately document everything. all of that was for a single secondary role that lasted 6 months, and none of which was pertinent to my primary job. I picked all of that up in my offtime. I also helped our comm shop implement endpoint security forwarders every now and again. That's kind of cyber-y I guess. Anyway after that it took me another two years to get a job as a IDS analyst, interpreting captured network packets, reconstructing system-to-system conversations, converting base64 contents, researching our customer networks for hours on end and taking copious amounts of personal notes, slowly correcting said notes as network infrastructure changed without notice, researching said infrastructure, making broad, educated guesses about all of the shit that we simply couldn't see from our taps, pestering their sysadmins to discuss daily traffic norms and patch management procedures and asset identifiers, and writing up the occasional level 1 incident ticket or drafting a rule adjustment (which usually went unanswered) for our detection engine. All the while sifting through hundreds of false positives a day, and carrying out a minimum level of repetitive due-diligence on each one. I basically read the TCP/IP Guide front to back while I was waiting for my various accounts and permissions to be created, and that only got me warmed up for that gig. That job alone added like a half a dozen more software suites to my list of shit I had to intimately understand, most of which you have to pick up on-the-fly. That's just the nature of the beast anywhere you go in this field. From there it took me another 8 months and two SANS certs to get a second-string junior position as a no-shit blueteamer, contributing to vulnerability assessments and combing through policy and doing hours upon hours of research. Had to work my way into that social circle just like every other job. After a few months they hired me full-time after I proved that I had chops and the right attitude and I left the IDS job. Even then, my typical day-to-day revolves around maintaining our analysis equipment between engagements. So I'm STILL predominantly a sysadmin. And I spend a lot of my off-hours doing career development, away from my family. Make no mistake, this career field is by no means a walk in the park, and there is no "fake it till you make it". This is a lifestyle, not a job.
Which gets into another thing--most of you will have your feet in both the "IT" and "cybersecurity" camps for almost your entire career. Very few positions exist anywhere along the various career trajectories that have "cyber"-anything as a primary role, unless you're working in a SOC processing network traffic and passing around incident tickets between teams. Which imo requires the most knowledge by-far to be proficient, because you're neck is collectively on the line for millions of packets a day coursing through the electrical veins of potentially tens of thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of interconnected systems across god knows how many buildings and cities, and possibly even across multiple separate client organizations. Every operating system, every infrastructure piece, every network segment. All of the current events that revolve around them. You have to know the difference between a malfunctioning forwarder and a downed segment, and you need to know how to route tickets for each, and every other circumstance under the sun, and every org has their own system. You have to be a generalist, which in this field is damn near impossible, unless you eat, shit, sleep and breathe it. Even then it's still completely overwhelming until eventually you just get used to the daily barrage. For a year and a half I listened to nothing but cybersec and networking podcasts and read white papers on the bus/at the gym leading up to and during the IDS stint. Most of you will be admins or QC with a more wholistic understanding of CIA and security-oriented concepts until an opportunity opens up that aligns with the experience you've accumulated. Every org has their own environment and their own needs and their own do's and dont's. There is no one-size-fits-all progression. OR once you get high enough up the traditional food chain you may start getting the opportunities to start calling the shots (within the bounds of what your org will accept, usually constrained to about 7-10% of their IT budget). And even at that point you'll likely end up with your neck on the chopping block, greenlighting high-level team coordination efforts day in and day out and acting as a buffer between your techies and the C-suite. The job doesn't really get easier no matter which way you go, and very few people stay hands-on-keyboard for the duration of their career.
So ANYWAY it took me about 7 years to get my foot in the door of a job most people would actually stereotypically associate with "cybersecurity", and that's with a very rare type of security clearance under my belt from early-on that opened up a lot of opportunities that most of you won't have access to. The only certs I have are SEC+, CCNA, CEH, CASP, and two SANS certs that I've slowly accumulated over the last near-decade. and to be honest, certs only get you so far. you can study all you want, but if you aren't doing the work everyday, those skills are just going to fall off after a few weeks. And most certs only last about 3 years, at which point you have to start paying renewal fees or accumulating continuing ed credits, or the cert dies and you're right back at square fuckin' one. Certs, in most cases, only teach you how to take a test anyway, with a few rare exceptions. Only pursue whatever cert gets your foot in the door at the job you're trying to get into immediately. everything else can--and should--wait.
Unless any of you US younguns want to join the army as a 17c (or whatever the other branches have on offer, or a 17a if you already have a degree) which features over a year of expedited, sink-or-swim, firehose-style trainup, this is much more of a mid- to senior-level career move. Military service or having a personal in with a long-term mentor are pretty much the only two "shortcuts", if you can even call it that. The "millions of unfilled cybersec positions" that often get deceptively sold to undergrad up-and-comers are predominantly mid- to high-level salary slots that are difficult to fill, and often require 10+ years of no-shit experience, and many of them also require a security clearance of some kind. Sorry to break it to you, but your bach isn't going to be worth much of anything unless you want to cut straight into a management position or spend your days policy wonking. All of those networking and programming courses you're taking are just getting your feet wet, and building a basic understanding of concepts. More likely than not, your "cybersecurity" college of choice is just leveraging a handful of buzzwords to put asses in seats. That's just the hard reality of that circumstance. SANS, MIT, GIT and a few of the UC schools are pretty much the only academic institutes that really carry any weight. And even then, SANS is pretty much the only one pushing a legitimate, industry-oriented "cybersecurity" degree. Which is only offered at the master level, and is basically just an assortment of their certs. If you're trying to pivot from another field, you might have to take a pretty deep paycut. I've done it more than once, worked out in the long run.
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If none of that turned you away, then you're in the right place to start. UA-cam. Not these stupid, 10 minute "ethical hacking crash course" or “how to get started in cyber security now!” videos, those are all various levels of misleading in most cases. I'm talking about specific tasks. how to subnet. how to share a printer. how to create an ACL. how to add users to active directory OU's. how to reimage a computer. how to terminate fiber. how to use snort. how to establish an ssh session. how to install a GPG key. anatomy of a network packet. the difference between MBR and GPT. whatever knowledge you need to get to the next hop in your career. no crash course is going to get you much of anywhere in more than a halfassed way with a Swiss-cheesing of fundamental knowledge gaps. You might have to learn how to interpret a few heavy accents. Not everyone on UA-cam--and not everyone in this field--speaks your language natively. Other outlets like Cybrary, Udemy, ITProTV and others offer more exhaustive, more curated material at progressively higher prices. Those run more in the 5-30 hour range. YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY, believe it or not, probably has e-subscriptions with expensive presses like o'reilly and no-starch that you can take advantage of. If not, HumbleBundle regularly offers charity packages of thousands of pages of current, relevant reading material. right now they've got a comptia bundle of flashcards and six months of access to a few Sybex video series. They've also got a bundle on machine learning but that's a bit more involved. You get the gist. Some months it's a programming language, some months its general cyber knowledge, it's always different, but there's almost always an IT bundle. The most expensive package is always like $20. PackT press offers one free digital book per day on their website. Podcasts. The Cyberwire. NetworkCollective. Packet Pushers. Security Now. Defensive Security. Redteams. Linux Unplugged. Those are just the ones I can think of offhand. Microsoft's website literally has thousands of pages of powershell documentation, and it's all free. Same goes for AD and most of their other software suites. Microsoft 2019 Server core and VisualBasic Suite are both free. Shit, Windows 10 Pro is free if you don't mind the stupid "Activate Now" watermark and a few personalization limitations. Python3.6 is free. Perl is free. Ansible is free. If you want to code, Sololearn is free. If you want to network, Juniper training is apparently free. So is Virtualbox or VMWare Player, or Rufus, or Balena Etcher, and damn near every linux distro you can think of if you want to learn operating systems and make VM's. most of it's all free in one form or another. Except Cisco. Cisco's kind of a bitch. Packet Tracer is free if you set up a Cisco NetAcad account. That'll get you through CCNA if that's what you want to do.
You just have to put in the legwork. Nobody else can do it for you. It's going to take nothing less than hundreds and thousands of hours to get where you want to be in this field. You're going to break a lotta shit. You're going to make thousands of mistakes. You're going to hit a lot of dead-ends after hours and hours of trial-and-error. You're going to spend hours pouring over StackOverflow and reddit and Microsoft Docs and a handful of other fora as your situation requires, reading other people's how-to's, working through some of the same mistakes they made anyway and searching google. You're going to do it over and over again until you figure out combinations that work. and slowly but surely, you won't make as many mistakes. You'll start to internalize these things as they apply to your individual progress. But it's going to take a lot of time, and a consistent effort, and more than a little personal sacrifice. it will take you years, especially if you're just starting. Start with one thing, and build around it. It's called micromastery, and it lends itself well to this field. Learning several adjacent, easier-to-digest skills and building around them teaches you more about the whole picture over a longer period of time than trying to understand everything at once. If you get stuck or if you can't penetrate a topic, shelf it and work on something else, or break the topic down into smaller, more fundamental chunks. Circle back later if all else fails. Don't bother buying a self-help book about micromastery btw, that's really all you need to know. On that note, know the difference between asking for help, and asking someone to do something for you. the latter won't get you anywhere. At this point in he game, just about everything has been asked and subsequently answered on one forum or another. I don't think I've ever had to ask a single, new question on a forum before. Not that asking is wrong perse, jus giving you an idea of the raw depth of knowledge at your disposal.
If you're still in HS, scout around for a career school near you and enroll in their computer science pipeline instead of doing the regular HS routine. You'll find this is one of the few career fields that *doesn't* hinge on you having a degree. In most cases you don't need a degree until you hit management levels anyway, and most of those you can do online anymore. If you aren't already saddled with a bunch of debt, put that effort on hold for now and look around for an entry-level Helpdesk position, and work your way up through those ranks. If you want a no-shit recommendation for where to start, you really can't go wrong with Windows knowledge as an aspiring Helpdesk attendant. MTA is their basic knowledge level. if you can find material pertinent to that, it'll get you off the ground. Work you away out from there, as your circumstances dictate. Don't waste your time with Bestbuy or retail. Knowing specs and knowing how to hock hardware won't teach you anything.
Reckon that's about enough rambling from me. Take it this way: I'm a fifth-year Fine Arts dropout. No degree. Had to cut my losses and start over from scratch. Took time, but look at me now. If I can figure it out, so can you.
Shit son, maybe I will try fight in a cage for a living instead
[...]"cybersec and networking podcasts and read white papers "[...]
Can you spontaneously provide some sources or links? Maybe on Soundcloud? What would be your first choice nowadays?
This is the perfect guide. I found all these bootcamps on cybersecurity and they kept telling me I can take them with no IT knowledge at all.
Thanks so much
Im switching from aviation to cybersecurity .
You should take your logo and put it on a jacket, it's cool af! I'd buy one!
Hats, Shirts, and Hoodies! I love the logo as well
That isnt his, it's from a site site that teaches you basic/advanced hacking techniques from assembly to Linux kernel exploits, but I'm not sure if that site made it neither.
If you have a CompTIA A+, Networking+ and Security+ would that be helpful in landing you a job in Cybersecurity if you dont have a degree in CS?
Great work man! On point... Looking forward to see more from you.. keep up the good work ✌🏼✌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼cheers
I’m 17 and I have no experience with computer science and cyber security. I’m really motivated but I have no idea how to get myself started, such as an online class or a textbook or anything to help me learn. Do you or anyone have any suggestions?
If u got any answer pls let me know :)
It's so interesting how so many people tell you different things. I was reading and learning from CompTIA+ and only gods know how much I have picked up yet I was told NOT to learn from the compTIA+ as I won't need it but lean from the CompTIA Security+ as it would help me more so. I thought improving your all-around I.T. skills would be so much better.
Mis felicitaciones a la producción del vídeo y al locutor, comparte lo que sabe con humildad y claridad, difícil de encontrar en esta plataforma
Thank you. An answer for my exact question
Thats y we never stop learning
Thank you so much, for open my mind more about cyber security, my friend told me to go do it but I don’t have knowledge about computer, I really appreciate your advice
Are you still doing cybersecurity? I just enrolled in collage and i have no clue on what courses i need to take so i can start my cybersecurity career, i also do not have any experience in working with computers please reply
640Williams hi did you start yet ,please let me know , just considering it too .confused on even how and where to start 🥺
Virtual Hidden Bot Hi , you studying in college or just taking classes for cert?
@@omachinny4039 i applyed at a college called American military university because im a military spouse, i want to start a career in cybersecurity, but i do not know anything about computers for example how to programming or code, i know i must learn that stuff first
Do i go for a certificate or associate degree?
What is the name of the program to get that experience?
@@omachinny4039 i believe you have to get an associate degree in computer science first, because you must know how to write computer programs and learn how to write code, then after you have to get a bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering and apply for cybersecurity
This is really helpful video. I will study for my A+ so I can take the test and then will check the rest.
How you'll study for your A+ where?
@@jenovaizquierdo That site covers the older exams, the 1001 and 1002 are the current ones.
@@chrissabre1761 ooo i see thank for letting me know about that.
@@jenovaizquierdo ua-cam.com/video/OS9MJjNK6gA/v-deo.html those are on the updated version , and then Miker Meyers has a book on it that comes with practice questions
@@chrissabre1761 You mean Miker Meyers has a book on A+ exam preparation?
Thank you. I hope you know you are so kind
I joined the army as a 25B best thing could’ve done to learn the concepts of routing/switches, OSI, networking, cabling, software, computers, printers, etc. the army sucks but if you can get passed the bs you will learn a lot thru it
This helps alot I want to do Cyber security coding but never knew it was sooo many different branches under that one umbrella that people focus on as a career.
Thanks for your recommendations fellow! +1 like.
Thank you for stating this l was interested in a 6 month boot camp to learn new things and update my skills and said hell no after the webinar. I was like you have people coming in who don't have IT backgrounds and your teaching sql injections, Splunk, cryptography etc. If they don't know the basics of IT how are they going to do this? I was like they're really trying to take people's money. The course is over 12k and will only pay for a security+ exam are you kidding me? That's just a rip off.
i was looking into a course too, but i think they charge around 4-5k usd.
I always thought you needed to be an able programmer to be a cybersecurity analyst or officer!!! This is great!!! Thanks!!!
You do need programming to get into Cyber.
@@elijahtheo5812 so should i take a introduction to programming collage course? Or networking? I have no computer experience and i really want to start my cybersecurity career but i do not know where to start or what is the first classes i must take, i must learn the very basics but where do i start what courses or class do i need to learn the first things about computers? Plz reply
@@jordancardenas7564 Right so you said you have no computer experience. So if you can I suggest you enroll in an introduction to I.T course just so you'll be familiar with computers, then you can go on an take and introduction to programming. Go for C++ or Python. Networking is also extremely crucial in Cybersecurity aswell. If you want to have a professional Cybersecurity job, then I say you go for a degree or training from a professional institution. If you want to be a script kiddie or just interesting into doing hacking and pentesting for multiple companies, you can consider online courses.
@@jordancardenas7564 That is also not to say you cannot get a professional job with an online certificate, you certainly can. Employers nowadays are more dynamic in hiring and usually go for skill than paper.
@@elijahtheo5812 wow thank you bro i needed this info, so you are saying that the very first step is to take a course on introduction to I.T
Like i said i have no computer experience, i just know how to use them like any normal person
Thank you for this. Gave me a great place to start
Modification in any process whether mechanical or computers or even chemicals requires fundamentals to be clear.
Me: I'm A+ Certified...
CISSP: your ready.
@Conway Twitty I guess my joke missed the target.
YES MY FRIEND I AGREE WITH YOU!! WE CAN NOT BUILD HOUSE WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
WOW man! Nice production value on the new channel. And good info as always. Thank you.
This is extremely informative 👍🏾
Any advice on choosing cybersecurity as a major rather than jumping in as a career?
soooooo.... just learning EVERYTHING.....right
yeah, pretty much, homie. Nobody said this career field was easy.
Thank you Sr. You have enlightened and clarified the path to follow.
Holding n running my own business
Python, Linux, Sec+, hands on Kali Linux tools
Thanks for making this video, I really needed to hear that. I've been looking around the web for an ideal place to start that will give me an understanding of these fundamentals
If I am about to finish a Bachelor's in IT from a state university, do I still need to get certs, if so, then what was the point of getting a bachelor's if I could've went for certs instead... a lot of cybersecurity and IT jobs near me require a minimum of a bachelor's and has no certs mentions. Your response will be highly appreciated, thanks a lot and thank you for a great vid!
Originally was on a two year networking path then switched out. Not sure why but I'm looking to return to this and hopefully earn my A+. Got a book I'm trying to read and going to register for the online course from the school I went to.
Thank you for being honest
Friendly greefings. Thank you for your suggestions . I really appreciate it.
Do a search for in-demand cloud certs, the cloud+ won't be on the top 6 or so..
Thank you for sharing such helpful information for everyone who want to be in Cybersecurity ! you are truly awesome and wonderful ^^
IM JUST 14 YEARS OLD AND I WANT TO LEARN CYBER SECURITY BUT IDK HOW TO START OR WHERE TO START AND I DONT WANNA BE LIKE THE OTHER KIDS AND I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT TECHNOLOGIES BECAUSE THE FUTURE IS NEAR AND I REALLY NEED HELP TO STUDY CYBER ):
educating myself as im a investor
I am 52 Do you think I can still make it to be a cyber security?, I don't have any previous knowledge of nothing. But I am very excited to change careers.
That intro beat banging! Was waiting for those bars to drop.... but good content and lecture :)
Hey man, one of the most answers ever heard! Thanks
So I am interested in this as a career & I have zero knowledge about it so should I start with Comptia A+ so I learn the terminology?
HI there, I love cyber but dont fully know what 'specific' role to learn tonnes for other than an analyst role. However, I love programming/hacking, so I will be learning about ethical hacking and doing my CCNA Cyber Ops but, other than that, where/how do i start/develop my knowledge more?
Thank you!
This is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.
Thank you! Are the CompTia instructions given in videos format or is it mostly text based reading? Thanks again! Subscribed!
u on the right track, but u should putting more effort on testing that is really used in the market . dont waste ur time concentrating on those that is no longer in market. Most certificate will expect u to do something on a outdated system with outdated VA and outdated payload.:)
Just found your video and it helped a bunch, thank you. Can you make a video that shows an A+ setup guide? Where you would show the items you need, the mindset. I don't know what a switch is and I don't really know what a router is.
I really appreciate you sir thank you
This video really helped a lot
Network Chuck said skip Comptia and just focus on vendor certification.
Great help love you
Thanks man! This helped me alot!
What would it take to have you lay out a roadmap or curriculum from almost zero knowledge to being job ready going the self taught route?
Great question there! I hope Zach can answer that for folks like me who has little to no knowledge but looking to go into Cybersecurity.
Thanks for breaking it down with such easy, I now know how to proceed accordingly .
Its funny that I once wanted to get a CCNA certification and although I knew that I would learn a great deal, I felt that the main focus would have been NETWORKS, but I wanted more than that, and that is to understand software, hardware, security, and many more consents which I strongly agree with you that CompTIA courses covers it with great details, Thanks again Man.
quite helpful, now i know where to start from!
I know that this is not proper place to ask, but is there any way how to get in Cyber Security sphere, if you are international student? I tried to look up in Indeed and other similar websites, but almost everywhere they ask for clearance. I'm really in desperation, our teachers don't help us with basic advices, because they don't know anything. I'm thinking that the only way is to switch to regular programer, but not Cyber Security professional.
To get in, get into your local community of wherever you are situated at, make friends, make connections, they may be able to tell you which company does have internships or hirings. If you got a degree in the cybersec,computer science, IT, it is easier to get in. If not you may have to go the alternate routes- get certification that is popular for that company and work in a desk support/help desk/entry IT role and eventually lean into a the security side at the location you are working at by talking and learning from the IT security administrators there (if your location has someone in charge).
You could go into network administrator roles or software developer roles and then after some experience, apply to cybersecurity jobs (still may need certification to show you can transfer skills).
Another way is the hard way but git gud at pentesting and learning how to hack as well as secure servers and companies. Make friends and attend Capture the Flag events. You WILL get noticed and eventually jobs will come to you.
Final method is get good at cloud network security, get certification for cloud networking or cloud security or both (like AWS certifications ) and then apply. Very expensive and niche, but since niche, very small pool of ppl are certified so you will have a better chance of being hired since not much competition...yet
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maybe this will help you? good lluck!
i'm really loving your channel and comunity man
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Sir what about people skill?
Silent mode cyber security people are trying for people skill first before we jump into cyber security.
thanks for the tips man
can you please recommend how to start learning cybersecurity besides getting certifications of A+
Thank you
As a pro gamer console and pc, I want to understand more how hackers infiltrate my games lol. I know backdoors thru the patch updates
So with knowledge in :
1) Linux
2) Networking
Can I start learning cyber security? Plz reply asap
Do we need to have programming language skills prior to do cyber security?
Really helpful pal !👌
Please can someone tell me about ISO 270001 and GDPR and it’s place In cybersec.world . A friend said it’s a soft skill programme in IT and suggest i start from there,and mentioned it’s not a tech . Please guys I need more light on this infor. Since I’m looking into taking cert.classes on cyber security .
For the records... I only know the basic everyday computer stuff , checking of email, opening acc., in computer , so how do I start wetting my feet in cyber security . I need help .
ISO 270001 and GDPR are simply standards that determine best recommendations and practices for any organization to adopt for optimal security value. If you are interested in this field, start understanding the basic concept of the CIA triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability).
I agree with you 🙏💐
Should I major in Computer science or Information systems for Cybersecurity. Is one better for defensive and one better for offensive?
Thank you so much for your efforts in making this useful video
Does it matter or necessary to be familiar with both windows and Mac?
here's my question, i have bought a R7 3700x CPU for the cyber security course. Will it able to handle all the assignments all the way throughout my cyber security course?
Thank you for this video i have been downloading a bunch of these books and started to read them. Where can i go do take the exams
mind sharing where you downloaded the books?
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@@MrEpic490 DAMN! Thanks for sharing!!
What is the day-to-day like for entry-level security analysts? I have done help desk for Mac and iOS devices for Apple, and I am wondering what the difference is on that day-to-day basis.
Zack YourFriend mostly keeping track of logs on SIEM, training for how ticket issues to alert of breaches, keeping track of news and updates for new vulnerabilities and attacks to update some systems and policies. Help sometimes with sharing these new vulnerabilities in announcements for the company if it is a new phishing scam or something that regular employees can be trained not to click or do while at work (cause even the best security measures can be undone if none of the new and old security policies are being followed by all the Employees)
And some locations may have you doing some basic level desk support fixes at times, like wiring up a new monitor, or helping get different software troubleshooted; this depends on how big the company is. You may be a filler of all roles and trained up to eventually be in a security engineer position or you can go to a specific red team, blue team environment pending on what the company does.
@@Whimmery spot on.. reason I basically stay on as a Desktop tech, yeah I'm in the 90'th percentile making over $60k doin this.. but its more than majority of entry level Net Admins and INFOSEC guys, plus job is ridiculously easy and your mobile, always walking around vs stuck at a desk..
@@phabeondominguez5971 Does one need special skills to get started as a helpdesk/desktop tech?
Am learning coding but started with front end but going to learn backend then ethical hacking then move on to networking /compTIA/cybersecurity it will be a long road
Thank you for the great info.
Hey, really interested in cyber security definitely not a computer wiz but interested in making my way towards a career in it. Can you specify what courses you would recommend from a-z for classes prior to singing up for college for cyber security? Or maybe some good books to read on it? Thanks for your time bro
So I'm starting my 4 year Cyber security program in 2 month from now, how long will the comptia a+ certificate take?. What free course can I take?
I liked your video. Well done.
Want an easy route into cyber security from nothing? Start out in a compliance role. They're the guys responsible for keeping companies running. They follow things like ISO 27001 and make sure boxes get ticked when the auditor visits. An org can have as many pen tests as it likes but if they fail an audit it could be game over for that company.
I say this because people in compliance are often not that techie at all which is why it's easier to start out this way if you don't have any technical experience. They always have people on hand to help them with the techie stuff. In their role they get exposure to things like pen testing, vulnerability & patch management, incident response, log management etc etc.
Get an entry level compliance role and get exposure to the other aspects of CS and then see what you like. And in your downtime you can steadily learn more about it.
Picking up a certification first in my opinion is a waste of time. It's information with no context which makes it frustrating to learn and difficult to remember. Exploit the fact that compliance is such a big deal for so many companies and try to pick up an entry level job that way.
Compliance really is a key focus in cybersecurity, I agree. A single audit failure severely affects a company's reputation, ability to contract, and also cost money. I think the focus in cybersecurity for many companies is being able to effectively achieve compliance by adopting automated processes and methods. This is what I've experienced with tech companies around the Washington DC metropolitan area.
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