I'm 28 and just started college so that I can get into cyber security. Regarding the introvert/extrovert thing, it just so happens that I am both lol. I tend to do really, really well in social situations but when I have time to myself, I REALLY prefer to be alone. I make friends with my colleagues all the time in every place I work so that's no problem. "Morning meetings" are worrisome because I suck at waking up in the morning. Not that I can't but I have a terrible habit of not waking up until like 30 minutes before my scheduled time which forces me to haul ass in order to get to work on time. All in all I like computers and have even built a couple so I'm probably fine, it's fixing bad habits I need to work on.
That's pretty similar to me. I am both introvert or extrovert depending on the situation, the environment, the topics being discussed etc. This career seems to check most of my boxes, just need to get the basic certifications and eventually try it out for a while to see how it really is.
sounds like ADHD ! i am like this too... i need social interactions but I ALSO need my private time to focus ! when I run out of energy I sleep the f off rofl!
I honestly don't know if this is the right avenue for me. I want to work from home and am kind of mid with technology. Is there any kind of aptitude test or moc software to get the feel of a work day?
Thank you for this! Currently studying for my Security+ cert. This info encourages me to continue push forward and hopefully by the end of June or July be ready to take the EXAM!
Thanks Tom, am currently studying for A+, Network +, and Security +, after 2 years I am finishing in June and time to start taking exams. I appreciate the look at what people in the field actually do all day. Looking forward to more videos.
@@CyberTomcompletely agree. A lot of people say to skip network+ that’s it’s not relevant. My question for those is how do you protect something you don’t understand?
Thank you for taking the time to provide this information. I'm just entering the world of cyber security.I hope to see more in depth videos about the configuration for the firewalls, switching & routers. I would love to see you showing us the hands on aspect of the configuring and other day to day of an analyst. Thank you again and continue to be blessed and a blessing to others 💚
Hey Tom. Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently less than two months away from my exams regarding open source firewall and the security within these compared to commercial firewalls. Left a sub for you and looking forward to more in depth firewall videos. Have a great day, sir!
Very well presented and realistic. Perhaps you could do a video on what employers look for in an interviews and CVs and give some tips for newbies without no experience to put on their CVs.
Thank you for this description of your day...this clears up a lot of questions for me. I was concerned about being behind a computer too much but there is so much more to this awesome career!
Helpful thank you. I just started my learning journey to transition from truck driving to cyber security. Getting a realistic preview on what the job is like helps out.
I like your daily standup type of meeting as your team first activity in the morning. As you said, the cyber security analyst role may varies from company to company. In most cases, any configuration task on firewalls, IDS/IPS and other security devices is the responsibility of cyber security engineer.
Yea pretty much what I expected. Transitioning from military intelligence analyst to civilian cyber security analyst seems like a good fit for me haha. Just got Sec+ working on CySA+ and CISSP now.
if you want to get into a better field and have the skills, consider reverse engineering and CTFs instead of these crappy certificates and IT sysadmin path. you will get paid more, there is a lot of opportunity for getting in without a degree in the field of cyber software. it’s probably harder than the IT stuff but also more engaging and will probably mesh better with your intelligence analyst background than just doing all of this stupid software config stuff. it is harder, but also way more engaging. it’s more fun to research how to beat windows defender than it is to configure a bunch of group policies and crap for it. you can either be a user of tools or a creator of tools in cyber 🙂
also if you have a clearance, that will get your foot in the door as much as a degree would. as long as you have some bedrock understanding and a clearance, someone is going to want you for RE/Cyber software dev
you may bomb a bunch of interviews but someone is definitely going to be hiring with a low barrier to entry. sometimes employers just need people with a hunger to learn and an ass to put in a seat so it will come down to right place right time with a clearance
starting salary for cleared E1 engineer is going to be at least 75k across country (probably more like 80+ now) and right now i’m E3 making 130k pegged hourly rate meaning i make close to 170k working 60h weeks. employers in this field actually advertise hiring vets
i like this, just considering a career change and stubbled on your videos and i must say its been very helpful and i look forward to watching more videos. 👍🏾
Tom, I'll be starting my cybersecurity education in the fall. I am physically disabled, I am wondering if this could be a challenge for me? Does Cybersecurity analyst do any network cabling or moving heavy equipment around? I am in a wheelchair.
Hello, please Mr. Tom, I want to go for my masters degree study in a university in the UK and I just graduated 2022, I have little experience from your page here that I’ve been following and also the course I purchased on Udemy, please can I get a professional letter from you as a Cybersecurity analyst.🙏🏾 Please help a bro. I’ll be expecting a reply from you. Thanks 😊
@@CyberTom As an international student, I want to do my Masters Degree study in the UK 🇬🇧 I’m applying for the September intake these are the requirements for international students: For the list of requirements all you need is an updated CV International passport Degree certificate Academic transcript WAEC/NECO result 2 Reference letter from academics and professionals Personal statement. I have all except professional reference letter Please you can be of help to me🙏🏾
Hey Tom, I want to know if you could answer a few of my questions regarding your career and why you chose this career. It’s for a school assignment and I need to interview someone about their career. Anyways if you see this comment please reply. 1. What made you want to become a Cybersecurity analyst? 2. Did you always wanted a career in this field or did you have other interests? 3. Would you say this career is difficult? 4. What do you think most people don’t realize about this career? 5. What is the best thing about this career? 6. Who you recommend this career to someone that is interested in it? 7. If I was to be interested in a career like this what would be the first steps needed to become a Cybersecurity analyst? 8. What would a typical day be like for you? Anyways thanks again. .
Thanks a bunch for this one, Tom. I am a person with a physical disability and I'm also on the introverted side as well. I'll be starting my cybersecurity bachelor's degree program next Fall and was hoping to land a job doing remote and/or work from home when I graduate. Do you have any advice for me?
@@cierrahd1469 I have not started a job but I have been on a self learning journey. I got my Security + a few months ago and I’m studying GRC now. Going to start applying to jobs in January!
Thanks for your videos. I.m currently in the ISC2 Self.Training Course & looking forward to getting into the CS field of study. I believe this is a great transition.
I really appreciate your time to make these videos, it's very helpful and insightful, especially the 3 things u wish you would have known prior entering cybersecurity. This has ignited my interest that was slowly disappearing because I am having such a hard time passing this Linux Class, however thank you so much for your videos!
Good job Tom, it is pretty clear and not much fancy words, even for a beginner like me, easy to get it. hope you have more video about case by case of those tasks sample and how you resolve it
It really varies on how deep and busy you go, some companies I have worked for have been super corporate and there are lots of meetings and charts etc, other well organised companies will have roadmaps, change advisory boards and a lot of red tape. some companies are incredibly laid back and lack any of the above so you can really be left alone, it really depends on what you expect and the expectation of you and how much you need or want to apply yourself as a sec employee, it is however always varied and you will be pulled from one thing to another and from one end of security to the other, and be mindful that phishing can take up hours of your day sometimes!
Thank you brother for taking time out of your life to pass on this wisdom. Most appreciated. Besides many aspects unique to the position, the structure of your day to day sounds similar to my support position. I’m studying now to enter cybersecurity. Sounds weird, but I love all things pertaining to security and protection. Are there any skills that one should work on?
South Jersey or Philly? I mean I can't not hear the hometown drawl. Shout out for the video! Looking to start my career transition here soon. Much needed vision of what the future holds, for the moment.
I have a BS degree in information technology with an emphasis information security. I hold A+ and SEC+. I worked for over 6 years for the navy network, first reimagine computers and stuff, then being a printer MFD and VTC tech. I installed, configured, and did troubleshooting on printers and VTC, which required me to talk a lot with the networking team. Do you think I have what it takes to land a cyber securjob or maybe even a system’s administrative job??
We need more depth video series of this topic when we appear in a interview that the first thing we get asked from a hiring manager and I get blanked also what we did in a organization that had bring valued to a organization.
Thanks for all of your great videos on Cyber Security. Your videos are career and educational oriented and focused. In other words "NO FLUFF." Cyber Tom have you created the "Firewall Series" videos? if so can you direct me to the location of those "Firewall Series" videos. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
Thanks for the video! I'm trying to land my first cyber sec job. I was a firewall engineer for a couple years at cisco TAC and just recently got the CBROPS cert. What you describe sounds familiar to me except for the EDR part.
I just got my associates degree in cyber security and currently have 2 years of IT expirience. I have my first interview tomorrow for cyber security anaylst, and although ive spent time studying this video gave me a real look into what i might be doing.
Hi, @ 3:25, you mention support calls with vendors. Can you explain this process more, im really confused. Give examples of who these vendors are. Are they representatives from Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks and you call them when you need a firewall? Or is it not even a person you are talking to when you say vendor but rather Microsoft itself as in the software. Hope my question makes sense. Other than that thanks for this video, it helped me a lot!
I will be honest, I expected more, it was almost so broad I feel like I was just given a PowerPoint on general terminology and the industry. Not sure if this was a titled correctly with "day in the life", it could have been like "Things I do as a Cyber Sec Analyst"
Are you doing your work remotely or does that require you to be on-site? If your remotely how are you protected from threats going into your home network ? Thx for your input, its a huge inspiration and motivation.
I work remotely, you can protect yourself by isolating your network to a separate subnet from your work network! Also Vpns and firewall rules! Thanks man!
I would love to see what skills you practice if you have a home lab and what you used and use now with it please. Im setting mine up and there is a lot that goes into it i feel
The daily meeting part is wild to me. I’ve been in sales and want to transition to IT. With my organization we have daily meetings where everyone just repeats themselves and measures their weiners. I m hate joining as it’s just 30 minutes of nothing.
So I have a couple questions, I am trying to get into the cyber security analyst role but having trouble getting my foot into the door. I have the network + and security + certifications. What other certifications should I get? Looking for recommendations and advice please. Next question, what is the difference with SOC analyst and Cyber security analyst? Both seem to do very similar things.
With Vendor Support Calls, when you answer a phone call from a Vendor or from a customer, how can you tell they're not going to attack your business?? I mean I know it's not possible to know that because when it's an incoming phone call, they don't really say what their purpose is unless you answer them and if you answer them and they want to attack you, that can be bad. Or if you answer the phone, then you could be duped (like the phone call could lead to a virus on your computer or something). How can you be aware of things like that where you make sure people don't call in and attack your business, or sell you something? One time I had a call come in at work and it said on the name of the SSID (the name of the person's device) US Cellular. When I answered the call, it was a guy from T-Mobile who wanted to sell me something and I didn't know that and didn't know what to do until I escalated it up to my tier 2 person and they said it sounded like a sales person. Can you please make a video on something like this talking about how people can or can't tell if people are calling in for the right reasons and not the unsecure reasons or you answer their calls and it's a scam or they don't answer you?
As someone with a criminal justice and behavioral science degree, I've reached a point were I believe getting into IT, specifically, Cybersecurity would be a smart move; especially since technology is continuously advancing, and clearly the way of the future. My question is, do you think a career and continued education in the field of CS, is a smart move? What aspect or field of cyber security would be a good fit for someone who has investigative experience, and is a beginner into IT? Thanks for you time.
Awesome video thank you for the video. I am a prospect looking at starting a certification process. However, I m trying to find out what work hours are on a part-time basis. I currently work as a firefighter and have three day of period. Wondering if I would be able to handle a part time work schedule in cyber security
Hello. Im looking to change my career path. Im currently in pest control and seriously looking at going to school for Cyber security. I have zero experience in that field. Should I look into another major? Or no experience fine?
@@CyberTom thank you for responding. I'll start with 3 classes and work my way up. It's been a while since I've been in school. I'm in my 40's. I look forward to the challenge! Thank you.
Hey Tom, thanks for the Video, my question would be, what sub-roles are seen in the real would SOC analyst role. I know there’s vulnerability Analyst, Incidence response…?
Thanks for this video Tom! I am 3 months into my help desk technician job and I have a security + certificate. Do you have any advice for transitioning into a cyber security analyst position?
looking to go into an IT cyber security program at my local trade school in January. I'm not sure if this is what I'll be learning or doing, but regardless it is very interesting and enjoyable.
Im less than a year from graduating with my Bachelors in Cyber Security and ive gotten A+ and Sec+ already but i still feel somewhat unprepared for entering the field. I currently work as a Union Steelworker and other than when i sold cars when i was younger, ive worked primarily blue collar jobs. I suspect i may just be unsure of how changing environments will feel. Anybody have any stories or advice pertaining to entering the IT/ cyber security field as someone who has never previously had a "traditional" office job?
Hey, i have little to no experience in IT or Cybersecurity. I’m 35 and I’ve been in the automotive industry looking to get into a different field. How do you feel about cyber security “boot camps” like 6 month boot camps? Could that get me an entry level into the field?
@@CyberTomhi, I just started Wgu, and for a bachelors they are telling me 2.5 years. I have a degree in business, but I’ve worked in customer service for 10+ years. Im having a hard time understanding the material, and I’m thinking it’s because I don’t have a passion for cybersecurity, but that I’m doing it for the money. Do you think this field is for people that have a passion in this field? Do you have any suggestions on how to understand the information, and on my own?
Hello Tom! I’m wondering what employers look for in cybersecurity applicants? I figured a BCS is a nice start but I was also wondering if I should just go for certifications in cybersecurity areas might be a better route. Please let me know what you think! Have a wonderful day
Do you work remote or on-site. I am asking cuz I am looking for my first job in this field. I've completed and passed my ISC2 CC certification exam. Still learning, but I would like to get hands-on and real-world experience.
@@CyberTom Thank you for answering! Any advice for getting into this field from where I am. I reside in a 3rd world country which doesnt have much in scope for Cybersecurity and am looking to get into the work force.
Appreciate the insight! I recently dropped out of a DPT program to pivot towards a job in technology, I’ve accrued some debt from my short time in graduate school and have decided to go for an associates degree to further my knowledge and defer the payments on my debt for a little bit. Any advice for getting a in cybersecurity with an associates degree?
I am currently enrolled in the Google Cybersecurity certification and I appreciate your content and thoughts on the different aspects of your typical day.
I finished the Google Cybersecurity Certification and went on to get a certification from NYU from Coursera and I am currently completing the IT support Program Certification. I have applied to many jobs but I think my lack of working in the IT field is holding me back from job offers@@actioncrazy
@@nicholasfuller8097 How long have you been looking? And what is your certificate in? Also, did you try to get a job with just the Google cert? Do you think it’s possible to get a job with just the Google cert? Thanks!
Hi, Thank you for the video. Do you have more video details including like what kind of program u you use for what you are doing, ie, linux for..., python for...just maybe to make me understand more of programs and knowledges i learned will be use in solving something in the job of cyber security. Thanks again, i enjoyed your videos.
My question is do you always put in full days? Do u feel like you often don’t have time to finish ur work in 8 hours or do u find urself with a lot of free time on some days
how would you recommend getting into IT without a 4 year degree. I was sold on the idea of the comptia certs and got my A+ to start and get into helpdesk, however after applying to so many jobs, i've realized that employers couldnt care less about no certs.. I have repeatedly asked them for feedback to learn exactly what they want for these entry level positions but they never respond. I had planned on getting started in helpdesk and learning from there and eventually go into cybersecurity.
From my research, you could still gain employment but it’s about how you tailor your resume to present your knowledge + how you translate your skills from your current/previous work to show that you can do the work you are applying to do
I’ve been told I may do well in something like cybersecurity so this was extremely helpful. I’m really wondering though is your job one of those types of jobs where everyday you walk in and everythings a dumpsterfire?
I have some questions if anyone cares to answer. I used to work as a Web Scraper (10 months), learned a little bit of programming, mainly JavaScript, then started learning some QA, and now I recently started a course on Udemy called "The Complete Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) course ISC2 '23". I have very little experience working and from reading requirements on job posts, I'm kinda losing hope a little bit in this Cybersecurity stuff cause it seems that people really need to know a lot of things in order to land a job in this field, like they sort of need to be a jack of all trades. I wonder if it's worth it to spend time learning about this or if I should just focus on QA as it it way more straightforward. Like my main concern is that this single course won't be able to compress all the knowledge I need in order to land an entry level job in Cybersecurity, whereas QA doesn't really force you to study other things, except for maybe a programming language at a basic level if you're going for Automation, which is again, pretty straightforward as they'll just specify what language and what program they will be using at the job.
Sorry if this is a repeated question i did not sift through all 400+. I am looking to get into cybersecurity, is it worth it to get a bachelors or can you get the same job with getting certifications specifically for cybersecurity?
Currently doing the Google Certification. Any advice on what to do after getting the certification? The money will come so that is not so much my concern. Is there a company that will let me volunteer a few hours per week helping in order to build my understanding of cybersecurity?
Do you think it’s possible to get a job in Cyber Security if I done a Masters/Postgraduate degree in Computing Science with Cyber Security as a joint subject? I don’t have prior coding/programming/cyber experience, my educational background is in sound. Thanks!
This was a good video and pretty spot on. I’ve seen some unrealistic videos lately and glad to see the ones that aren’t spreading fluff
Appreciate that! That's what I'm trying to do!
Can you please recommend more videos that realistically describe a working day in other areas of cybersecurity?
This can’t be right. He’s not wearing a hoody in a dimly-lit room…
Right 😂😃
😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂😂
LMAO
I wear that sometimes...just not at the office...
I'm 28 and just started college so that I can get into cyber security. Regarding the introvert/extrovert thing, it just so happens that I am both lol. I tend to do really, really well in social situations but when I have time to myself, I REALLY prefer to be alone. I make friends with my colleagues all the time in every place I work so that's no problem. "Morning meetings" are worrisome because I suck at waking up in the morning. Not that I can't but I have a terrible habit of not waking up until like 30 minutes before my scheduled time which forces me to haul ass in order to get to work on time. All in all I like computers and have even built a couple so I'm probably fine, it's fixing bad habits I need to work on.
I can be both sometimes as well!!@
That's pretty similar to me. I am both introvert or extrovert depending on the situation, the environment, the topics being discussed etc. This career seems to check most of my boxes, just need to get the basic certifications and eventually try it out for a while to see how it really is.
sounds like ADHD ! i am like this too... i need social interactions but I ALSO need my private time to focus ! when I run out of energy I sleep the f off rofl!
@@ranminiwij6047 I've never been diagnosed but it wouldn't surprise me if I did have it.
I honestly don't know if this is the right avenue for me. I want to work from home and am kind of mid with technology. Is there any kind of aptitude test or moc software to get the feel of a work day?
Thank you for this! Currently studying for my Security+ cert. This info encourages me to continue push forward and hopefully by the end of June or July be ready to take the EXAM!
Awesome! You'll do great! Keep at it!
I passed it u can too
@@rkb3991 how were u able to pass it? How long did u study for?
@@j.vosier6786 I studied for a month using professor messer
@@rkb3991 thanks
I just got out of college and am about to start a job as a cybersecurity defense analyst and this video made me very excited!
So pumped for you!
I’m only 19 and I was hired as a cyber security analyst and am starting soon! I will let you guys know how it goes!!
Great!
Wow that’s impressive, what certificates and experience do you have?
Any updates?
How did it go
What Certs and Experience do you have
Thanks Tom, am currently studying for A+, Network +, and Security +, after 2 years I am finishing in June and time to start taking exams. I appreciate the look at what people in the field actually do all day. Looking forward to more videos.
Hey so glad I could help. Look out for more content and good luck on your certs! :)
Just go for Sec +. It's a higher tier than A+ and Network +
@The Top Creator personally I don't think security+ goes into networking enough, and I recommend network+ for real-world application
@@CyberTom just the answer I was looking for.
@@CyberTomcompletely agree. A lot of people say to skip network+ that’s it’s not relevant. My question for those is how do you protect something you don’t understand?
Thank you for taking the time to provide this information. I'm just entering the world of cyber security.I hope to see more in depth videos about the configuration for the firewalls, switching & routers. I would love to see you showing us the hands on aspect of the configuring and other day to day of an analyst. Thank you again and continue to be blessed and a blessing to others 💚
Glad it was helpful! More to come!
@@CyberTomwaiting for me ❤
Hey Tom. Thanks for sharing this. I'm currently less than two months away from my exams regarding open source firewall and the security within these compared to commercial firewalls.
Left a sub for you and looking forward to more in depth firewall videos. Have a great day, sir!
Hey thanks for subscribing! I plan on doing alot more videos in regards to firewalls!
Very well presented and realistic. Perhaps you could do a video on what employers look for in an interviews and CVs and give some tips for newbies without no experience to put on their CVs.
You are in luck currently editing a video about what your resume should and shouldn't include 😊
Thank you for this description of your day...this clears up a lot of questions for me. I was concerned about being behind a computer too much but there is so much more to this awesome career!
So much more! Glad I could help!
Helpful thank you. I just started my learning journey to transition from truck driving to cyber security. Getting a realistic preview on what the job is like helps out.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, you are the first person i have seen actually explain what the position does day to day, you earned a new subscriber, big ups
Glad I could help :)
I like your daily standup type of meeting as your team first activity in the morning. As you said, the cyber security analyst role may varies from company to company. In most cases, any configuration task on firewalls, IDS/IPS and other security devices is the responsibility of cyber security engineer.
Correct! Thanks for the input!
Yea pretty much what I expected. Transitioning from military intelligence analyst to civilian cyber security analyst seems like a good fit for me haha. Just got Sec+ working on CySA+ and CISSP now.
Yep lol! Congratulations and good luck, also welcome to the channel :)
if you want to get into a better field and have the skills, consider reverse engineering and CTFs instead of these crappy certificates and IT sysadmin path. you will get paid more, there is a lot of opportunity for getting in without a degree in the field of cyber software. it’s probably harder than the IT stuff but also more engaging and will probably mesh better with your intelligence analyst background than just doing all of this stupid software config stuff. it is harder, but also way more engaging.
it’s more fun to research how to beat windows defender than it is to configure a bunch of group policies and crap for it.
you can either be a user of tools or a creator of tools in cyber 🙂
also if you have a clearance, that will get your foot in the door as much as a degree would. as long as you have some bedrock understanding and a clearance, someone is going to want you for RE/Cyber software dev
you may bomb a bunch of interviews but someone is definitely going to be hiring with a low barrier to entry. sometimes employers just need people with a hunger to learn and an ass to put in a seat so it will come down to right place right time with a clearance
starting salary for cleared E1 engineer is going to be at least 75k across country (probably more like 80+ now) and right now i’m E3 making 130k pegged hourly rate meaning i make close to 170k working 60h weeks.
employers in this field actually advertise hiring vets
i like this, just considering a career change and stubbled on your videos and i must say its been very helpful and i look forward to watching more videos. 👍🏾
Welcome glad to have you on board my friend!
Tom, I'll be starting my cybersecurity education in the fall. I am physically disabled, I am wondering if this could be a challenge for me? Does Cybersecurity analyst do any network cabling or moving heavy equipment around? I am in a wheelchair.
I believe you can find a position that does NOT require physical requirements to fulfill your role! Bless you man keep striving!
Thanks for letting me know about this! I'm almost done with my Google Cybersecurity certificate and will eventually work on my Security+ certificate!
Nive sounds like a great path!
Was it what you expected an analyst does?! Let me know in the comments!😊
Hello, please Mr. Tom, I want to go for my masters degree study in a university in the UK and I just graduated 2022, I have little experience from your page here that I’ve been following and also the course I purchased on Udemy, please can I get a professional letter from you as a Cybersecurity analyst.🙏🏾
Please help a bro.
I’ll be expecting a reply from you.
Thanks 😊
@@nwakaezekingsleyvinz1219 that's for following the channel!
What do you mean by a professional letter? For what exactly?
@@CyberTom As an international student, I want to do my Masters Degree study in the UK 🇬🇧
I’m applying for the September intake these are the requirements for international students:
For the list of requirements all you need is an updated CV
International passport
Degree certificate
Academic transcript
WAEC/NECO result
2 Reference letter from academics and professionals
Personal statement.
I have all except professional reference letter
Please you can be of help to me🙏🏾
Yup, this is what I want to do in my Cybersecurity career for now. Thank you for sharing your experience with us!
So happy I could help ☺️
I'm definitely introverted I'm glad you mentioned that! Very encouraging and motivating video I'm glad i came across your channel ❤
I'm glad you could relate! Welcome! 😀
Hey Tom, I want to know if you could answer a few of my questions regarding your career and why you chose this career.
It’s for a school assignment and I need to interview someone about their career.
Anyways if you see this comment please reply.
1. What made you want to become a Cybersecurity analyst?
2. Did you always wanted a career in this field or did you have other interests?
3. Would you say this career is difficult?
4. What do you think most people don’t realize about this career?
5. What is the best thing about this career?
6. Who you recommend this career to someone that is interested in it?
7. If I was to be interested in a career like this what would be the first steps needed to become a Cybersecurity analyst?
8. What would a typical day be like for you?
Anyways thanks again. .
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Thanks a bunch for this one, Tom. I am a person with a physical disability and I'm also on the introverted side as well. I'll be starting my cybersecurity bachelor's degree program next Fall and was hoping to land a job doing remote and/or work from home when I graduate. Do you have any advice for me?
Dude I'm so happy for you strive for your goals! You can do ANYTHING you put your mind to! Get your security+ and degree and you'll be good to go!
@@CyberTom Thank you! 🙂
Just started my cyber security journey. I appreciate you
Welcome and best of luck my friend!
Hey there it’s a yr later did you start yet? Inquiring mind
@@cierrahd1469 I have not started a job but I have been on a self learning journey. I got my Security + a few months ago and I’m studying GRC now. Going to start applying to jobs in January!
Thanks for your videos. I.m currently in the ISC2 Self.Training Course & looking forward to getting into the CS field of study. I believe this is a great transition.
You can do it! Your welcome!
I really appreciate your time to make these videos, it's very helpful and insightful, especially the 3 things u wish you would have known prior entering cybersecurity. This has ignited my interest that was slowly disappearing because I am having such a hard time passing this Linux Class, however thank you so much for your videos!
So glad I could help :)
Good job Tom, it is pretty clear and not much fancy words, even for a beginner like me, easy to get it. hope you have more video about case by case of those tasks sample and how you resolve it
More to come! Glad you liked it!
It really varies on how deep and busy you go, some companies I have worked for have been super corporate and there are lots of meetings and charts etc, other well organised companies will have roadmaps, change advisory boards and a lot of red tape. some companies are incredibly laid back and lack any of the above so you can really be left alone, it really depends on what you expect and the expectation of you and how much you need or want to apply yourself as a sec employee, it is however always varied and you will be pulled from one thing to another and from one end of security to the other, and be mindful that phishing can take up hours of your day sometimes!
Very True!
Thank you brother for taking time out of your life to pass on this wisdom. Most appreciated. Besides many aspects unique to the position, the structure of your day to day sounds similar to my support position. I’m studying now to enter cybersecurity. Sounds weird, but I love all things pertaining to security and protection. Are there any skills that one should work on?
Learn networking and Linux!
South Jersey or Philly? I mean I can't not hear the hometown drawl. Shout out for the video! Looking to start my career transition here soon. Much needed vision of what the future holds, for the moment.
Lol! And good luck! Glad I could help!
I have a BS degree in information technology with an emphasis information security. I hold A+ and SEC+. I worked for over 6 years for the navy network, first reimagine computers and stuff, then being a printer MFD and VTC tech. I installed, configured, and did troubleshooting on printers and VTC, which required me to talk a lot with the networking team. Do you think I have what it takes to land a cyber securjob or maybe even a system’s administrative job??
Absolutely! Apply!
But I’ve never worked with server configuration, Linux, python, powershell, exchange, or switch configuration.
Thank you Tom......taking security+ in weeks. This piece motivates me!
Rock on!
We need more depth video series of this topic when we appear in a interview that the first thing we get asked from a hiring manager and I get blanked also what we did in a organization that had bring valued to a organization.
I can do that :)
Thanks for all of your great videos on Cyber Security. Your videos are career and educational oriented and focused. In other words "NO FLUFF." Cyber Tom have you created the "Firewall Series" videos? if so can you direct me to the location of those "Firewall Series" videos. Thanks again and keep up the good work.
I plan to create a course on that actually!
Thanks for the video!
I'm trying to land my first cyber sec job.
I was a firewall engineer for a couple years at cisco TAC and just recently got the CBROPS cert.
What you describe sounds familiar to me except for the EDR part.
Endpoint Detection and response software! Welcome!
I just got my associates degree in cyber security and currently have 2 years of IT expirience. I have my first interview tomorrow for cyber security anaylst, and although ive spent time studying this video gave me a real look into what i might be doing.
Hey I am glad I could help!
@@CyberTom if I don't get the job I'm blaming you lol jk
Congratulations good luck
did you get the job ?
how did you go on about getting your associates degree for cyber security?
Hey Tom. I am 40 and starting my network amd cloud security course soon. Think this old dog can learn new tricks?
Absolutely you can!
Hi, @ 3:25, you mention support calls with vendors. Can you explain this process more, im really confused. Give examples of who these vendors are. Are they representatives from Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks and you call them when you need a firewall? Or is it not even a person you are talking to when you say vendor but rather Microsoft itself as in the software. Hope my question makes sense. Other than that thanks for this video, it helped me a lot!
Yes just to work on solutions with their products!
Hi Tom, great video! Maybe you could do one about firewall configuration? That would be a big help.
Absolutely I plan on doing a firewall series! There is much to learn with Firewalls!
Great video Tom! I am currently obtaining a BS in IT and am considering WGU's cyber security masters program after my graduation.
Sweet! And thank you so much :)
Thank you for this video. I’ve been thinking about getting into Cybersecurity because I really HATE viruses!
Good reason to :)
i like how u called us introverts and actually spoke on it
I might get an Associates in Cyber security but I am still trying to decide what I want to do with my life. Thanks for the info.
Best of luck!
I will be honest, I expected more, it was almost so broad I feel like I was just given a PowerPoint on general terminology and the industry. Not sure if this was a titled correctly with "day in the life", it could have been like "Things I do as a Cyber Sec Analyst"
We can't go into too much detail for ethical reasons!
@@CyberTom I agree!
Are you doing your work remotely or does that require you to be on-site? If your remotely how are you protected from threats going into your home network ? Thx for your input, its a huge inspiration and motivation.
I work remotely, you can protect yourself by isolating your network to a separate subnet from your work network! Also Vpns and firewall rules!
Thanks man!
Where’s the full series for the firewall configuration? I just looked through your channel since you uploaded this and I don’t see it
So far I have video for VPN's and ACL! I will be making other videos as well!
I would love to see what skills you practice if you have a home lab and what you used and use now with it please. Im setting mine up and there is a lot that goes into it i feel
Look out for that! Great video idea!
Thanks for the vid….can you do a video on how to build the best resume for security analysis
Check out my most recent video!
Hey Tom, I graduate June 29th with my Bachelor's in Cyber Security. I am really nervous about finding my first job. Any advice?
Apply to 10 jobs a day!
Hi! How is your job search going?
@@aquamoon88 I was actually able to find a job and should be starting very soon. Thank you so much for asking!
@@chrish1384 that's so good to hear! Congratulations!! Whats your pay if you dont mind me ask?
@@aquamoon88 I would say it's decent for right out of college. You just need a lot of experience to make big money, Unfortunately.
The daily meeting part is wild to me. I’ve been in sales and want to transition to IT. With my organization we have daily meetings where everyone just repeats themselves and measures their weiners. I m hate joining as it’s just 30 minutes of nothing.
Ours are productive! Lol alot to talk about in IT
@@CyberTom that will be a breath of fresh air. Can’t wait!
So I have a couple questions, I am trying to get into the cyber security analyst role but having trouble getting my foot into the door. I have the network + and security + certifications. What other certifications should I get? Looking for recommendations and advice please. Next question, what is the difference with SOC analyst and Cyber security analyst? Both seem to do very similar things.
You need to get some experience now, apply for help desk also! A soc analyst is more of a operations center role
Can you do a demonstration on how this position works. The explanation is great but a demonstration might help as well
I plan on going into depth with more to come! Alot of information to get out there and these videos Take time! Lol
I appreciate this. I'm taking the Google certificate program. Thank you for this.
Glad it was helpful!
Excited to see the firewall tutorials in the future! ^^
😁
With Vendor Support Calls, when you answer a phone call from a Vendor or from a customer, how can you tell they're not going to attack your business?? I mean I know it's not possible to know that because when it's an incoming phone call, they don't really say what their purpose is unless you answer them and if you answer them and they want to attack you, that can be bad. Or if you answer the phone, then you could be duped (like the phone call could lead to a virus on your computer or something). How can you be aware of things like that where you make sure people don't call in and attack your business, or sell you something? One time I had a call come in at work and it said on the name of the SSID (the name of the person's device) US Cellular. When I answered the call, it was a guy from T-Mobile who wanted to sell me something and I didn't know that and didn't know what to do until I escalated it up to my tier 2 person and they said it sounded like a sales person. Can you please make a video on something like this talking about how people can or can't tell if people are calling in for the right reasons and not the unsecure reasons or you answer their calls and it's a scam or they don't answer you?
I typically call them! And before you bring on vendor, you should have an agreement a NDA and they should be vetted before you work with them!
I'm not sure what you mean by they should be vetted. Does that mean they should be licensed or they should know what they're doing or something?
Also, what's an NDA?
As someone with a criminal justice and behavioral science degree, I've reached a point were I believe getting into IT, specifically, Cybersecurity would be a smart move; especially since technology is continuously advancing, and clearly the way of the future. My question is, do you think a career and continued education in the field of CS, is a smart move? What aspect or field of cyber security would be a good fit for someone who has investigative experience, and is a beginner into IT? Thanks for you time.
Digital forensics could be a good fit for you!
Awesome video thank you for the video. I am a prospect looking at starting a certification process. However, I m trying to find out what work hours are on a part-time basis. I currently work as a firefighter and have three day of period. Wondering if I would be able to handle a part time work schedule in cyber security
I think you would just get your knowledge through certs and a degree if you can!
Great content, what entry level role would you recommend if I get my A+ and network certifications?
Help Desk or SOC Analyst
Hello. Im looking to change my career path. Im currently in pest control and seriously looking at going to school for Cyber security. I have zero experience in that field. Should I look into another major? Or no experience fine?
You’ll have to put in the work! BA degree and a certificate like security+.
@@CyberTom thank you for responding. I'll start with 3 classes and work my way up. It's been a while since I've been in school. I'm in my 40's. I look forward to the challenge! Thank you.
Hey Tom, thanks for the Video, my question would be, what sub-roles are seen in the real would SOC analyst role. I know there’s vulnerability Analyst, Incidence response…?
Don't get too caught up on title SOC analyst could do ANYTHING lol believe me depends on company look for job descriptions
Thanks for this video Tom! I am 3 months into my help desk technician job and I have a security + certificate. Do you have any advice for transitioning into a cyber security analyst position?
Yes understand networking!
@@CyberTomthank you! I’ll get my big girl pants on and start learning some networking.
Thank you 😊 this was helpful at giving my an overview
for switches & routers as well as firewalls, do you need to have certain certifications?
It's good to have a network certification but not necessary!
looking to go into an IT cyber security program at my local trade school in January. I'm not sure if this is what I'll be learning or doing, but regardless it is very interesting and enjoyable.
Awesome!
You can make videos each for A Day In The Life Of A CSOC Analyst L1, L2, and L3 in another 3 separate videos.
Great idea!
Im less than a year from graduating with my Bachelors in Cyber Security and ive gotten A+ and Sec+ already but i still feel somewhat unprepared for entering the field.
I currently work as a Union Steelworker and other than when i sold cars when i was younger, ive worked primarily blue collar jobs. I suspect i may just be unsure of how changing environments will feel.
Anybody have any stories or advice pertaining to entering the IT/ cyber security field as someone who has never previously had a "traditional" office job?
A BA and those 2 certs will be more than enough!
Am new to cybersecurity and I want to grow my career within the domain but I reside in Africa and not much is happening
Good luck!
I just got accepted into a cyber security program. Just trying to get an idea of what id do after i graduate.
Security+!
Hey, i have little to no experience in IT or Cybersecurity. I’m 35 and I’ve been in the automotive industry looking to get into a different field. How do you feel about cyber security “boot camps” like 6 month boot camps? Could that get me an entry level into the field?
I think getting you BA from WGU would be much better! You can finish it in 9 months!
@@CyberTom thank you so much for your response. I will absolutely look into that. I was at a loss on the best way for me to get into the field.
@@CyberTomhi, I just started Wgu, and for a bachelors they are telling me 2.5 years. I have a degree in business, but I’ve worked in customer service for 10+ years. Im having a hard time understanding the material, and I’m thinking it’s because I don’t have a passion for cybersecurity, but that I’m doing it for the money. Do you think this field is for people that have a passion in this field? Do you have any suggestions on how to understand the information, and on my own?
Hello Tom! I’m wondering what employers look for in cybersecurity applicants? I figured a BCS is a nice start but I was also wondering if I should just go for certifications in cybersecurity areas might be a better route.
Please let me know what you think! Have a wonderful day
Security+!
@ thank you homie 🤝 have good rest of your year 🫡
Do you work remote or on-site. I am asking cuz I am looking for my first job in this field. I've completed and passed my ISC2 CC certification exam. Still learning, but I would like to get hands-on and real-world experience.
I work remote!
@@CyberTom Thank you for answering! Any advice for getting into this field from where I am. I reside in a 3rd world country which doesnt have much in scope for Cybersecurity and am looking to get into the work force.
@@hayyanyousufkhan6032 apply for remote positions!
@@CyberTom got it. Eagerly waiting for your video on CV building so I can get some pointers.
@Hayyan Yousuf Khan that will be out Tomorrow :)
Appreciate the insight! I recently dropped out of a DPT program to pivot towards a job in technology, I’ve accrued some debt from my short time in graduate school and have decided to go for an associates degree to further my knowledge and defer the payments on my debt for a little bit. Any advice for getting a in cybersecurity with an associates degree?
With an associates I recommend your net+ and security+ and some help desk experience!
where do i start coursera google etc?
On coursera!
Can you show some of the tools/software that you need to know in cyber security
Yes I can make a video!
Thank you very much! How do I get started in Cyber Security? What school would you recommend? Thank you.
Any school just get a bachelors!
@@CyberTom Thank you so much!
I am currently enrolled in the Google Cybersecurity certification and I appreciate your content and thoughts on the different aspects of your typical day.
Awesome!!! Glad I can help 😌
I finished the Google Cybersecurity Certification and went on to get a certification from NYU from Coursera and I am currently completing the IT support Program Certification. I have applied to many jobs but I think my lack of working in the IT field is holding me back from job offers@@actioncrazy
Did you get the certificate?
@@kolmst I did get the certificate and I also received a certificate from NYU but i am still looking for a job in the cybersecurity field.
@@nicholasfuller8097 How long have you been looking? And what is your certificate in? Also, did you try to get a job with just the Google cert? Do you think it’s possible to get a job with just the Google cert? Thanks!
Currently doing the Google certification for cybersecurity. Hopeful I’ll be able to land an entry level position in this new career
Good luck! 👍🏻 You got this!
Is there night shifts for these kinda jobs? I’m guessing there is but measure twice, cut once.
Absolutely especially soc!
Hi, Thank you for the video. Do you have more video details including like what kind of program u you use for what you are doing, ie, linux for..., python for...just maybe to make me understand more of programs and knowledges i learned will be use in solving something in the job of cyber security. Thanks again, i enjoyed your videos.
Each company uses different tools!
My question is do you always put in full days? Do u feel like you often don’t have time to finish ur work in 8 hours or do u find urself with a lot of free time on some days
There aren't that many day projects. In IT projects your working on last weeks.
Thanks. I hope you talk about tools you use to detect malicious activity
Absolutely that's a good video idea :)
Good stuff man. How can someone who is just beginning be able to gain practical skills in configuring/managing a firewall?
Get PF Sense and play around on it :)
I’m currently taking a course at isc2 is that a good first step?
Yes for sure! Also consider getting security+
@@CyberTom will do as soon as I Finnish this course I’ll go for security +
Very similar to a NOC technician/analyst. Great video
Thank you 😊
how would you recommend getting into IT without a 4 year degree. I was sold on the idea of the comptia certs and got my A+ to start and get into helpdesk, however after applying to so many jobs, i've realized that employers couldnt care less about no certs.. I have repeatedly asked them for feedback to learn exactly what they want for these entry level positions but they never respond. I had planned on getting started in helpdesk and learning from there and eventually go into cybersecurity.
I always encourage a degree HR still looks at it highly
Not in the books for me. thanks anyway.
From my research, you could still gain employment but it’s about how you tailor your resume to present your knowledge + how you translate your skills from your current/previous work to show that you can do the work you are applying to do
@@GabrielleSValentine ty!
I’ve been told I may do well in something like cybersecurity so this was extremely helpful. I’m really wondering though is your job one of those types of jobs where everyday you walk in and everythings a dumpsterfire?
Lol sometimes! But not always it keeps the job interesting and keeps you learning on the days that it is though!
What ever you do in IT. Cyber security you will be doing all the time.
Very true!
Im thinking about doing the google certificate? Think its a good place to start???
same here, starting my Google Cyber Sec cert tomorrow then going right into a blue team level 1 cert
Video will be out today on that cert stay tuned!
@@CyberTom My mentor told me to do the Google certificate, skip Sec+ and go right into blue team level 1.... thoughts?
@@CyberTom still waiting!! I’m excited.
@@Rated111E it'll be out tomorrow :)
I have some questions if anyone cares to answer. I used to work as a Web Scraper (10 months), learned a little bit of programming, mainly JavaScript, then started learning some QA, and now I recently started a course on Udemy called "The Complete Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) course ISC2 '23". I have very little experience working and from reading requirements on job posts, I'm kinda losing hope a little bit in this Cybersecurity stuff cause it seems that people really need to know a lot of things in order to land a job in this field, like they sort of need to be a jack of all trades. I wonder if it's worth it to spend time learning about this or if I should just focus on QA as it it way more straightforward.
Like my main concern is that this single course won't be able to compress all the knowledge I need in order to land an entry level job in Cybersecurity, whereas QA doesn't really force you to study other things, except for maybe a programming language at a basic level if you're going for Automation, which is again, pretty straightforward as they'll just specify what language and what program they will be using at the job.
You do not need to know everything to land a job! You just need to know the basics! I recommend getting your security+ to start!
thank you for your imformation, ill be starting a school within the next month!
Great, good luck!
I start my first classes this Wednesday any tips?
Pay attention to networking!
Can we do this work remotely?
Yes!
Consider me subscribed! Man, great presentation. We use Sentinel One as an EDR
Awesome Sentinal is good! welcome!
I just finished my cybersecurity cert. Now i am looking for a job
You got this!
Sorry if this is a repeated question i did not sift through all 400+. I am looking to get into cybersecurity, is it worth it to get a bachelors or can you get the same job with getting certifications specifically for cybersecurity?
Highly recommend bachelors!
@@CyberTom is it worth it over just getting certs in terms of the investment for the 4 year education
What do you think about the Google cyber security certificate? Can that certificate actually get a person going as a cyber analyst?
I did a video on that a few weeks ago check it out :)
@@CyberTom thank you , I'll do that
Difference between cyber security analyst and an information security management video?
Hmmmm great idea!
Discord link expired. Do you have an updated link? Thanks for the video.
Hmmmi just clicked it, and it works. On this video description.
@@CyberTom Sorry about that. The link worked that time. Must have been my vpn on and/or didnt have discord opened.
Currently doing the Google Certification. Any advice on what to do after getting the certification? The money will come so that is not so much my concern. Is there a company that will let me volunteer a few hours per week helping in order to build my understanding of cybersecurity?
I would look for help desk roles as well! Get the experience!
@@CyberTom I’ll start looking now. Hopefully someone would give me a chance. I’ll learn everything that I can no matter how hard it seems.
Do you think it’s possible to get a job in Cyber Security if I done a Masters/Postgraduate degree in Computing Science with Cyber Security as a joint subject? I don’t have prior coding/programming/cyber experience, my educational background is in sound. Thanks!
A masters in comp science is great to get your foot in the door!