Canada launches the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security
Time will tell.. but still.. so review in 2016 says we need one, and it finally gets established 2 years later..
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Getting into cybersecurity in Canada
Never too late.
What are your interests and why specifically cybersecurity?
Biggest resource at the start would probably be Youtube videos of rundowns cracking things like vulnerable by design OS' from some place like vulnhub. That's what got me started.
You'd want to start going to things like CTF's and your local defcon.
I would say education will get your foot in the door, but experience triumphs. Relevant certs are probably as good as education, it will at least prove you know the basics. Some example of certs being stuff like cisco security certs, CISSP, OSCP. If you want some semblance of hire-ability you have to hit the books, it takes a lot of dedication and isn't learnt in a few weeks.
A lot of people who get into a cybersecurity position start off with something like IT helpdesk or administration, knowing the ins and outs of the technology infrastructure. One of the most important things is knowing the full stack and inner workings of the OSI layer, including the '8th layer' in the OSI model.
No advice on any companies, honestly any is fine especially when you're just starting.
Biggest part of it is actually being passionate about it and running VMs to pen test yourself. Best way is hands on learning.
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Wow, even 150k is a lot for Montreal
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