Does anyone know of any companies willing to train a cybersecurity student in a relative role?
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Entry level SOC analyst. More security focused and you'll get a lot of exposure
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As you're already aware it's going to be a hard path without any experience I won't stick on that one, but it's true. Don't even think about the CISSP right now, even the associate is "Associate of ISC2" which means you can't even say CISSP anywhere until you have the required experience, which for most jobs makes it useless. SANS/GIAC can be great training, also obscenely expensive when self paying, let a job pay for that later if they are willing.
This isn't a cert, but the training is good, and it's pay what you can, as low as free. John Strand is awesome and this is a nice give back to the community.
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/soc-core-skills-w-john-strand/
If you want base certs that are reasonable, start at the Security+, after that the CySA+ should be good for a SOC analyst role. Home lab is great, you can pass the exams without it but you want to be able to back it up with actual hands on knowledge too. I know remote jobs are all the rage, but you'd be coming in with effectively not a lot of reason for someone to hire you, so remote is going to be even more competition. Look around near you for SOCs, see what their jr analyst type roles are asking for for requirements. There is a ton you can learn at home, logging, wireshark, splunk, etc.
Edit, I meant this one too, both are great
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/getting-started-in-security-with-bhis-and-mitre-attck-w-john-strand/
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Im 6 months from my first degree and need experience in IT
I'm about to get my degree in Cyber Security but am afraid I am not adequately prepared. What are some good entry-level positions that provide training for future paths?
What are some good routes into Cybersecurity for someone with no experience? Currently the goal is becoming an Analyst, but that can be flexible. I also understand an analyst position is not an entry level IT position.
With that being said, I do not have any formal IT experience or training. Most of my experience is all in just running a ecommerce store for prints and decorations.
What are my options for career paths/ advancement ladders? I'm not really sure I immediately want to go back to college for a computer science/ IT related degree at the moment (which will take 2-3 years). So I'd like to see if the certificate/ self learning path and working my way up is a good route as well. I understand later in my career if I ever want to go for senior or management positions I may need a degree, in which case I'll get that later.
My goal at the moment is to get to a 70k/ year salary job within 8-10 months with advancement opportunities. My goal in the next 5 years is getting back up to a salary of about 120k or more.
I know I'll need to work towards getting my CISSP certificate and should start with the associate certification. I've also been recommended some SANS/ GIAC courses as well. Which I know are incredibly important later on, however at the moment I just need to get my foot in the door and have a salary where I can cover the expenses of living here.
Thanks in advance for any help/ insight! Please give it to me straight, if anything I want is completely unrealistic or unreasonable, I would love to know.
As you're already aware it's going to be a hard path without any experience I won't stick on that one, but it's true. Don't even think about the CISSP right now, even the associate is "Associate of ISC2" which means you can't even say CISSP anywhere until you have the required experience, which for most jobs makes it useless. SANS/GIAC can be great training, also obscenely expensive when self paying, let a job pay for that later if they are willing.
This isn't a cert, but the training is good, and it's pay what you can, as low as free. John Strand is awesome and this is a nice give back to the community.
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/soc-core-skills-w-john-strand/
If you want base certs that are reasonable, start at the Security+, after that the CySA+ should be good for a SOC analyst role. Home lab is great, you can pass the exams without it but you want to be able to back it up with actual hands on knowledge too. I know remote jobs are all the rage, but you'd be coming in with effectively not a lot of reason for someone to hire you, so remote is going to be even more competition. Look around near you for SOCs, see what their jr analyst type roles are asking for for requirements. There is a ton you can learn at home, logging, wireshark, splunk, etc.
Edit, I meant this one too, both are great
https://www.antisyphontraining.com/getting-started-in-security-with-bhis-and-mitre-attck-w-john-strand/
As has been mentioned here before, getting entry level cybersecurity with no experience is going to be a challenge. What you may want to consider doing is getting an entry level IT job first.
Another thing you may want to consider doing is getting some knowledge outside of security in areas like networking. In order to be good at security, having knowledge in building blocks like networking and operating systems will be key in your development. Getting that first entry level IT position in a junior level role somewhere will give you that opportunity to learn the basics of networking and operating systems.
When it comes to certifications, start with the A+, Net+, and Security+. If you have a good handle on networking and the Net+ is too basic for you, look at the CCNA. That strong foundation in networking is going to pay dividends.
Get a homelab spun up sooner rather than later. Start getting Windows operating systems (server and workstation) going. You should know the ins and outs of DNS, active directory, and so on.
Best of luck to you!