To everyone taking Security+, CySA+, PenTest+, and SecurityX
- Thread starter Gregory Childers
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Normally no one should be talking security if
1. you cant set up a pc
2. set up a basic soho network and understand its make up
3. script or code in any language whatsoever
have advocated for this for donkey years.. Lol
wondering how someone will secure what he/she doesn't understand how to set up - its a mirage
Anyway there are slim exception - people can go into cybersecurity or choose to write this certs as a + to their CV( Since passing a cert insnt an actual test of knowledge or experience) but prefer to take on non-technical cybesecurity role like
- GRC
- Technical writing
- Sales, Marketing, Support for cybersecurity products/services and platforms
etc...
By the way your advice is 100% valid
This is not just important, but very important...... I usually tell my students that Networking skills like understanding data encapsulation/decapusulation the headers themselves.... TCP headers(flags inside), UDP headers..... Purposes of ports and services/protocols on OSI model down the layers, IP addressing they are all the heart Network Basics for Hackers my favorite book
Linux, scripting and of course programming are also the skills that are also equally very important to master.
Lastly: Good communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Attention to Detail, Adaptability and not limited to Time Management
Linux, scripting and of course programming are also the skills that are also equally very important to master.
Lastly: Good communication, Critical Thinking, Teamwork, Attention to Detail, Adaptability and not limited to Time Management
There are so many people that just want the "quick and easy pathway" to Security+ and higher and find learning basic networking, computer skills, or the like to just be a hinderance.
But, so many people just want to go cyber/be cyber and so on, to the point where they leap over basic skills. I've had students ask me and I just tell 'em, "Go get your A+ and Net+ first, then come back and talk to me."
To date, I've not gotten a single one come back to me after.
Not worth my time, tbh.
/r
But, so many people just want to go cyber/be cyber and so on, to the point where they leap over basic skills. I've had students ask me and I just tell 'em, "Go get your A+ and Net+ first, then come back and talk to me."
To date, I've not gotten a single one come back to me after.
Not worth my time, tbh.
/r
I wish I had a dollar for every story I've heard about someone going after their Sec+, CySA+, and PenTest+ with zero experience and no Net+ or A+, only to hear them complain that no one will hire them.
So THAT'S how we get to $75/hr...lol
…and I wish I had a dollar for every Security+ student I’ve had that did not understand the class C subnet or why DNS exists.
Same thing applies to experienced certified professionals, There is not magic wand , you have to keep learning, earn vendor specific certs , volunteer...etc.
I've been in tech for 30+ years and I'm studying for five new certifications this year. Never stop learning.