If anyone is really wondering how to get these roles, first method is internship company. Second is recruiters & their contracting companies. Otherwise it’s often who you know for referrals that helps a lot. Cyber is a little more difficult. They always want experience. Hence why the degree becomes a big part of it.
How are any of these entry level?... To get most of the roles you've mentioned you'd need to be either experienced at IT/Networking in general or be transitioning from another cyber role to them. Yeah you could apply but you won't get any of these roles without prior experience/knowledge in related fields.
Entry level for technical fields usually require knowledge from a bootcamp / school (like she said in the beginning). If it says 1 to 3 years, I've heard go ahead and apply. You can get experience through online resources like hackthebox and more ! Watching RU-vid tutorials and setting up your own environment (physical or virtually) is the a free step. Professor messer has walk through study materials for certs. It is hard to land that first job but not impossible. Tech is like the medical field, you have to have knowledge and a lot of times a degree/certificates or work experience. Don't get discouraged!! You got this!
Do you recommend me to learn the dark side of cybersecurity like malware, data poisoning? I would want you to touch on this topic since I'm a college student whose trying to get through my cybersecurity course. Can't wait to be cyberpunk
Hi Sandra, I'm a senior in high school, planning to go to TempleU to study IST in order to eventually get into cybersecurity. What should my roadmap to a career in cybersecurity? I'm currently studying for an A+ in order to get a Helpdesk role/internship. However, beyond that, I have zero clue on what my pathway should consist of (save graduating & getting more certs). I've heard that, despite cybersec having a high demand, entry level jobs are scarce. In Uni, should I aim for specific internships, or should I take any internship I get? Out of Uni, should I "get my feet wet" with other IT positions, like jr. sysadmin or netadmin, or should I seek out cybersec immediately? If I do need to seek cybersec out of college, how to I go about doing that? Do I just apply for all the entry level positions I find? Apologies in advance if everything I ask for is locked behind your Cybersecurity course, website, or patreon; I'm going to be broke and in debt in the near future due to college. Any advice/help would be appreciated.
Skip IST. Specifically go to college for cybersecurity. Your resume goes to HR before it hits the cyber team. That degree naming means a lot if you don’t have experience in cyber. We don’t ever see cyber personnel resumes or anyone’s resume in IT side that doesn’t specifically say IT or Cyber. Penn State is my Alma mater, I won’t say it’s the best choice but Cyber is now available at Penn state world campus (all online). It’s cheaper online then at PSU. Which is the only reason I’d recommend world campus. If you can afford it then psu in classes. Temple IST isn’t worth it if you want to go cyber
I did Tier 2 IT at PSU while in school full time. But I did world campus which allowed me to work full time. Branching to cyber with no cyber degree would take you many years unless you know enough people to refer you and get a little lucky. Cyber is just more difficult to get into, IT I would say is easier. I just think you should spend your money on cyber vs IT to help you kickstart your career so it’s easier and faster
I wouldn't start off with A+, I would do security plus since you want to do cyber security. But it wouldn't hurt! CCNA is good for networking. I would recommend like she said and switch to cyber security, minor in it, or double major. I have an IST associates, it really makes networking easy in cyber security BUT you know more networking than you need to for cyber security. Plus you'll probably have to jump from an IST job then to a security job. Unless you love IST, then just make sure you're doing a lot of outside of school portfolio building on Cyber security utilizing virtual environments and sites like hackthebox. After my associates in IST, I hopped into my cyber security bachelors. (From community college to now Southern New Hampshire University). There is no wrong choice which is awesome but different paths make it harder to go where you want to. Now a lot of universities have cyber security masters if you want to get the IST bachelors then follow up with it. Good luck, you're going to do great things !!
Ok look someone told you a LIE TECH IS NOT dying if anything ITS BOOMING. FACT CHECK BRUH there are free certs like AZ-900 Juniper JCINA, I could keep going but that's your JOB if you are passionate and hungry for it PERIOD! IT is far from dying especially if u want to make 60-80 k
