Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Techy People and all and Cyber Security
#4
If you're wondering about getting into information technology, the field is quite broad.

If your undergrad was Computer Science (or something similar) you'd probably have a better idea of what you liked so far, and I would just recommend you go in that direction.

Since it appears you're looking for something hands on, and you seem to be starting from scratch (and you want to get into cybersecurity), but you also want to circle back to do your further education eventually, I recommend this approach:

1 CompTIA A+
2 CompTIA Network+
3 CompTIA Security+ - entry-level cybersecurity
4 CISSP - intermediate to advanced level cybersecurity

If you're on this forum, you probably have a general knack for test-taking, and whatnot.

If you're really interested in this, you need to really start looking at doing any sort of IT job as fast as possible, which A+ should be able to help you with. If you want to stay in the education community, you could look for gigs at education providers. They tend to pay less than other places, but it would keep you closer in the education industry, if you want to roll into eventually being a credentialed teacher.

If you're specifically trying to get into an IT career, a good forum for you would be Free MCTS MCITP CCNA CISSP and Network+ practice exams, study notes and forums.

One piece of advice you'll get immediately is that you need to work on your experience. This can include volunteering, etc. There is tons of free material out there to get started learning, but certifications are required to stand out from other candidates and get some of the better jobs.

There's three types of qualifications a person can bring to an IT position: experience, certification, and education. These are listed in order of precedence. If you have less of one, you can make up for it in the others somewhat.

Hope this helps.
Reply


Messages In This Thread
Techy People and all and Cyber Security - by instant000 - 06-23-2013, 03:53 PM

Possibly Related Threads...
Thread Author Replies Views Last Post
  "TikTok is a threat to national security!" TikTok: LevelUP 4 470 10-07-2024, 11:19 AM
Last Post: LevelUP
  16 People Who Thought They Knew Better Than Their Doctors bjcheung77 1 426 07-23-2024, 04:10 AM
Last Post: degreeholdeer
  "For the People, For the Country: Patrick Henry’s Final Political Battle." Charles Fout 1 420 05-10-2024, 07:46 PM
Last Post: LevelUP
  Why I’m Leaving New York City. More than half a million people left New York in 2022 LevelUP 25 2,517 04-18-2024, 10:59 PM
Last Post: NotJoeBiden
  IT worker keeps 2 jobs for income security indigoshuffle 1 731 02-10-2024, 08:33 PM
Last Post: bjcheung77
  Vent: 1-byte people in education berlinerd 3 701 11-17-2023, 05:29 PM
Last Post: bjcheung77
  MGM reeling from cyber 'chaos' 5 days after attack LevelUP 0 448 09-14-2023, 03:53 PM
Last Post: LevelUP
Video Tetris: A Modern Movie That Shows the How People Had to Live in the Soviet Union. LevelUP 1 897 04-10-2023, 02:02 PM
Last Post: LevelUP
Question Why Do People Get So Crazy on Political Forums, According to AI? LevelUP 3 1,385 11-04-2022, 04:39 AM
Last Post: Kire
  The Government Is Literally Stealing People’s Homes! LevelUP 1 975 07-26-2022, 07:52 PM
Last Post: Stacie

Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 3 Guest(s)