Techy People and all and Cyber Security

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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.