IT Security Career Change Mid-Career?

[dfrecore]

It is never too late to make a career change. I don't plan on getting back into the job force until my youngest graduates from HS in 6 years, and I will be 52. I have no worries that I won't be able to find a job/career again (after being out for 20 years by that point).

I'm not sure if when you are looking for jobs and putting in the word "security" that's why you're coming up with IT Security? But that doesn't mean that it's what you want to do, it just means that it keeps popping up on your radar. You might take a couple of certs and think "this totally sucks and I can't see why anyone would want to do this!" or "this is awesome, why didn't I look at this years ago!" or anything in between. But I recommend doing more research and trying for a couple of the lower-level, cheaper certs (A+ comes to mind). That will give you an idea of whether or not you want to continue on with it. If you hate it, then you won't have spent a lot of time and money on it.

At that point, if you want to continue, I'm not sure if you should try for a BSIT in Info Security at WGU (or something similar) or just do more certs. Others will have more info on that.

But, I do recommend doing more research in different fields to see if there's an easier way to take the skills you already have and apply them in another way, in an industry that you will enjoy more.