That’s awesome!!!

Congrats!! What state is that in and did you do a bootcamp or do you have a degree?

​@@tlbryant4077 wondering the same thing

How did you do it?

What...and im resposible everyday for the life of aircraft passengers as a aircraft maintenance engineer and earn shit....

Did you start yet. I’ve been in contact with them too and definitely been looking into this myself in asking for me

Google has a cyber security certificate (online program) for $50 a month...

Peace and love Bro, I'm getting my bachelor's of I.T. through WGU, 33% done with the program and working on my A+ courses now. I'm definitely leaning towards cyber security too. Wishing you the best on your journey 🙌🏾💪🏾

I have 1000+ vids on channel; don’t be shy and feel free to join our morning livestreams every weekday morning

congrats dude, make as many connections as you can and always put yourself out there to get experience.

Nice!

Happy to help. Lots more (like 1000+) on the channel that also answer questions 😊

@@SimplyCyber I’ve already taken a course on cybersecurity. It was fundamentals no hands on. So not only I could not get a job I was still confused. I just signed up for a Aplus Netplus Secplus class. After watching this I’m more confident in continuing to work on my growth

Boom. Something like 700+ vids on channel so settle in

need a mentor ne 1 INTERESTED

Much appreciated!

I’ve added the soc course to the description. Look for Eric Capuano SOC course in the description.

I do declare…

Thanks Aaron

I can if that’s what the community wants. I guess upvote this comment if you want an AMA Q&A stream.

Sweet! I’ve got 1200 more vids on the channel 😉

Did you find any tips?

@eddierivera4362 A few. One of the biggest tips that I've gotten was to focus on getting a Security+ and Network+ certification so that I at least can get a foot in the door, so to speak. Also, a degree isn't required to work in Cybersecurity. It mostly comes down to certifications and experience level.

Currently pursuing my associates, and that exam was extremely challenging. I passed though

Don’t get down. I’ll tell you the strategy my stepson used. He has no degree and was working at a restaurant as a door greeter when COVID hit. So he found himself an unemployed restaurant greeter. He used the time to get A+ certified, and then got the lowest paying, bottom level IT job at a local hospital installing software on laptops for new hire hospital employees. The pay was only $17/hour, but that was $7/hour more than the restaurant paid. And that was just the beginning. He continued studying and got his Network+ certification and began helping the network guys out with their projects. Then Amazon advertised for a network guy at a local warehouse. By virtual of his meager experience and two certifications, he got in. Granted, it was a warehouse and just to keep the WiFi running, but they paid him $30/hour. Not great pay in the IT world, but it meant he had tripled his income in less than a year. And then he realized what he had stumbled upon: the stealthy, back-door way into working for the best tech companies. Get hired as a lowly bottom of the food-chain network guy in a warehouse. Because then you are a tech employee at a tech company. An insider with access to resources outsiders don’t have. He worked his butt off, took every task and assignment they had to get done, especially the out of state ones. And he continued studying, and got his Security+ certification. Every out of state warehouse had a completely different style of network. It allowed him to get ten years worth learning experience in five months. It also allowed him to gain an outstanding reputation as a hard worker who always got assignments done on time, with no complaints. And so he asked about a Cyber Security role. They said sure, if he was willing to leave Mississippi and move to Austin, Texas. He said, “Yes.” They said, “Good, move there, we’ll start training you. And here’s a raise to $40/hour. When you finish training we’ll raise you to $50/hour.” So he did. So they did. So he kept going and got some more certifications and continued to get every assignment done ahead of schedule. When he didn’t know how to do something he just went in to a company electronic bulletin board and asked for help. People were happy to show him what to do. In just 15 months in Austin he moved up from trainee to permanent guy, then to a higher team, then to an even higher team. Now his compensation is $75/hour, including stock bonuses. He hasn’t even been with the company two years yet. Three years ago he was an unemployed restaurant door greeter. Oh, and he’s a Filipino immigrant who’s only been in the U.S. for five years. Before coming to the States he had never had a job in his life. The USA is truly the land of opportunities.

Awesome! Thank you!

I appreciate that!

Networking is huge

Try soc analyst with mssp or grc with corporate

Bro it does! You need to get more basic info

Kele I know of someone who works 2 remote jobs 👌 Possible

Def can get a job. Security+ is an entry level cert that a lot of hr uses to “qualify”. Practical experience is most valuable to employers.

network+ no, but you should learn the material. Security+ yes, and learn the material. The Sec+ is used a lot as HR screening tool, so if you dont have it sometimes you dont even get looked for the job.

That's great thanks alot. I live in the UK so I'm guessing that it's still applicable.

Link to the lab has been added to the description. Should be under Eric Capuano towards the top

Are you Jamaican?

Is DFIR entry level in #cybersecurity a thing? #cyber #career

You can get hired w o a degree. There are many many bootcamps and they range in quality from garbage to quality so it’s critical to do your research independently of the marketing material put out by the bootcamp. Also take advantage of of all professional networking opportunities within the camp and in general as you will have more opportunities to bypass hr and get to hiring managers which will can help with the degree pre req

@@SimplyCyber thank you for taking the time to answer my question so concisely!! I will do my due diligence for sure!! And by the way, love your content!!

There is hope especially coming w lots of help desk. I would encourage you pick a role you want and lean into training/labs/resume tailoring for that role. Anecdotally I’d say grc analyst or soc analyst likely have the biggest “entry level” surface, but you also want to enjoy your work so not sure what type of role would get you pumped to get up for work

Are #cybersecurity remote entry level roles possible?

I teach that on the first module to help address prerequisites. Can you link the url where it says that so I can address?

We added the links to the course to the description. Should be towards the top under Eric

Jump on the link tree and join the discord. There we have over 1,000 like minded cyber security professionals

@@Agroth2333 how do I join

Very kind. Thx

Not a dumb question. There are none. If someone tells you it’s a dumb question don’t ask that person another question. You can do labs on Mac but it does depend on what processor you have a bit. The new silicon chips can’t run all the virtualization softwares out there or have issues. You can try cloud labs and that won’t be system specific

@@SimplyCyber Thank you for the reply, I didn’t expect it! :) I will check out cloud labs, I really want to start practicing and honing these skills. Just feeling a bit overwhelmed

Thats super common @@JediAlliance . The reality is there is SOOO much in our industry that you can never learn it all. I've been in the game for nearly 20 years and there is a ton I'm terrible at, and I'll be the first to admit it. Dont try to master all the things, learn the fundamentlas, then find what you're passionate about, and dig into that. I did write a free book that gives 10 steps to get into the field. if you want to check it out. simplycyber.io/book

Soc analyst 2, threat hunter, detection engineer, soc manager

Hope you got value and thx for the watch time metrics boost 😊

@@SimplyCyber you're an inspiration

Ish. To me Ccna is more about configure and troubleshooting Cisco networks. The goal is to understand osi model and how networks travel across a network. That’s the primary thing to understand

So go with network+? At least unless your job specifically uses Cisco?

Replayed and reccommended this one a few times. Got my vmwares setup and diving further into the labs limacharlie stage tomorrow. Been able to balance work, school, and life around it too!

Ahhh. Good catch. I think I meant that. At the end of the day it’s important

I used Lensa. You feed it 20 selfies and it makes a bunch of pics. I’ve been using it for my thumbnails lately. I likenit

Ah, right on. You've had some great profile pics on your thumbnails. I'll have to use Lensa to update my tinder. *individual results may vary*

Maybe soc analyst IF you tune your environment so good that you kick back and read. But unlikely and most of the jobs are brutally demanding. But that’s the fun…..right???

Lol. My friends course is $0. Im not trying to sell you I’m trying to share great resources w you. Unless I’m mistaken this is the soc lab Eric did from a blog post. If I did try and sell Something though I’m very overt about it. I think this was a soc blog post though. Thx for checking out vid and glad you found part of it interesting.