If you are fresh out of high school, midway into a course at university or have a job that you wouldn’t want to call the best job in the world and you are thinking about making a change, you are at the right place.
This article will point you to the right direction as to where you would want to start in learning , the fundamental skills which will ensure that you pick up the bits and pieces that makes up cyber security and also builds a person up to be a good cyber security expert.
Cyber security can be very “technically” but the reward greatly exceeds the effort needed to be able to get into this particular field.
I want to make a career in cyber security. Where should I start?
The best way to get started in cyber security is to get good foundation knowledge in information technology.
Cyber security is a field where previous experience in IT or technology in general, is needed, this is important as most employers will seek out people who have previous experience atleast in IT.
Not only does it get your foot at the door, but skills in general IT and more specifically networking are the foundation needed for securing a network.
A rookie mistake that beginners coming into this field make, is diving straight into the core of cyber security without first knowing the basics of how a network works and also the workings of an operating system.
System and networks are usually the first thing one must know in cyber security, this is both the theoretical and practical side of TCP/IP (atleast).
How can one secure a network without first knowing how it works?
What better way to become knowledgeable in systems and security than being a systems administrator, having previous experience being an administrator should get you enough experience to get your foot at the door of cyber security.