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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By : Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen
Book Image

Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By: Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen

Overview of this book

Cybersecurity is an emerging career trend and will continue to become increasingly important. Despite the lucrative pay and significant career growth opportunities, many people are unsure of how to get started. This book is designed by leading industry experts to help you enter the world of cybersecurity with confidence, covering everything from gaining the right certification to tips and tools for finding your first job. The book starts by helping you gain a foundational understanding of cybersecurity, covering cyber law, cyber policy, and frameworks. Next, you’ll focus on how to choose the career field best suited to you from options such as security operations, penetration testing, and risk analysis. The book also guides you through the different certification options as well as the pros and cons of a formal college education versus formal certificate courses. Later, you’ll discover the importance of defining and understanding your brand. Finally, you’ll get up to speed with different career paths and learning opportunities. By the end of this cyber book, you will have gained the knowledge you need to clearly define your career path and develop goals relating to career progression.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity
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Section 2: Your Path into the Industry
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Section 3: Now You're in; Time to Level Up!

Which cybersecurity field is the best for you?

Now, we are in the right direction to narrow down the professions that are the best fit for you. Let's summarize what we have learned about the different cybersecurity career options that were introduced in this chapter and find out which one is right for you.

Risk Assessment and Offensive Security

A good occupation under Offensive Security could be pentesting, where you can legally attack systems or software to find vulnerabilities, helping organizations prevent potential future attacks.

If you are a curious person who enjoys exploring and bringing improvements to things, and has always dreamed of being that cool ethical hacker from the movies, this could be a good career choice for you.

Governance and GRC

A GRC analyst ensures that organizations' GRC are aligned and effective. This work requires learning about certain cybersecurity laws and regulations.

As a result, if you find cybersecurity laws and regulations...