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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

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

When and why to pivot

Whether you are new to cybersecurity or currently in this field and looking for a change in career, there are questions to consider before making a career pivot. In this section, we'll look at some career pivoting aspects to help you decide when and why to pivot in the cybersecurity field. First, let's look at some whys:

  • Need a career change or improvement: If you are already working in the cybersecurity field and not satisfied with your current position, consider a change in position, focus, level, or even company. Sometimes, it is the nature of the job that's not challenging or interesting enough for you, or you are ready to move up to managing positions, or the culture of the current company does not fit you. Whatever the situation might be, analyze it carefully to find the root cause of your wish to career pivot so that you can make the right decisions.

    If you are from other fields, trying to transition into cybersecurity, expose yourself...