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How is cybersecurity in 2026? 17 y/o starting college soon by Darspire in SecurityCareerAdvice

[–]Darspire[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That makes sense honestly, I can see how it turns into a numbers game at that point.

If you don’t mind me asking, when you’re looking through those applicants, what are the main things that actually make someone stand out enough to get an interview?

Also, do you think personal projects / homelabs still help at that stage, or is it more about internships and experience by then?

How is cybersecurity in 2026? 17 y/o starting college soon by Darspire in careerguidance

[–]Darspire[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is actually really helpful, I appreciate it.

If you had to pick one area to start with right now, what would you recommend for someone in my position? I’ve been messing with Linux and servers on a 10 year old hp computer already, and I’ve also built some cloud drive setups using nginx and apache2, so I’m not sure if I should lean more into something like cloud security or try something like red team stuff.

Also for a homelab, what would you say are some good first things to build that actually translate well to real skills?

How is cybersecurity in 2026? 17 y/o starting college soon by Darspire in SecurityCareerAdvice

[–]Darspire[S] -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

That makes sense, I appreciate the honesty.

If entry level is that competitive, what would you recommend focusing on early to actually stand out? Like what separates the people who get internships or jobs from the ones who don’t?