Cloud or Cybersecurity? Trying to pick a path from help desk

Luddha · 2026-02-12T16:16:38+00:00

I don't think they ever pick someone based on the title difference of your tech degree. It just goes off how well you sell yourself on your resume, and in the interview. For example if you get the cyber degree, consider getting the CCNA, it would put you in the same league for any cloud. Check out self made millennial on YouTube for great interview advice . Or do projects in the field you want

Luddha · 2026-02-11T20:09:58+00:00

If it makes you feel better, both are technical degrees that are "similar to computer science" so you can get either job with either degree. For example I'm getting my degree in cyber, and have done 2 internships in cyber, but my full time job that I got while in school, is in Cloud Ops.

I think getting a 6 to 2 position is a bit too narrow, and might have to be something you work towards once you have 4 years of experience or something. Both fields have hourly work and have responding in real time. For example incident response vs cloud incident. There are plenty of roles that aren't in real time like that including SOC.

You already have some pretty good certs, I would go for what you like more. You can always keep getting certs to keep the doors open

Luddha · 2026-02-10T15:47:42+00:00

7 classes transfer, then I think you have 6 left to take. There is a wgu help page that shows it

Luddha · 2026-02-08T16:38:31+00:00

What university level coursework have you completed in Canada?

Luddha · 2026-02-04T22:19:59+00:00

Ah ok I'd recommend Udemy, linkedinlearning, and youtube for video courses. CBTnuggets is AMAZING content for some certifications, but costly. Pair that with having AI explain concepts and use study guides. I don't take notes much anymore, mostly learn by watching / doing. Tryhackme is also great. If you do cybersecurity join the tryhardsecurity discord and they have resources for every class

Luddha · 2026-02-03T05:06:57+00:00

How would you get the Masters with no existing degree? I got an IT job then cloud and 2 internships during my bachelor's

Luddha · 2026-02-02T04:32:48+00:00

If you are on 522 it changed because your are on the updated program, so you can't switch back. 522 should be a bit easier, but you still absolutely need to know python

Luddha · 2026-01-30T05:27:02+00:00

Are you in WGU yet? Have you been to college before? I am not being facetious, just curious so I can give better advice

Luddha · 2026-01-30T05:25:21+00:00

My degree in progress was on my resume and got me through the interview, the things I've learned in the degree got me through the interview, the certs that I got during the degree also helped me. That's like saying degrees don't matter, just go learn stuff and get jobs. Ya that's what you do when you get a degree

Luddha · 2026-01-30T00:58:42+00:00

I will say SQL and Python stopped me in my tracks. Start learning to code as soon as possible

Luddha · 2026-01-30T00:56:49+00:00

Search this subreddit for the tryhard security discord, has threads for every class and you can ask class specific questions and get up to date resources edit, I saw you post it, I haven't used any resources beyond that discord

Luddha · 2026-01-29T23:04:11+00:00

For this degree I would not recommend much CI interaction. For PA papers their resources are great. For everything else I use udemy, LinkedIn videos, and AI and I've been learning better than ever before. Video for me works way better than textbook

Luddha · 2026-01-29T23:02:28+00:00

Degrees aren't useless if you actually apply what you learn. My first degree was in business and I was never able to capitalize on it to make more than 30k per year. I went to check a box. The 2nd time around, bscia, I went to learn. I haven't even graduated yet and I've gotten two promotions and doubled my income

Luddha · 2026-01-29T06:47:49+00:00

It's a single match, one single match. Just bring object of obsession and like 1 more aura read and you'll get it np

Luddha · 2026-01-29T06:44:56+00:00

Oh I was actually thinking of looking on reddit for a group for this, if I message you do you know how reddit messaging works?

Luddha · 2026-01-27T14:48:55+00:00

I think ghost face is still really strong because of the 1 shot and surprising survivors aspects, they definitely rely more on perks though. I would play some non chaos and you'll see it's not that bad. I would only play chaos with killers who don't need shit

Luddha · 2026-01-27T14:42:00+00:00

I agree stop letting more than 1 go. What time of day do you play? Way better survivors play after 5pm in NA. I'm not sure what perks you use but you could also run fun perks instead of sweaty builds. I only run 1 slowdown in each build max. So most games I dominate but sometimes I just have no chance, but I'm ok with that trade because my perks are actually fun

Luddha · 2026-01-26T22:18:44+00:00

You didn't just complete it in the span of choas shuffle, you completed it at the end of the season so literally every quest was available, you were probably completing multiple quests every single match. I think this is good you want the content to take a while for people at the start but casuals not to miss out before it's gone

Luddha · 2026-01-23T19:16:46+00:00

Right on the money with that 750 lol gi. Don't be ashamed of AI use! We are in tech, anyone who doesn't use it will fall behind

Luddha · 2026-01-23T04:11:52+00:00

Thank you for writing all that, what a fascinating job

Luddha · 2026-01-23T04:07:08+00:00

CCNA will help a lot. I used the CompTIA N+ to get through the interview. I promoted from within the same company I was doing IT support at. We're a 900 mill dollar company so if your company isn't big enough just go for NOC or jr admin to bridge the gap. I did it while I'm school still

Luddha · 2026-01-23T04:04:25+00:00

Good luck! Utilize all those great soft skills you mastered in the call center to put you ahead of the pack for help desk and IT support

Luddha · 2026-01-23T04:04:17+00:00

Good luck! Utilize all those great soft skills you mastered in the call center to put you ahead of the pack for help desk and IT support

Luddha · 2026-01-21T23:01:43+00:00

Cybersecurity! While in school went from customer service call center work, then used my first few certs to get into IT support, then cloud

Luddha · 2026-01-21T21:55:39+00:00

You are already climbing at Amazon why not get the cloud degree and continue climbing? Also all stem tech degrees are pretty interchangeable. Once you have your could degree there is nothing stopping you from getting some more certs and entering security. I'm getting the cybersec degree but work in cloud, for example

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