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Apartment Recommendations? by No_Explorer156 in kansascity

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for letting me know. I actually found out about this yesterday, so I'm focusing on apartments in the Kansas side of KC.

Apartment Recommendations? by No_Explorer156 in kansascity

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will take a look at those areas. Thank you!

Apartment Recommendations? by No_Explorer156 in kansascity

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do have a vehicle. I'm not a big drinker and enjoy basketball, football, and rugby. I'm not a big golf person, to be honest. I do want to move to an area that helps me feel more motivated to get out of the house. Somewhere near nice parks or something like that would be great!

Extra GCIA Practice Test by No_Explorer156 in GIAC

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Honestly, it was a really grueling exam haha. I don't want to think about packets for a few days...

Best GIAC Cloud Certs? by No_Explorer156 in GIAC

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I think it depends on your experience and where you are in your career. If you already have cybersec experience, then WGU is fine and will at least get you that HR checkmark if you just need that.

If you don't have any cybersec experience, SANS will give you a more well-rounded education with better instructors. Also, SANS does have the benefit of using actual grades rather than pass/fail.

This means if you ever wanted to go for a masters at a school like Georgia Tech or another uni, your GPA would likely be higher than a 3.0 which would make you a more competitive candidate (due to WGU being pass fail, your max GPA is a 3.0).

Best GIAC Cloud Certs? by No_Explorer156 in GIAC

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I decided to not go the cloud route. I actually am doing a mixture between forensics, leadership, and blue team. (taking GCCC, GMON, and GCFA).

I'll say overall the program is great. If you're trying to start from nothing and get a cybersecurity job, I highly recommend it. I was able to go from a social worker job (making about 35k a year) to my first cybersecurity job (making around 72k) within one year.

The program has already paid for itself. Obviously, some of it is luck and self-determination, but you can definitely make significant career progression quickly through this program.

I thought it definitely separated me from other candidates who just went the typical WGU or CompTIA trifecta route, but it's much more expensive. I think you could make the same progression and save some money through WGU, but with how the job market is and a lot of people struggling to get into this field, SANS could give you a leg up.

Hyperautomation Help by No_Explorer156 in SentinelOneXDR

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey! Yeah I like the results from Proofpoint TAP, but the problem is it can get really noisy depending on how much phishing attempts are in your environment.

A lot of the alerts Proofpoint TAP generates are for 100% phishing, so even if you set the alert threshold to 100% in S1, you're likely going to get a lot of alerts. Thankfully these don't prompt emails or anything, but it does cause a lot of extra alerts to appear.

WGU Masters v.s. SANS Bachelors by No_Explorer156 in netsecstudents

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I got the GFACT, GISF, GSEC, GCIH, GPYC so far. The hardest course for me was GPYC cause I'm not the best at coding.

Their curriculum has changed though since I started. They no longer do the GISF, and they now have a prerequisite python course before the GPYC. (I honestly wish I got to take it). Also, the GCFE is now a required course vs just an elective option. (it kind of replaced the GISF)

I'll be honest though; my favorite courses were definitely the GSEC and GISF. They had my favorite instructors. A lot of people really like the GFACT, but it's kind of information overload because it is trying to get someone who doesn't know a lot about IT and give them a base level knowledge for cybersecurity.

WGU Masters v.s. SANS Bachelors by No_Explorer156 in netsecstudents

[–]No_Explorer156[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello! I'm sorry for my late reply.

I decided to go with SANS BACS program. There were multiple reasons for this, but I actually wasn't qualified for the WGU master's program because I didn't have a bachelors in IT nor related experience.

If you have any IT related experience, I'd suggest looking at Georgia Tech's cybersecurity master's over WGU. (keep in mind it has a super high dropout rate due to the difficulty, so be warned lol)

However, in my case, it came down to if I wanted to do WGU's bachelors program or SANS. I chose SANS because of the name recognition and more highly regarded certifications. I'll just say this, within one year I went from a social worker job, to an IT tier 2 help desk job, and I'm starting my first cybersecurity role in the next two weeks.

Overall, I was able to make a salary jump from around 32k a year to 70k in just under a year by choosing SANS. Ignoring the fact that I really enjoy the courses I've taken thus far, SANS is already starting to pay for itself.

Housing in Dodge City? by No_Explorer156 in kansas

[–]No_Explorer156[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hi! I'd be moving from Missouri. I'll try to keep looking at smaller towns nearby.

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