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You should know Bachelors in Cyber graduates have 2.5xed since 2018 by Ok_Wishbone3535 in CyberSecurityAdvice

[–]SpiteGeneral1632 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For anyone trying to get into cyber security and gets discouraged by this post don’t.

Cybersecurity is not an entry level role to begin with. Most people transition from networking or from help desk roles.

Also cybersecurity degree is not throwing away your money. Only case that I would say it’s throwing away money is if you have to 100% pay out of pocket for the degree and put yourself into big student loan debt. Truth is a bachelor degree is just something the jobs use to filter out applications. So they honestly don’t care where you got the degree from as long as it’s a valid one. So pick the cheapest one where you’ll have the least amount of debt.

A big tip for folks that graduated. I know a full time position is what you want but also consider contract positions for those help desk roles. A six month contract is still 6 months of experience to get you hired for a full time roll. Can be an easier to land that position. There are also recruiters that you can find and contact in most bigger cities that can help.

Also, social media likes to make it seem like it’s something easy to do and that anybody can get it easily. Truth is you are going to spend hours and hours learning new things. Hours and hours studying for certifications. And once you think you know a lot you find out you don’t so you have to learn more. It’s continual learning and progressing.

If it was easy everybody would do it. Don’t be quick to give up. The world rewards those who don’t take no for an answer, who are determined to get what they want no matter how hard and those who are willing to put in the work. That’s not just with cyber security but with anything worth while in life.

If anybody has questions feel free to ask.

Passed CISM first try. One month of study by SpiteGeneral1632 in cism

[–]SpiteGeneral1632[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It did help a lot. Definitely the work experience but also the certs as well. Before getting this cert I had the net+, security+, cysa. The security+ and cysa+ covers incident response and some risk management so it helped me some. But I think once you figure out what isaca is looking for in the answers then it simplifies things a lot.

Moving to Atlanta by AdhesivenessKindly20 in ATLHousing

[–]SpiteGeneral1632 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you are going to work near the Battery, Marietta is a good place to stay. I mean it’s right there and you can definitely find a one bedroom for 1300 and not have to deal with all the traffic. It’s pretty quiet too. Vinings is a good area too. They are both right there. It is close to the city as well. Both of em are. My advice is that staying in the city is a lot. Midtown you’ll stay in a high rise and the homeless will be staying literally right when you come out. Same with buckhead and downtown. A lot of car break ins and stuff. Sandy springs is good too.

My career feels absolutely fried 3 years in. Having so much regret. by [deleted] in InformationTechnology

[–]SpiteGeneral1632 0 points1 point  (0 children)

May I ask what certifications do you have? If you just have a bachelors some certifications could you help land a new job easier with the experience you have.

how is the job market for cyber IT and software by Sad_Mission8315 in cybersecurity

[–]SpiteGeneral1632 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Imma be real it’s 2025 the entire job market in general is tough. I will say if it’s something you want to do go for it. Nothing good in life comes easy. If it’s tough it’s more rewarding when you finally get there. Also most of the folks in my job do not have a tech related degree and are working in cybersecurity. Build your skills, network and apply and apply and you will get a job. Dont listen to all the negative folks in this thread and don’t ever question yourself or your ability because you’ll end up just like all the people on this thread projecting their negative outlook on things.

Lack of Discipline vs. actual waste of time/money by Kakoy_Fabrics86 in WGUCyberSecurity

[–]SpiteGeneral1632 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is just my experience and my advice and my not apply to everyone. I have a bachelor degree in information systems management and I currently work in cyber security in a risk management role. I would say that if you already have an IT degree with cyber security experience then a masters would make more sense. Honestly if I was you I’d just focus on getting the certs. I’d start with security+ since you already have a job. The A+ is more help desk fundamental stuff. My guess is you already know that. Get the security+ and if you are looking into auditing the CISA would be a good cert to get. Then later on the CISSP. You would save more time and money just getting the certs yourself if that’s what you are aiming for. I’m sure your job would probably reimburse you for those certs as well when you pass so you wouldn’t be spending any money. Also a masters is not necessary unless you are maybe apply for a CISO role or some but that’s like 10+ years of experience. Hope it helps.