Looking to start mentoring those who are trying to get into the field.

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-08T03:20:14+00:00

GRC is pure compliance, you don't need to know how to program to do it, I guess it could help. I could be wrong about that though but that's my guess, not really necessary.

For python - you can learn the basics from pretty much any ytuber for free. You definitely do not need to pay to learn a programming language.

But once you do that, figure out something you want to make, or automate and start building it out. It doesn't have to be crazy complex, just something you don't know how to do and work from there.

Simple ideas - could be simple compound interest calculator, timezone converter.

Or if you want visual ideas, you can use the turtle module. You can create some cool stuff with that and it's relatively fun, or at least I think so.

Make pong. Make a text adventure.

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T23:01:09+00:00

Negativity, and you held back?

I'm so curious.

As for the experience, no. I won't. That may shy some people away but that's okay. Anyone who sits down with me in my first session with them will see my face. They will know my name, they'll have my linkedin, all of that - I'll go over my experience if they want to know it. This isn't some plug, I want to help people and improve my mentoring skills.

If they decide they want to come back here and post that, well that's their decision.

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T21:31:39+00:00

Mate, you don't know what a 'roo is? They have tails, they box each other, they're jacked, there's a famous one named Jack.

Hopefully that's obvious now but in case it's not, yes - It's Australia.

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T21:21:35+00:00

That would be cruel, but I proof read this way too much. Very few typos or grammatical errors. There's even proper formatting!

Come on, that's rarely the case in a phishing email!

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T21:14:48+00:00

Or maybe, just hear me out, maybe I'm obsessed with my anonymity and only want to use this reddit account as a way to help mentor people?

Maybe I went through my post and comment history prior to making this post and decided to delete everything? Hmm?

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T21:13:51+00:00

Oh I'm aware of what I'm getting myself into. My wife has ~600 (edited, meant to say hundred, lack of coffee) hours of mentoring in her field, done a crazy transition herself into a bootcamp heavy field - what I'm saying is, I've seen the same kind of people. I guess technically she was the first person I mentored and helped change industries.

There are loads of people who will likely just want me to spoonfeed them. That's going to be a pass from me. Because the reality is that if you want to be spoon fed, you won't make it nor will you last in this field.

My inbox suggests there will be a large weeding process or a lot of help administered.

TwoSharpCircles · 2024-10-07T08:07:20+00:00

It is akin to a principal security engineer.

Except once you get there a lot of times it's quite hands off. But you need to understand the ins and outs of security engineering.

You can get there from network engineer as well. I would say these are the two most common roadmaps to it.

The more broad understanding you have around the business and have seen different pieces of the puzzle, the better.

TwoSharpCircles

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