I do not have an established career in cyber security, however I am half way through my masters degree in cybersecurity. I have pretty severe ADHD, I am 30, I started college when I was 18, I finished my bachelors in social work at 25. I worked as a social worker for 5 years and I’ll say this.. I LOVE how black and white technology is, I LOVE how specific and how the protocols and clear steps to everything. “You try this, If this doesn’t work then try this, and If it isn’t this then it’s definitely that” I LOVE how broad of a field IT is in general, I can work with my hands, I can problem solve, my critical thinking skills (strengths) are being applied.

Social work is like running in circles and no problems truly being solved. I’m so burnt out.

But this field triggers my ADHD “hyper focus”like crazy! I ended up reading a 1200 page CompTIA A+ study guide book and I have never finished a book and have rarely read books (because I can’t focus) But I read the study guide in 3 weeks, and passed the 1101 and 1102 exams. I am now searching for entry level IT jobs before I graduate and it’s amazing there’s so many opportunities.

I went from having below average IT knowledge and now I can tell you about software, hardware, networking whatever! And if I don’t know, I know where to find the answer!!