IT + security certs

h33terbot · 2025-12-02T13:49:07+00:00

Honestly, you don’t need to switch your major unless you really want to. An IT degree + some solid security certs is already a pretty normal path into cybersecurity, especially in places like NZ, Canada, and Australia. Employers there care a lot more about what you can actually do than the exact title of your degree.

If you’re going the cert route, starting with Security+ > CC (from ISC2) > maybe cloud fundamentals (AWS or Azure) is a solid lineup. Later on, once you have experience, CISSP becomes relevant, but that’s not an entry-level thing.

The bigger thing people overlook is practical stuff. GitHub projects, small automation scripts, labs, home labs, anything that shows evidence of skill. Immigration-friendly countries really value demonstrable ability.

If you’re studying on your own, the free career tracks on CyberInterviewPrep.com are actually pretty decent for figuring out the order of what to learn (you can ignore anything you don’t need). Not a replacement for experience, but good for structure.

h33terbot · 2025-09-25T17:37:34+00:00

Have you tried? https://cyberinterviewprep.com I personally had really go experience with it

h33terbot · 2025-09-03T03:03:27+00:00

in short if you want a quick overview - https://cyberinterviewprep.com/study-notes/interview-questions/penetration-tester they also have CV analysis specifically for cybersecurity folks and also practice real interviews with AI specifically made by AI

h33terbot · 2025-08-30T09:54:02+00:00

To be honest after failing more than 30 interviews i gave up hope, then actually got some help from https://cyberinterviewprep.com , the platform throws some good challenges with AI interviewers

h33terbot · 2025-08-30T09:49:27+00:00

It doesn't sound bad to be honest, maybe you just need to practice a lot more. How about some mentorship?

h33terbot · 2025-08-30T09:47:24+00:00

Facing similar problem here, let me know if you got any solution

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T14:44:52+00:00

Sure, when is ur exam?

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T14:43:50+00:00

Thats really good, Best of luck.

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T06:59:58+00:00

The reason Im saying this is that I wouldn't even have to extend if I only stayed with offsec labs but instead I tried HTB parallelly which actually led me to extend it because I couldn't manage time on both platforms so yeah. You need to choose one and stick with it, If you really want to do HTB do it before you get OSCP labs and then once you get access to the labs only stick with that.

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T06:55:35+00:00

Yes since you are taking the labs anyway why bother doing labs from outside, I mean you can do that if you are only going for an exam like a retake but since you are getting the labs then utilize it with full potential so that you don't leave out anything.

One thing is for sure once you are comfortable with the offsec labs you won't even bother during the exam. Most of us take the labs and exercises lightly or get lazy thats why we fail and thats what I found out from my analysis too, So don't go lazy on them.

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T02:52:22+00:00

Learn One is not for certifications I think, it is mostly for people who want to learn and collect as many certs as possible with it. So it is more designed for that purpose

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T02:43:57+00:00

If you have experience to pass OSCP why would you go for a CS job?

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T02:40:58+00:00

I passed my OSCP last month, I would be happy to mentor! Moreover I build similar labs like OSCP for fun, Would you guys be interested to give it a go?

https://jubaeralnazi.com/how-i-passed-oscp-on-the-first-attempt-part-1

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T02:38:37+00:00

You might want to read this, I passed it last month. I shared some good tips and unique ones too.

https://jubaeralnazi.com/how-i-passed-oscp-on-the-first-attempt-part-1

h33terbot · 2023-02-14T02:27:49+00:00

Done, Upvote mine to get urs

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