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What should I do to get started if I want to do cybersecruity? (programming.dev)

submitted 3 weeks ago by chrischryse@programming.dev to c/cs_career_questions@programming.dev

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My current job is ok but it's not exaclty wwhat I want to do long term. I'm not good at programming, but I do want to work on it. In the mean time I'd like to go into cybersecurity, however I'm not sure where to start and if it would be a waste of my bachelros in C.S.

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

and if it would be a waste of my bachelros in C.S.

I would get past any notion that something is going to “taint” this achievement.

In your own words - what do you believe a job in cybersecurity entails?

In your current role - in what ways have you interacted with software, cloud or a server’s security?

[–] chrischryse@programming.dev 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Ik CS is more programming oriented and I already have regrets in life and wouldn’t want to feel like I’m making the wrong choices and feel I wasted my time on this degree.

I believe cybersecurity entails testing vulnerabilities and applying fixes and helping to make systems much more secure

I have 6 years IT experience (nothing network related) more just fixing hardware and removing viruses.

But my current role is just deploying software to agencies