1. Be Self Taught
While we do not ultimately control our lives, we are each in charge of our own life. Strive to achieve the natural development of self-confidence, initiative, perseverance and life satisfaction. It is the key first step into your cybersecurity career.
- Talk to someone who's already learned it
- Immerse yourself in the learning process.
- Practice consistently
- Explain what you've learned to someone else
2. No Shortcuts
There are No Shortcuts to Success Only Hard Work and a Passion to Learn And We All Have That Ability. Simply look at it head-on. know it’s going to take time, but never lose sight of where you want to be. Don’t get burned out.
Pay the price to learn the tradecraft.
Tech support and helpdesk jobs are valuable to build experience.
- Love What You Do
- Don’t Overestimate Yourself
- Ask For Help if you are stuck
3. Never Become Comfortable
We are all replaceable. There are thousands of cyber professionals who can do what we do.
Finding opportunities to stretch yourself beyond the day-to-day at work is the ideal way to give your career a boost.
never let yourself idle and get comfortable.
4. Mentorship
Mentorship is a two-way street with many levels of commitment from both parties. It is also costly. Mentors are busy cyber professionals who are worth a lot of money. please make sure not to waste their time.
A mentor can help you up your security game when it comes to professional skills and technical skills along with soft skills. They can assist you by guiding you down your desired career path.
Once you’re mentored, you’ll…
- be encouraged and empowered in personal development
- be supported to identify and achieve career goals
- be supported to identify and correct gaps in generic skills and knowledge
- develop and maintain a broader perspective on career options and opportunities
These skills might not be as flashy as blue/red teaming, bounty hunting, digital forensics or incident response, but they are still extremely beneficial in developing as a professional. A good mentor will help to enhance your soft skills to build self-confidence and self-awareness.
We cannot overstate the importance of networking, network, network, network. However, remember your mentor is a person with a life and other responsibilities. As an option, you can have multiple mentors in different aspects of life and career.
5. Volunteer Work
olunteer Program Offers Great Opportunities For Cyber Security Students.
You are able to gain specialized knowledge while working through an internship.
It usually provides some fine-tuned knowledge that one would not normally get in a university.
You will never get a career in cybersecurity without experience. Volunteer, and then volunteer some more.
