How to start a career in IT/cyber security (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi everyone! I need some help. I'm in my mid-thirties, and I had a growing career that, since covid, has gotten so flaky I can't properly provide for my family anymore. I have always been interested in tech, and would like to start a career but I'm not sure how to.

Can anyone in the field give me some advice? I don't have much college experience, only did 1 year 17/18 years ago. Looks like I need some sort of college degree, which I'm fine with.

I also saw some online "bootcamp" things... are they good? I would like to do something where I was helping companies be protected from hackers and work from home as much as possible. White hat hacker type of thing... if that's real!

Thank you everyone!

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[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Hi there, I'm a recent college grad with about a year and a half working as an admin in a VMware environment. I've actually been struggling to find other places to use this knowledge, could I ask where is my skillset so in demand? Might make finding my next job a lot easier!

[-] netburnr@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I would suggest a recruiter as that is where I find my candidates.

[-] AFallingAnvil@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

Alright, I'll give that route a shot. Thanks!

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