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<blockquote data-quote="pigoo3" data-source="post: 1610357" data-attributes="member: 56379"><p>I'm going to say that this sort of career path is not necessarily something someone pursues directly. </p><p></p><p>- Someone with this interest most likely pursues a traditional education in the Internet Technology area. </p><p>- They then try to learn as much as they can about "Cyber Security" by taking individual classes while pursuing a traditional IT education.</p><p>- They then get jobs with companies that have open IT job positions.</p><p>- Maybe that company eventually has a position that involves Cyber Security.</p><p>- Otherwise a person just tries to build a resume by working with "regular" companies for a while. At the same time the individual continues to learn about Cyber Security via their company work, taking extra classes as necessary, and keeping up with this interest area in any way they can.</p><p>- Eventually when the individual has enough specific experience (IT experience & Cyber Security experience & education) that is enough to interest a company that focus's on Cyber Security…the individual may get an interview for a Cyber Security related job (if they are lucky enough to be hired).</p><p></p><p>Another method may be if there are specific educational programs that focus on Cyber Security. And if these programs are respected enough by companies who focus on Cyber Security…then it may be a job someone may be able to interview for right out of school. But I have a feeling that this is a field that requires folks to have specific proven skills/experience before being hired (not just "book-smarts").</p><p></p><p>Kind of like someone saying…"I want to be a brain surgeon." You don't get to operate on someone's brain the day after finishing medical school!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>- Nick</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pigoo3, post: 1610357, member: 56379"] I'm going to say that this sort of career path is not necessarily something someone pursues directly. - Someone with this interest most likely pursues a traditional education in the Internet Technology area. - They then try to learn as much as they can about "Cyber Security" by taking individual classes while pursuing a traditional IT education. - They then get jobs with companies that have open IT job positions. - Maybe that company eventually has a position that involves Cyber Security. - Otherwise a person just tries to build a resume by working with "regular" companies for a while. At the same time the individual continues to learn about Cyber Security via their company work, taking extra classes as necessary, and keeping up with this interest area in any way they can. - Eventually when the individual has enough specific experience (IT experience & Cyber Security experience & education) that is enough to interest a company that focus's on Cyber Security…the individual may get an interview for a Cyber Security related job (if they are lucky enough to be hired). Another method may be if there are specific educational programs that focus on Cyber Security. And if these programs are respected enough by companies who focus on Cyber Security…then it may be a job someone may be able to interview for right out of school. But I have a feeling that this is a field that requires folks to have specific proven skills/experience before being hired (not just "book-smarts"). Kind of like someone saying…"I want to be a brain surgeon." You don't get to operate on someone's brain the day after finishing medical school!;) - Nick [/QUOTE]
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