So glad your doing well my friend!

@@CyberTom thanks man. You got a discord or anything? I'd love to be a part of it.

@sukwarsiemanym Discord is in the description!

@@CyberTom it says the invite is expired or invalid.

@@sukwarsiemanym fixed!

Thanks for sharing!

Hello, I am a beginner. I want to be a Cyber Security, what do I do first? Someone, please help me. I am in and from Nigeria.

How much do you make now

Which certification did you go for?

Hey I’ve got some really great news to share with you, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on a cross and resurrected on the third day so you may all have eternal life. If you believe and repent of your sins and put your faith and trust in Him as you would a parachute jumping off a plane at 25000 feet up in the air, He will give you eternal life in heaven as a free gift and I promise you, He will change your life forever as He did mine. He is the ONLY way to heaven and He loves you all. Please think deeply about this with urgency because this is your eternal life and soul, you don’t know when you could die, meaning you could die at any moment, so please consider this with all your heart. If anyone tells you that Jesus isn’t the only way, they are lying to you and they don’t care about your future.

So important! We are all human and can't know everything! That's why we work in teams!

After 15 years of doing this sort of work, I had a manager finally tell me “nobody can know everything “. It helped to hear that.

same here, it almost made me cry because i’ve been so overwhelmed with the thought of knowing everything before starting.

That part really helped but most job descriptions want you to know everything even as an entry level or internship position.. I see some job descriptions and makes my bone weak

Glad your doing well! :)

41 here, been in IT for little bit the past few yrs, making the transition to cyber security. I don't know how accurate this is but the news said Chinese analysts to US is 50:1. This should be interesting, networking tech is something I've always struggled with but I'm confident I can get this.

You're so welcome!

Tough the key is consistency!

Yes sir! You go from 0-100 in security just takes some experience first!

Takes a little bit of common sense and research lol

I mean it's common sense because no company on earth would pay you $100k or $200k without prior or some experience. But you can make that money within 1-2 years

Yeah literally will start out low for a couple year then all of a sudden a massive jump it’s all about sticking it out for a whole

Python scripting is always great to know! However, I wouldn't say it's a requirement in cyber security defense. It's more used for pen testing.

Nice!

How old were you when you switched careers? I'm 35, finally using my gi bill before it's gone and getting ready to start working towards a degree in this field. I'll be close to 40 once I'm really working in this field.

@Tom Istenes perfectly fine man! I didn't switch this is where I went out of college in my 20's!

What careers have you switched from? Looking at getting out of sales.

Keep up the great work man!

It's get higher fast! Keep going!

I don't do cyber security but I can verify if you do anything in a field like computers or healthcare its impossible to know everything. If you show you can learn and have at least some unique skill you can often find jobs willing to train you while still offering good pay. For example many years ago I landed a decent job in a doctors office because I had loads of retail experience and sterile processing training. Oddly enough the doctor was looking for someone that could reorganize his medical supplies and ensure his equipment was kept up based on the latest medical standards while also dealing with upset patients. The job payed good plus the doctor trained me for the certifications one would normally need.

Remember, the company is earning at least twice that off your labor. If they're paying you 60k, then your labor is worth 120k to them.

Tip from a 36 yr old College Student, put everything on hold til you're finished with your education. The rest can wait. And go as far as you can!

I'm so glad I was able to help! Stay motivated and you'll get in!

Any luck finding jobs?

As a matter of fact, yes! I started a role shortly after this comment. I added on my resume that I was currently studying for A+ cert, which got me many calls back.@@filibustergaming3848

Hey I’ve got some really great news to share with you, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, died on a cross and resurrected on the third day so you may all have eternal life. If you believe and repent of your sins and put your faith and trust in Him as you would a parachute jumping off a plane at 25000 feet up in the air, He will give you eternal life in heaven as a free gift and I promise you, He will change your life forever as He did mine. He is the ONLY way to heaven and He loves you all. Please think deeply about this with urgency because this is your eternal life and soul, you don’t know when you could die, meaning you could die at any moment, so please consider this with all your heart. If anyone tells you that Jesus isn’t the only way, they are lying to you and they don’t care about your future.

Welcome my friend!

Great to hear!

Glad it was helpful!

Hey man I'm glad I could help!

You're so welcome!

Cisco packet tracer is a great tool for some hands on work!

Your absolutely right!

Thanks for the sub! Glad I could help 😌

Awesome! Glad I can help and hopefully can help more! :)

That's great! What certs are you interested in?

@@CyberTom so, I'm involved in a "sort of" internship right now, and they'll pay for all the study material and voucher for security+, so I'm doing that now/first, and have to test before April. Next on my list is CCNA. If I were smart, I'd have sat for that right after taking all three quarters of the curriculum at school (while it was still fresh), but I was new to school, and to the tech industry, and didn't know better - now I'll need a refresh before I do it. I thought I'd do a CompTIA network+ first cuz I thought it would be easy to knock out, but I just bought the study material and actually think it's gonna be harder than the 200-301 CCNA; network+ expects you to know a TON of stuff that CCNA doesn't (legacy stuff, frame relay, isdn, POTS circuit-switched stuff, the channel allocations for ccan and csan (i hope I got those 2 right)). So I'll just do CCNA review for about 4wks and get that before network+, seeing as how CCNA is more valuable, anyway. Then, IDK, maybe PNPT and CEH and OSCP (not as interested in the forensics certs I got a degree in lol, CISSP, for example). I've got a handful of MITRE ATT&CK badges and certs, but IDK how much those really matter , as they're not really industry certs. Maybe a juniper networking cert. IDK, do you have other/different suggestions (I mean, aside from the few that I'm set on doing)? Good advice in the video, btw, as best as I can tell. Oh, I have a cert by PearsonVue for 'network security', and one from FEMA/TEXAS A&M for network assurance', but I doubt they have much cred at all.

Get the cert (or study for it but be sure to mention it on your resume).I got my first job (helpdesk support) as a contractor for IBM because I was in an A+ program at DeKalb Technical College. That college’s name has since changed. But I also already had a degree majored in computer information systems. The hiring manager look right past my degree to my “potential” cert ( which I didn’t have or ever went back to get) 16 years later as an IT PM I have no regrets. I’ve been on a 4 yr sabbatical and since Nov started transitioning into cybersecurity and will look to use my network to get back in IT. Best of luck!

Your absolutely right! Glad you loved it :)!

Glad I could help! :)

Very true! Glad it could help you man and look put for more content!

Gotta start some where we all did!

Awesome! Keep learning you'll do great!

Means so much thank you!

Your absolutely right! I have enjoying working as an analyst first, and I prefer hacking as a hobby! Now would I like hacking full time I'm not sure! Lol

Wow! I'm glad it resignated with you! My pleasure! 😊

Dude that's awesome! Keep grinding out those certs they will go noticed! And I'll continue to pump out videos for you!

Similar. Turned 41 in January. ASE Master certified mechanic specialized in transmission repair. I started taking classes at my local community college in 2021 and got a help desk job in February 2022. The pay cut that first 6 months hurt, but I have my A+ and snagged an admin cert for a system called ServiceNow. The pay comes up fast. I am looking forward to where I go from here.

@@arfreeman11 You got this ! Just have a plan and most of all and be patient. Don't compare yourself to others that have been doing it longer, as the only person you should compete against is yourself from yesterday. Remember everyone started at the bottom at one point. Just do your best and ask questions.

Hello I am in my 40s as well and I want to change careers. Did you go for a degree or a certification.

@@rarecoolitems I had 8 years of customer service experience. So that was the big reason I was able to get a job without a Cert. I'm doing Certifications and I know a lot of people that feel it's a good path to use.

Dude! I'm stoked I could help you :)

Thanks Amanda! Glad I can help! 😁

So true! And thank you!

Absolutely! Glad it worked out well for you!

Glad I could help Mary! Keep striving for your goals and stick around!

Agree!

Thank you so much :). I like teaching, that's why I do youtube! Lol

I think it's always worth it to get both. Unfortunately most companies still want that degree. That being said an online degree works just the same! Certifications are good for real world application. My opinion do both for your best chance. If you pick 1 do the degree.

@@CyberTomthank you so much.

@@yuta3699 of course!

Absolutely, that is an attackers playing field!

Welcome aboard! Enjoy the content!

You can do it!

@@CyberTomhello, sir what would you advise a person that would be interested in cyber security via boot camp . ?

Basics are key!

Without any it experience or degree related, what can I do to start getting my foot in the career?

Please guys am looking for a place to work as a junior cybersecurity and penetration

So glad I could help you out Njamba! :)

Keep up the great work! You can do it! I'm glad I could help! 😁

Glad to have you on board and I hope I can continue to help you in your journey my friend all the best!

you can learn python, it's easy to learn and you will definitely use it for automation

For sure! Any hands-on experience helps! :)

C​@@CyberTom Bev bbb

Pls how did you do the personal project

That's awesome!

Glad I could help! :)

I would say both! Once you gain a love for it you will like to learn whenever you can.

It’s been about 6 months since you commented. Have you gotten a job after attending the bootcamp? I’m in the same place as you, I’m thinking of getting into a bootcamp but I’m quite nervous about job searching. Have you gotten a job yet? Do you love or hate cybersecurity?

@@yasminvilla8481 The company offering the bootcamp in partnership with goodwill backed out. I’m assuming because they weren’t being paid full tuition. I ended up in a Microsoft 365 cohort instead. I got one certification but waiting on the voucher for the second exam. It was rough since they had a lot of students in the cohort who didn’t have basic skills to log in or even troubleshoot themselves. Finished last month and still applying for new jobs while doing some self paced study. Never give up, keep learning, it will pay off eventually.

That would be entering security with no experience. I would definitely say you should be well over that 75/80 with experience!

@@CyberTom thanks fam! I'll definitely try to get some cyber security experience. Probably internships or projects.

@@hunta4lif3hey there! What rate did you manage to start at with the new position?

You are so welcome!

Welcome! Glad to have you on board :)!

the 3rd one was motivational

@@umidjonmamatqulov9457 sweet!

I can say from learning Cybersecurity on my own and now working in the field with no certs or degree. Is to learn a specific area that you enjoy and excel in that area. Because i found out the hard way by trying to learn everything to it will not give you the most opportunities.

I need a project on cybersecurity

its funny you say this, im starting out 4-5 months into learning, ive already drilled the OSI table into my head and trying to learn more and more of networking, im not in this for the money, money is cool tho, and im trying my hardest to learn everything related to this field, i want to be that guy that knows its all and dosnt need anyone to hold my hand. Great points you made tho i can see alot of people falling into these topics

Glad it could help man!

So glad I could help! :)

Glad I could assist:)

So glad I could help :)

Glad I could help 😊

Glad it was helpful!

You are so very welcome :)

Glad to hear it :)! Welcome!

My pleasure! And welcome to the channel:)

That's what I do :)

Thanks for watching!

Kelvin I'm glad I could help! :)

Awesome we would love to have you!

Awesome! 😁

Your welcome:)

Glad you liked it!

Absolutely man! Hope you continue to enjoy the content!

Awesome! Glad it could be of help to you. That's the goal!

Why not just put the basic skills list you should have before starting cyber security. I have been doing system and network administration for 10 years and decided to do pentesting as hobby. Then I realised I should have knowledge of web security and programming etc.

@Sm Ndr Im doing a video coming up that is going to out line some basic tools you should know for JR pentesting!

You are so welcome!

Glad it was helpful! 😁

You are so welcome!

Stoked I could help! And you better believe more content is coming!

You got this!

Absolutely! 😎

Great! :)

No problem!

Agreed!

You're so welcome!

Your welcome! Glad it was helpful! 😁

You are so welcome!

You are so welcome!

No problem 👍

Awesome! Good luck 🙏🏻

Any time!

Glad I could help :)

Glad it was helpful!

Of course!

Your welcome!

Glad I could help friend! :)

Glad you enjoyed it!

Awesome man! It's an awesome field with TONS of potential! Keep chasing your dreams and keep a look out for more content!

Awesome God bless!

Learn the main ports, and you should be good!

Just be you! Let them know that you are willing to learn, passionate about the field, and dedicated to bring positive change to their security! Push that impostors syndrome away! Everyone is learning! You got this! Keep me posted!

@@CyberTom I will brotha. I appreciate the encouragement more than you know Tom. Thanks for believing in me man. It means a lot

Lie about your experience, Donald Trump was the president of america...nothings off the table

@@CyberTom I got the job @CyberTom I start January 2nd. I'm excited man

@bullishkennyg3580 Awesome bro remember stay humble and be a sponge, ask questions!

Agreed!

One step at a time and keep striving to be the best you can....and of course tune into Cyber Tom for some help ;)