Information Technology (IT)

[block506]

if I know i dont want to go into networking do yall think its okay if I skip Net+?

Plan on studying for Sec+ right after I get my A+ since security is where I want to go for my career.


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I’ve been in security for the last 12 years and understanding networking is critical imo. You don’t need to be a sme but def understand how routing works, NAT, etc.

Basically know how the internet works

 

[da r entertainment]

if I know i dont want to go into networking do yall think its okay if I skip Net+?

Plan on studying for Sec+ right after I get my A+ since security is where I want to go for my career.


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Definitely take the Net+. It sets you up once you dive in to Cisco certs. It definitely helped me.

 

[bowflex]

What up, I'm currently a nurse looking to make the transition into IT. I've been doing some research and after a random convo with someone I met at a car wash I'm looking to get into ITSM/ITIL.

Last night I purchased 2 Udemy courses. Introduction to Service Management with ITIL 4 and The Complete ServiceNow System Administrator Course. I'm interested signing up for a bootcamp are.

Anyone here currently working in this specific field. Any tips on making this switch would be appreciated.

For ITIL 4, I used the Jason Dion course. You can easily pass that in a weekend.

Word of caution is that I honestly haven’t utilized anything from it since I passed the exam. I have other certs that are more notable, so ITIL never comes up in conversations with recruiters.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

Passed the second exam.

Officially A+ certified

 

[703 hwy]

Passed the second exam.

Officially A+ certified

Dope! If you got the funds do both Net+ and Sec+. Especially since you’re familiar with the layout of the tests now. Also, while it’s still fresh in your head.

 

[willypete]

Passed the second exam.

Officially A+ certified

Congrats pa! We knew you would pass, we were just waiting for you to drop back in the thread.

 

[da r entertainment]

Passed the second exam.

Officially A+ certified

Congrats on the pass and wishing you much continued success!!

 

[Ricky D]

We got another CCNA course coming up. Tryna get that cert before I go to Warrant Officer school. I think we got a fiber class coming up too so I asked for that too

 

[melo0115]

if I know i dont want to go into networking do yall think its okay if I skip Net+?

Plan on studying for Sec+ right after I get my A+ since security is where I want to go for my career.


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I skipped the A+ and Net+ and got the Sec+.. I understand networking somewhat, but I do wish I had to take those test, I'd be more concrete.. It will be hard to hack into and or protect a network or webpages and apps and stuff if you don't even know exactly how they work.

So, if I could go back, i'd def take those serious..

 

[Rumpled4rskin]

Ccna gang.
A week in trying to make sense of this on my own after a bit of procrastination.
Any advice? Started off via udemy.
Grats to those making moves.
/slow clap
You guys earned it!

 

[melo0115]

So, I've gotten some really solid advice in this thread, and I have given some when I could.
With that said. I only want to spend 3 months in my current role being it entry level.

I'm fully looking at:
Cyber Sec
Cloud architecture
Data Structures & Algo for a more programming Big O notation, classes and hashing focus

I'm interested in all three, but I'm trying to narrow down within the next couple days which form I want to full commit to, so I can structure a plan and execute. I've been in a stagnated place having trouble making a decision on what exactly I want to be doing for the next couple of years.
For any of you guys working in one of these sectors. What position did you start at and What were some key things you did to get you to that spot?

Like, when you look back on your journey for some of you guys that have been at it for a decade plus, What was a defining moment when you figured out you wanted to head in said direction?

 

[Rj4147]

Do you mind sharing how you’ll be getting into the sector?

 

[melo0115]

One way is talking to the cyber sec guy in the company I work with. He told me he's down to give resources.

For cloud, I already setup a VM and my homie told me about those free AWS trainings on the site. So, I can do that, but not sure when I'll be job ready, most liekly will read more job postings and see what those roles are looking for.

Data struc & Algo... I'm about 40 to 50% proficient with python. I just need to Go harder on the Youtube videos, and just code more... Plus there's this course my local University has that you pay like $15k and they make it flexible around your work schedule.. It's for data science 6 months..

So, I have ideas... But i'm still unsure which one I want to stick with long term.. So, i'm trying to see why some others decided on what they did, to see if I get a mind hack situation..

Took me a while to narrow it down to those choices.. But yeah..

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

As of now, I'm aiming to be an ISSO...

Need toook into it more though to see how I can qualify

 

[Rumpled4rskin]

One way is talking to the cyber sec guy in the company I work with. He told me he's down to give resources.

For cloud, I already setup a VM and my homie told me about those free AWS trainings on the site. So, I can do that, but not sure when I'll be job ready, most liekly will read more job postings and see what those roles are looking for.

Data struc & Algo... I'm about 40 to 50% proficient with python. I just need to Go harder on the Youtube videos, and just code more... Plus there's this course my local University has that you pay like $15k and they make it flexible around your work schedule.. It's for data science 6 months..

So, I have ideas... But i'm still unsure which one I want to stick with long term.. So, i'm trying to see why some others decided on what they did, to see if I get a mind hack situation..

Took me a while to narrow it down to those choices.. But yeah..

I believe he meant from the outside looking in. What/How to get your foot through the door.
My current career is utterly unrelated to this so I'm curious myself.
And goodluck to you all burning that midnight oil. The success stories are encouraging to say the least.

 

[melo0115]

I believe he meant from the outside looking in. What/How to get your foot through the door.
My current career is utterly unrelated to this so I'm curious myself.
And goodluck to you all burning that midnight oil. The success stories are encouraging to say the least.

Okay, I see.

Well, like people say sometimes its who you know. I did a bootcamp type learning thing. They prepared me for Net+, Sec+(Which i already had), and CCNA Certs.
I learned a lot, but Im not taking those test. Haha

Anyways, through my connection with them, they connected with some companies for me. And i just had to perform during the interview. And Bam, I got a job after a couple different ones.

 

[Rj4147]

melo0115 sorry on the late reply but I appreciate you explaining all of that. Good luck on deciding bro. How’d you get past the basic proficiency in Python? Seems like a lot of online tutorials are strictly for the basics.

Also, definitely look at reviews of the bootcamp you plan on attending. I heard the university ones aren’t that great sometimes. Just giving a heads up.

 

[kungfu koala]

my cuzzo did that sql database one....he going for the Cisco network thing next....
tried to tutor n put me on but that **** was rocket science....

 

[melo0115]

melo0115 sorry on the late reply but I appreciate you explaining all of that. Good luck on deciding bro. How’d you get past the basic proficiency in Python? Seems like a lot of online tutorials are strictly for the basics.

Also, definitely look at reviews of the bootcamp you plan on attending. I heard the university ones aren’t that great sometimes. Just giving a heads up.

Word. Thanks, I just had a three hour talk with my homie like two days ago. He's a Software engineer, and he really broke down some stuff for me. Imma fly out to cali in a month to chill with him and he's going to take me through some stuff.. But he's also been one of my best friends since like 6th grade, so to chill also. So, Imma ride this Data Algo flow!

For python: Man! I did the hours and hours of watching youtube videos, thinking I could download it into my brain like NEO in "The Matrix"! Well, that did not work.

Then I would just do tutorials, tried udacity(didn't like it) tried another program (fell off), gave up for a bit... <<(There's more to that) But yeah, I started using this udemy course 100 days of code... And a huge help was Zedd Shaw's "Learn Python the hard way" since it was just simply understanding the concepts, but mostly just copying the code over and over again..

So, I just had to stay in it, really understand how the things inside fundamentally work and build on that... So just go through your strings, ints, bools, data types, functions, loops, classes etc.. Working on inheritance, recursion, polymorphism blah blah right now.

Also, good looking out. I will! I'm the type I need an outside influence on me, I mean if I had all day to learn, I could do it, but getting off work and wanting to start working on learning gets tough sometimes. So, boot-camps structure will really help me.

Also: Have to add this... Biggest thing I had to get over was Learning how I learn.

What are you up to in the Tech world?

 

[Stakeholder]

Also, good looking out. I will! I'm the type I need an outside influence on me, I mean if I had all day to learn, I could do it, but getting off work and wanting to start working on learning gets tough sometimes. So, boot-camps structure will really help me.

Also: Have to add this... Biggest thing I had to get over was Learning how I learn.

props for the self awareness/realization for knowing how you learn and what motivates you.

im not self-guided learner either so bootcamps/trainings are something I don’t hesitate to self fund, and networking is always part of the journey.

 

[melo0115]

props for the self awareness/realization for knowing how you learn and what motivates you.

im not self-guided learner either so bootcamps/trainings are something I don’t hesitate to self fund, and networking is always part of the journey.

Def man!
I read a couple books which helped me so much.... I've always been a common sense learner. So, learning truly how I personally retain information was huge.

Now that I've gained that skill, I actually can sit and learn by myself. But I might not push myself hard enough, so that's where the bootcamps come in, they have direction and projects and timelines. So it's sink or swim mentality activated. If you hate to lose or hate do bad, then it works.

That also, I am good with communicating, but I'm a kind of to myself guy. So, getting out of that habit and connecting with people has been big for me.

Unless you're that guy on grandmas boy, and you can just beast it out solo. Most are going to need decent help along the way.

 

[Rj4147]

Bootcamps for accountability, direction, and networking is great for sure.

Word. Thanks, I just had a three hour talk with my homie like two days ago. He's a Software engineer, and he really broke down some stuff for me. Imma fly out to cali in a month to chill with him and he's going to take me through some stuff.. But he's also been one of my best friends since like 6th grade, so to chill also. So, Imma ride this Data Algo flow!

For python: Man! I did the hours and hours of watching youtube videos, thinking I could download it into my brain like NEO in "The Matrix"! Well, that did not work.

Then I would just do tutorials, tried udacity(didn't like it) tried another program (fell off), gave up for a bit... <<(There's more to that) But yeah, I started using this udemy course 100 days of code... And a huge help was Zedd Shaw's "Learn Python the hard way" since it was just simply understanding the concepts, but mostly just copying the code over and over again..

So, I just had to stay in it, really understand how the things inside fundamentally work and build on that... So just go through your strings, ints, bools, data types, functions, loops, classes etc.. Working on inheritance, recursion, polymorphism blah blah right now.

Also, good looking out. I will! I'm the type I need an outside influence on me, I mean if I had all day to learn, I could do it, but getting off work and wanting to start working on learning gets tough sometimes. So, boot-camps structure will really help me.

Also: Have to add this... Biggest thing I had to get over was Learning how I learn.

What are you up to in the Tech world?

Word man thanks for those resources. I’m working in help desk trying to figure out where to go next. I’m finishing up a degree in IT and I have 60 credits towards a cs degree. I know basic Java so I’m trying to level up my skills after I’m done with my degree. I might go to a bootcamp too once im done with my degree

 

[melo0115]

Nice. Do your thing man.

 

[titang545]

As of now, I'm aiming to be an ISSO...

Need toook into it more though to see how I can qualify

I just interviewed for an ISSO position, I was hesitant until they said what the position entails. After they explained it on the phone, I was like I been doing that for years in other positions.

 

[Beruseruku Desu]

I just interviewed for an ISSO position, I was hesitant until they said what the position entails. After they explained it on the phone, I was like I been doing that for years in other positions.

May I ask what your job is currently?

After I pass the SEC+ i plan on applying to a bunch of positions. Ive been doing help desk for 5 years and I feel like once i get Sec+ it'll open more opportunities for me.

But i been reading around that theres almost no demand for entry level security positions.

I was planning on maybe applying to IAM roles but my main focus is to do anything other than a help desk. Any tips?