Cyber security is one of the growing field so if you're thinking of making your career in the field that's great let have a view on what actually cyber security is ? and how you can start your career path for cyber security.
Cyber security is the work of protecting computers, servers, mobile devices, electronic systems, networks, and data from malicious attacks also known as information technology security or electronic information security.
There are a number of cyber threats are there like Malware , SQL injection , Phishing , Man-in-the-middle attack , Denial-of-service attack etc.
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There is no single path to working in cybersecurity. People come at it from all fields– math, computer science, even history or philosophy. even though all of them share a deep and abiding interest in how technology works. Security experts say this is critical. You need to know exactly what you’re protecting,from whom and the reason why things are insecure.
Many experts suggest to start with a job, internship or apprenticeship in IT. This will make you habitual in fundamentals such as administering & configuring systems, networks, database management and coding. You’ll also get a knowledge of IT procedures and real-world business operations.
It’s not possible to be an expert in all categories, employers also suggest you focus on an area (e.g. networking security) and do it well. things to do before 5-10 years to your “ultimate security career” then look for starter IT jobs that will supply you with the right skills.
Sample career paths can include:
Practical experience is very important so gain practical experience as much as possible. if you are a non it person it to get it from different directory or guide training or from where ever you can get it .
An ideal cybersecurity candidate is a combination of technical and soft skill.They should have deep knowledge of IT fundamentals for example networking,system administrator, database manager etc. soft skills include how to communicate with non IT colleagues and have knowledge of complex problem solving and also understand the business procedure and processes.
College degree is a must and as I cleared before that experience will make you shine ,in this career path for cybersecurity you should be well known to IT skills.doesn't matter ,you are for IT background or not .
Start with yourself, set up your own lab with some old systems, practice securing the computer and network of your lab and also try hacking it. By this process you will be get basic knowledge
You can participate in cybersecurity training games and contests.can create open source projects.
Join your community peeples on social media linkedin,professional network and security organizations they help you in being updated .start with local security group meetings and programs. You can collaborate with teams on live projects .Start reading IT and security magazines or blogs.
Hard IT skills to are in demand you can not avoid it , and should have the knowledge of operating system (windows,linux,unix) , database managements system (mysql) programming language (c,c++,java etc),System/network configurationTCP/IP, computer networking, routing and switching Network protocols and packet analysis tools Firewall and intrusion detection/prevention protocolsPacket Shaper, Load Balancer and Proxy Server knowledge
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The area of their job and industry, security experts usually end at specializing in a specific areas.here are some examples:- Cisco networks,Cloud computing, Microsoft technologies,Open source applications and Wireless Database modeling.
Non IT certifications are also important like communication skills, soft skills to develop your self
Hope this blog will help you in starting your career path for cybersecurity . this is one of the growing fields nowadays. Good luck.