Becoming a Self-Taught Cybersecurity Pro
Cybersecurity pros are in high demand. Here s how one system administrator developed his own personal online night school curriculum to gain the expertise for a successful security career.
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If you are looking to take your IT career in a new direction where there s loads of demand, there are several interesting subspecialities, and the pay continues to increase, a career in cybersecurity can t be beat right now.
It s impossible to ignore all the high-profile attacks from the SolarWinds supply chain attack
impacting multiple government agencies, to the more recent spate ransomware attacks against gas pipeline company Colonial Pipeline and meat producer JBS, to name a few. The move to work from home and to accelerate digital transformations has only increased the alert level and the demand for cybersecurity pros.