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Hi there,

I am currently in desktop support, and I want to start transitioning into cybersecurity. Information I found online suggests that you need to start as a SOC Analyst. Because of this, I enrolled in HarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity on edX, and I also want to take the CompTIA Security+ exam.

If there are any beginner or intermediate cybersecurity professionals currently doing this type of work, could you advise me on what good study material to start with? I also checked out TryHackMe and Hack The Box, and they seem like good, fun ways to learn.

Hopefully, this thread can assist all of us who want to move up in life with a new career!
 
earned my security + a while back, do want to hear exactly what one does with it,
or what the next steps are, as so far all I can make out of it is

here is a list of security event logs to review, good luck
 
Jet-Fighter7700 said:
earned my security + a while back, do want to hear exactly what one does with it,
or what the next steps are, as so far all I can make out of it is

here is a list of security event logs to review, good luck
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Hi, are you currently doing cyber security work?
 
TryHackMe's SOC Level1 is a decent starter
letsdefend.io also has some free courses
Cisco's got an Intro to Cybersecurity foundational course too

Ideally you'll familiarize yourself with a specific SIEM tool to nail down the fundamentals of Hunting - Splunk (Popular for Large Enterprise),Elastic (If you don't mind going DIY and building yourself). Being able to explain and demonstrate processes and understanding is a good sales point. Splunk has some free courses - https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training/free-courses/overview.html
This knowledge is Transferrable to other SIEMs
You should also consider getting a handle on the basics of Cloud Platforms and IAM to understand how these work and how they are utilized and abused - though you have a baseline coming from Desktop Support - build on it

Key topics to cover your bases:
  • SIEM concepts (Splunk, Sentinel (Azure), Elastic)
  • The MITRE ATT&CK framework
  • Network fundamentals and log analysis
  • Phishing analysis and malware triage
  • Incident response processes
  • Windows event logs (desktop support background will help a lot here)
Currently Cybersecurity Consultant at a Big4,I also like to keep abreast of the latest trends and going's on in the job market as i've been an Independent Contractor in Cyber for a few years
 
Spek said:
Hi there,

I am currently in desktop support, and I want to start transitioning into cybersecurity. Information I found online suggests that you need to start as a SOC Analyst. Because of this, I enrolled in HarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity on edX, and I also want to take the CompTIA Security+ exam.

If there are any beginner or intermediate cybersecurity professionals currently doing this type of work, could you advise me on what good study material to start with? I also checked out TryHackMe and Hack The Box, and they seem like good, fun ways to learn.

Hopefully, this thread can assist all of us who want to move up in life with a new career!
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TryHackMe - do a few learning paths to try figure out which area of cybersecurity you enjoy the most
 
Spek said:
Hi there,

I am currently in desktop support, and I want to start transitioning into cybersecurity. Information I found online suggests that you need to start as a SOC Analyst. Because of this, I enrolled in HarvardX: CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity on edX, and I also want to take the CompTIA Security+ exam.

If there are any beginner or intermediate cybersecurity professionals currently doing this type of work, could you advise me on what good study material to start with? I also checked out TryHackMe and Hack The Box, and they seem like good, fun ways to learn.

Hopefully, this thread can assist all of us who want to move up in life with a new career!
Click to expand...

If you want to get into cyber security as a red teamer going the route of the SOC is a terrible idea. SOC analyst almost never make it pentesters and it normally goes the other way around as no one wants to be in the SOC so pentesters take the role for like a year then move into management.

Rather spend the time doing hack the box - tryhackme and actually learn the craft. Plus if you don't LOVE hackthebox etc you won't have the passion for pentesting.

For your first year you will mainly be doing web testing so getting some Java/PHP coding Mimo app can help with the basics then do the portswigger labs. Telling people you have done 80% of the portswigger labs and got that cert is worth more than a year in a SOC. You should know some basic Python just so you can correct a script but now days AI can do it.

To get your foot in the door CEH (rubbish but companies need it), ejpt and pjpt. All are very basic but shows you have the aptitude. Also any tech degree is basically an instant in.

More advanced pnpt and eccpt, you will get a job with your IT background one of these and CEH.

Instant job OSCP and above like OSEE.

For UK remote work there are like 100 CREST exams and some of those guys are contracting for over a million a year.

Orange Cyber Defense does an Academy every year. Start recruiting around August. Redshift/Integrity 360 have hired like crazy this year apply on the website. MWR does an Academy every few months so keep checking careers.

Just don't go to Tellspace, there are horror stories from that company.

Some Junior pentest interview questions.
Name 5 protocols, how would you connect with one of these protocols, explain TLS, name 5 of the OWASP top 10, what tools are you proficient in.

Send me a DM if you want more info. I will see if any of my contacts are taking on Junior testers. Small industry.
 
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