IT/cyber security/coding brehs….. I need serious help…. PLEASE

[Henny and_ HotWings]

I am interested in hopping into IT…. Cyber security to be specific since it seems to pay more….

But I am SO LOST on what route to go…..

I know I’m not interested in hardware like that.

There are soooo many ways to get in….. should I get certs? A degree? If I should get certs, which ones should I get? Is community college a good option? Should I learn coding?

I don’t wanna do alllllll this work and studying just to come out and make 50k a year…. Hell I ALREADY make 68 - 72K a year now but I’m trying to get to that next level…..

Help PLEASSSEEEE



All advice is welcome

**** Also, I have seen the past post on IT located on here and it is YEARS old… is wildly unorganized, and full of people giving vague answers or just trying to sound smarter than the next man…. Not very helpful.*****

 

[BaggerofTea]

Please use the forum search function and Google search engine

One thing people need to learn is how to research and find information.

If don't know how to research, IT will eat you alive

 

[Buddy]

What's your experience/career in now? You're gonna need some years to get above what you're already making

 

[ba'al]

I am interested in hopping into IT…. Cyber security to be specific since it seems to pay more….

But I am SO LOST on what route to go…..

I know I’m not interested in hardware like that.

There are soooo many ways to get in….. should I get certs? A degree? If I should get certs, which ones should I get? Is community college a good option? Should I learn coding?

I don’t wanna do alllllll this work and studying just to come out and make 50k a year…. Hell I ALREADY make 68 - 72K a year now but I’m trying to get to that next level…..

Help PLEASSSEEEE



All advice is welcome

There's an entire subforum dedicated for this check it out here. https://www.thecoli.com/forums/6-figures-6-certs.77/

@BeachBum Unreal just made this thread in that subforum maybe it be of interest for you.

Cybersecurity For Beginners: Introduction To Cisco ASA

https://cybercoastal.com/cybersecurity-guide-for-beginners-introduction-to-cisco-asa/

www.thecoli.com

 

[BaggerofTea]

Also I can't emphasize how important it is to build a home lab to test, experiment and learn your career tools

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

Not saying I don’t know how to do research and I have seen the posts about it on here already and shyt is rather unorganized and ALLLLL over the place… but thanks

 

[RadaMillz]

bro coding is entirely different thing than help desk/hardware, one is physical and the other is programming.

I can't count the amount of times people ask me to fix their computers and I am like I'm not that guy

but I still end up fixing their computers because I did help desk for few years before software

 

[Sane]

I am interested in hopping into IT…. Cyber security to be specific since it seems to pay more….

But I am SO LOST on what route to go…..

I know I’m not interested in hardware like that.

There are soooo many ways to get in….. should I get certs? A degree? If I should get certs, which ones should I get? Is community college a good option? Should I learn coding?

I don’t wanna do alllllll this work and studying just to come out and make 50k a year…. Hell I ALREADY make 68 - 72K a year now but I’m trying to get to that next level…..

Help PLEASSSEEEE



All advice is welcome

Ask in here breh:

IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

Started applying to new jobs I'm in the DMV area, currently being processed for my TS/SCI but I'm like fukk it at this point. I have a Bachelors, Sec+, CEH and CASP+, and a Top Secret Clearance BUT... not a lot of experience. I used this slow paced job to study during the day and got those three...

www.thecoli.com

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

What's your experience/career in now? You're gonna need some years to get above what you're already making

Case management…. And healthcare navigation… I work for Kaiser Permanente…but I don’t wanna get an RN, don’t wanna get a masters in case management or all those other redundant ass Case management certs…. shyt is dumb af and I have currently hit a glass ceiling.

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

bro coding is entirely different thing than help desk/hardware, one is physical and the other is programming.

I can't count the amount of times people ask me to fix their computers and I am like I'm not that guy

but I still end up fixing their computers because I did help desk for few years before software

Lmaooo What’s a good way to get into coding?

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

Ask in here breh:

IT Certifications and Careers (Official Discussion Thread)

Started applying to new jobs I'm in the DMV area, currently being processed for my TS/SCI but I'm like fukk it at this point. I have a Bachelors, Sec+, CEH and CASP+, and a Top Secret Clearance BUT... not a lot of experience. I used this slow paced job to study during the day and got those three...

www.thecoli.com

I’ve seen this but it’s full of dudes trying to sound smarter than the next… kinda un organized and alllll over the place

 

[GooPunch]

I'll keep my advice simple: Find an area of tech that you are already interested in. If you're not into security, don't try and make a career out of it because you think it pays well or whatever. Find a subject that you are actually interested in. Web, Graphics/Games, Embedded, Languages, System Administration, DevOps, etc. Pick something you have actually invested your own time into in the past.

Any other motivator (money, security, wfh, whatever) won't be strong enough and you'll likely quit.

Most of us do this shyt because we're massive nerds who are genuinely into this stuff. I basically get paid to do shyt I would have done on my own time.

 

[Buddy]

Case management…. And healthcare navigation… I work for Kaiser Permanente…but I don’t wanna get an RN, don’t wanna get a masters in case management or all those other redundant ass Case management certs…. shyt is dumb af and I have currently hit a glass ceiling.

Do you work with EHRs/EMRs at all? You could get in there and still make pretty good money. It looks like they use Epic tho and you can't get their certs unless someone uses a golden key

 

[CrushedGroove]

Look into Udemy. It costs but if you know what path you want to take then they have the courses. Also check out ChatGPT. If you know how to ask it, it will give you what you need.

Look into the tools major corporations use and do webinars with them to understand what features they provide and how they differ from competitors.

 

[Henny and_ HotWings]

There's an entire subforum dedicated for this check it out here. https://www.thecoli.com/forums/6-figures-6-certs.77/

@BeachBum Unreal just made this thread in that subforum maybe it be of interest for you.

Cybersecurity For Beginners: Introduction To Cisco ASA

https://cybercoastal.com/cybersecurity-guide-for-beginners-introduction-to-cisco-asa/

www.thecoli.com

I’ve seen this but it’s full of dudes trying to sound smarter than the next… kinda un organized and alllll over the place