I will be doing a deep dive on Incident response (IR for short) and Security Operations Center (SOC for short). I have grouped these together as a lot of the times they are used interchangeably. This will be part 2 of a 4 part series around cybersecurity career paths.

When people ask me what they should learn for Cybsersecurity, I usually recommend learning Linux. In Cybersecurity and in any Cloud environment, there is a high chance you will be working on Linux. I mentioned previously that I was working on an introductory course and would make it available to the community.

In the past, I’ve talked about the different career paths within Cybersecutity and all the options there are. It is a very broad field and one that can accommodate various interests.

In one of the Cybersecurity liveroom I’ve done we spoke about personal security and digital hygiene.

I have talked about the areas that are important when it comes to learning about Security. Although there are several, (more that can be covered in one post) here are a few that stand out are the following.

One might feel like Alice in Wonderland when just starting out on their journey to learn about how to get in the field of tech.

Wanted to tell a quick story of one of the close calls I had working in Security this year. A lot of times people only talk about their highlights or their accomplishments. But it is a good exercise to learn from our mistakes.

I put together some resources on Cybersecurity

Here are some updates that can shed light on what a role from one of these job families can look like.

What hapens when you go through the account reset flow?

​​I wanted to go over in more detail how to examine an email and determine if it is malicious.

Phishing

In this post, I will go over what is phishing and how to better protect yourself against this threat. Phishing is Attempting to coerce a user to give private information. This could be done in any of the following ways

This is a continuation of the post Why would one learn Linux in the first place? Intro to Linux

Why would one learn Linux in the first place?

Many people have asked me where to get started for learning more about cybersecurity roles and the kind of work it involves. Although some may think of Cybersecurity as pentesting or “hacking”, it is much broader than that. Here is an overview of the makeup of Cybersecurity.

What we need to take our learning to another level, is a community we can grow in. At Year Up the concept of community is instilled from the get go. The faculty drives home the point that you can’t do it alone, and that building a bond is crucial to having success from the training program. At first I was hesitant about this and frankly a little reluctant. Why did I need to talk to everybody? Why couldn’t I just learn, rinse and repeat and get on with my life?

In order to aid your journey to build skills for a career in tech, here is an overview of what to expect. A more in depth write up to follow.

A list of skills and qualities you need to succeed in this field

My Opportunity In Getting Into Tech

I opened my Year Up offer letter and there was the logo for the company I was going to be interning at. That was it, my foot was officially in the door. Granted, my toe was in the door but you get the point. From there on out I was on an interview, an exhibition of whether I could or could not do this. I knew I had the work ethic, now it was about picking up everything I could to be able to get into tech.

What These Posts Will Be About

I want to write articles that I feel can benefit others and give a different take on getting into the field of tech. With the power of the internet, we can help others that are making the move or have made the move into this field and undoubtedly have questions.

I would assimilate improving your skills in tech as to getting better at basketball, let me tell you what I mean by that. With minimal equipment, you can practice the sport and over time improve your game (all you need is a ball and a makeshift hoop). < – This is how I started 😅 . With the proper motivation you can continuously get better at basketball and this doesn’t require anything fancy or a huge investment.