Creating a career roadmap for the cybersecurity beginner

Cyber Work

Today’s Cyber Work Hacks is for security novices, people just getting started in learning cybersecurity and looking for their career path. Professor Robert McMillen is an Infosec Skills path author, and he gives you some fantastic advice for making the decisions at the very beginning to help you steer your career to all the places you want to go! To get your cybersecurity career started, make sure to check out today’s Cyber Work Hack.
0:00 - First starting out in cybersecurity
1:28 - Cybersecurity career map
5:41 - Advice for career road mapping
9:11 - Leaning into your interests via education
12:28 - Advancing your cybersecurity career
15:56 - Cybersecurity skills to learn
17:21 - Outro
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Chapitres

1. Creating a Cybersecurity Career Roadmap (00:00:00)

2. Navigating Career Paths in Technology (00:06:37)

3. Promoting CyberWorks InfoSec Podcast (00:17:30)