Start a Career in Cyber Security WITHOUT Being Smart – NO Technical Skills? Job Training 2023

I feel like I’ve been misleading you for over a year.

LinkedIn has been a great platform for me as an outlet. It allows me to deliver my thoughts into the hands of people that maybe take interest in them.

However, I don’t want to mislead you. Before take my advice, here are things that I feel you need to know.

1. I have no college degree. I went to a tech school 25 years ago that went out of business and is non existent now. Basically my « Diploma » is worthless from them.

2. I’m average. When it comes to deep knowledge in things, I’m average. So many people are WAY above me.

3. I don’t have a slew of really cool acronyms after my name. At one time I had my MCSE for NT4 and Windows 2000, then some GIAC certs. Yes, I was a cert chaser back in the « old’n days », but I quickly stopped when I realized I wasn’t getting the return on investment. I realized I was just studying to pass the exams.

4. I may look like I have it all together, but I really don’t. I struggle coming up with content sometimes. I say « typically » way too much when I’m doing speaking engagements. Sometimes I even wear the same socks I wore the day before because the laundry isn’t caught-up.

However, here IS what I have to offer:

I’ve been in this field for 25 years. Worked from Helpdesk to Systems Admin, Network Admin, Consultant, Defensive Security, Offensive Security, Security Auditing (PCI-QSA and other frameworks), vCISO. In that particular order. I never planned on becoming a vCISO. Companies started reaching out to me because they saw something they liked. Before I knew it, I was utilizing the skills learned through my career to serve in this capacity.

So what really IS my niche? How have I been successful?

Looking back, it has been my ability to adapt, connect to people, listen well to their needs, and then communicate well. In a nutshell, I’m a problem solver. I know how to solve problems in this industry. I know how to use my resources. I know how to make people work together as a team. I know how to achieve (sometimes exceed) goals. No matter what field you are in, if you have the ability to solve problems, you will be successful.

Although I don’t consider myself an expert at anything, what I do know is that I’ve been around the block. I love this industry and know it well.

So here I am. Just an average guy with his own life problems. Still stumbling through it trying to figure out what I want to be when I grow up. In the meantime, I’ll keep solving problems. Problems for others, and even some of my own. Do I struggle with this thing called Imposter Syndrome? Absolutely. But I leverage it every single day to become better at what I do.

So, if you can deal with all of this, please, let’s stay connected.

So tell me, what things do YOU struggle with?

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Source by Mike Miller – Break in Cyber