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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

You're reading from   Cybersecurity Career Master Plan Proven techniques and effective tips to help you advance in your cybersecurity career

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Product type Paperback
Published in Sep 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781801073561
Length 280 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Authors (4):
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Kim Nguyen Kim Nguyen
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Jaclyn “Jax” Scott Jaclyn “Jax” Scott
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Dr. Gerald Auger Dr. Gerald Auger
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Jonathan Helmus Jonathan Helmus
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity
2. Chapter 1: New Career in Cyber… "Who Dis?" FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Which Career Field Is Best for You? 4. Section 2: Your Path into the Industry
5. Chapter 3: Different Strokes for Different Folks 6. Chapter 4: Exploring Certifications and College 7. Chapter 5: Getting Hands-On Experience with No Experience 8. Chapter 6: Time to Brand Yourself – Not the Burning Type 9. Chapter 7: How to Land a Jay-Oh-Bee! 10. Section 3: Now You're in; Time to Level Up!
11. Chapter 8: Giving Back to Others and Yourself 12. Chapter 9: Trusting the Process 13. Assessments 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Chapter 4: Exploring Certifications and College

Skillsets often apply directly to a few different things. One of those is skillsets that you gain from on-the-job training, or mainly being in the field and gaining experience while you're in the thick of it. However, that doesn't always get to be the case for everyone, especially someone outside of cybersecurity trying to get into cybersecurity. Individuals looking to get into cybersecurity often look to college degrees and certifications to help build their skillsets and help them stand out among other aspiring (or even current) cybersecurity professionals.

This chapter is going to cover various certifications that aspiring cybersecurity professionals can achieve to help them get the job they are looking for. Additionally, these certifications are great for road mapping a plan to a particular career that an individual may want to pursue.

In this chapter, we're going to cover the following main topics:

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