If you are currently working, say as a Microsoft Exchange administrator, focusing on email security could be a good start for your cybersecurity career. Or if you are a system administrator and you have good know-how of operating systems, digital forensics could be your next job, after gaining the required skills, though.
Based on LinkedIn, 89% of surveyed professionals would be interested in hearing from a recruiter, and with this in mind, transition from your current role should not be too tricky. Again, based on LinkedIn, there are roughly half a million cybersecurity job openings in the United States, with a projected need of 1.8 million additional cybersecurity professionals to fill the workface gap by 2022.
When we look at the Asia-Pacific region, there is a shortage of 2.14 million, and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa have...