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Hey Guys!!! I am fairly new to the IT world. I currently do day to day trouble shooting and desk top support. My real interest is in the Security side of everything,. I am looking for some certification courses that I can take online or some sort of boot camps. What would be the most recommended/needed for someone new in the field and looking to get my foot into the door to start on a new path in the IT field.

Thank you!!!

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Start with the ‘+’ ones, Security+ would be the one for you, for now.

Ultimately you prolly want a CISSP if you want to go into management, if you are more hands on, you probably want to look into linux, pentest etc as you need a good details understand of technology to be able to secure it.

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Also listen to security podcast and read blogs

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I think the ‘boot camp’ model is too expensive and not effective enough for one to retain and actually learn the information. I recommend putting in focused study time with books, videos, and most importantly Hands On. Get a home lab up and running. I have also used the Exam Cram books for my CompTIA exams when I have a good grasp on most of the material. There are some great channels out there dedicated to InfoSec and Pentesting; i.e. SecurityTube, SecureNinja… Those are the two that come to mind right now. Neally has some good advice about learning Linux. Kali Linux is a great distro to learn all kinds of security tools, but it can be overwhelming if you are brand new to Linux. Good Luck!

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Iv heard of the comTIA Security+. I will check into it.

I have been looking at some videos on Lynda to try and get the basics of Security. I needed to be pointed in a general direction on where to get started and I can find my way up from there.

Thanks!

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Start listenting to the podcasts
Pauls security weekly
Risky business
Isc daily stormcast

Are good to start with
Get a home lab and start looking at things around the home

Get to a local bsides conference (free) and make some local connections with others in your area

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I’m with martin, and I’ll add the SANS website, go to the resources and start reading. https://www.sans.org/

So more reading (sorry…)

You will need a good grounding with networks, Cisco have some fun ways to learn, you will need to register on their site, but their site has some great tutorials and other great resources Cisco Learning Network