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I have been at a small IT shop for more than 10 years, and feel that I advanced about as far as I can. In this company, while I have done some bigger projects, a majority of time is spent on multiple tasks. I am thinking I want to look more into the security side of things. I have an associates in Networking, and am wondering about finishing a bachelors degree in cyber security, or at least taking some certificates. Is security+ a good way to start this? What are some good (free) sites to study this at?

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Security+ is an entry level cert for the industry, but it might be a great way to gauge your interest and aptitude

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Cybrary.it has a security+ course free or you can typically get good deals on udemy.com. I paid $40 and got Mike Meyers comptia A+ 901, A+ 902, Network+, and Security+ good luck, I couldn’t do security consulting, it didn’t speak to me like the others do.

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Watching for answers to the same question :slight_smile:

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Cybrary is a good resource and free. But for Security+ the CompTIA training you buy with the test certificate is the best

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Does your IT shop offer security services? Is there anyone there that you can learn from?

What are you good at? Windows sys admin, networking, storage, etc…?

I’d get a job at a bigger company doing what you’re good at, and find their SecOps Engineer, and work on some projects with him/her to learn real world work vs cert based bs (sorry, not a fan of certs)

Or find an IT shop that specializes in security and get a lower level job and work your way up?

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This is an old blog post, but the content has held up remarkably over the years and is still quite relevant today:

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I collect learning resources and put links to them on my site. On this page, there are links to security training: Education - College

HTH!

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Put in your resume what you are looking for! Your resume should read:
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I am looking for an entry level security position in

Going back to school won’t help that much. A hacker is just an unauthorized sysadmin. You’ll be better served with good network/system skills.

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Hey there! I just wanted to pop in to mention that, if you are ever interested in checking them out, we definitely have some training resources on the @Skillsoft side of things that could help you out with this! We also have a recent blog post that could be helpful to check out specifically on " Tips on How to Study and Prepare for the CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam ". Outside of that, feel free to check out our learning resources dedicated to IT security training here and our CompTIA training options here .

I’m always here in the Community so if you have any questions now or in the future please don’t hesitate to reach out, I would be more than happy to help :slight_smile: Wishing you the best of luck with this career move!