How to start a career in IT/cyber security (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 year ago by TheRealLinga@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hi everyone! I need some help. I'm in my mid-thirties, and I had a growing career that, since covid, has gotten so flaky I can't properly provide for my family anymore. I have always been interested in tech, and would like to start a career but I'm not sure how to.

Can anyone in the field give me some advice? I don't have much college experience, only did 1 year 17/18 years ago. Looks like I need some sort of college degree, which I'm fine with.

I also saw some online "bootcamp" things... are they good? I would like to do something where I was helping companies be protected from hackers and work from home as much as possible. White hat hacker type of thing... if that's real!

Thank you everyone!

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[-] hystericallymad@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

And to add to this conversation, I have 10+ years solo IT for a company. Microsoft Learn will help you with whatever task you can think of within the 365 and Azure environments. Whether you use the platform for a certificate or not, you’ll benefit from the step by step instructions for just about everything Microsoft.

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