Otherwise, you’re just guessing with style. Let’s be honest:Everyone wants to get into cybersecurity right now. It’s the hot thing.Cool hoodie?… Check.Kali Linux VM? … Check.HackTheBox account? … Check.Knows what an IP address is? … Nada?Wait… what? Hold up. Before you start yelling “firewall” in every IT conversation or try to hack your own Wi-Fi router (again), do yourself —
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Let me start with the truth: I didn’t choose the self-study path because I thought I was some kind of untapped genius. I chose it because I checked the price of a cybersecurity bootcamp and nearly choked on my instant noodles. I want to become a network and cybersecurity engineer. Not because it sounds cool (okay, maybe a little), but
So you’ve decided to dive into the glorious chaos that is network and cybersecurity engineering. And now you’re asking yourself: “Should I get a new laptop?”“Do I need triple monitors?”“Would an RGB keyboard help me hack faster?” Let’s clear that up real quick. A New Computer Just Looks Cool — That’s It Listen, a shiny new computer, ultrawide monitors, and
This Network and Cybersecurity Engineering Thing Is Hard (I Just Wanted to Be Cool) When I first got into network and cybersecurity engineering, I had dreams. Big dreams. I thought I’d be some kind of cyber-James Bond—sipping coffee in a dark room filled with blinking LEDs, typing furiously as firewalls fell and bad guys cried. What I didn’t picture was