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How to get Entry level job in Cybersecurity?

There are a lot of jobs that come under Cybersecurity. Now it depends on your knowledge and interest which one you want to choose for your carrier. Most of the time main question arise is that is that possible for non-tech people to join Cybersecurity filed?

Yes: It is possible for everyone but you need to be dedicated for your dreams and work hard. Consistency is the key of success so make sure you are giving your 100%. You need to clear your basics and then go ahead and learn other stuff.

Another question arises that if we need to be perfect in programming to join Cybersecurity field. For Cybersecurity Jobs there are some jobs where you should have good knowledge of Java/Python etc. But not for all jobs you need programming. But you should have basic knowledge of Linux to work in Cybersecurity field.

For Tech people:

  1. Need Basic Networking knowledge
  2. Basic Linux Knowledge
  3. Basic Windows knowledge

How to prepare for job:

  1. TryHackMe:

Link: https://tryhackme.com/

How it works:

I recommend it for beginners because there are a lot of courses available that you can use without subscription. It shows you different job pathways from where you can which which filed you have interest and can go ahead with those particular courses.

  • If you are a beginner and preparing for Cybersecurity then TryHackme is best for you to prepare and get your dream job.
  • Tryhackme provide you theory knowledge and hands on practice.
  • Best thing about tryhackme is that you don’t need to install VirtualBox separate for your practice. It provides attached box which you just need to turn on machine and can practice side by side.
  • You can choose
  1. Security Analyst :

Tryhackme provide SOC Level-1 and SOC Level-2 courses for Security analyst entry job preparation where you will learn what an analyst do and how does he work with which resources.

  1. Security Engineer:

If you want to go for Security engineer job there is pathway available for that as well with theory and practice.

  1. Red Team:

If you are interested more in penetration testing. You can learn about penetration and red team courses from this website.

  • HAckTheBox:

      Link: https://www.hackthebox.com/

Once you get familiar with Tryhackme, next step you can take is Hackthebox practice. Here you will get a lot of machines that you need to hack to get more practice.

Books for Cybersecurity preparation:

1. Real world bug hunting: A field guide to web hacking   (Peter Yaworski)

2. The hacker playbook 3: Practical Guide to penetration testing   (Peter Kim)

3. The basic of hacking and penetration testing: Ethical hacking and penetration testing made easy (Patrick Engebretson)

4. Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking (Georgia Weidman)

5. Advanced Penetration Testing: Hacking the world’s most secure Networks (Wil Allsopp)

6. Hacking: The Art of exploitation, 2nd edition (Jon Erickson)

7. Black Hat python: Python programming for hackers and pentesters    (Justin Seitz)

8. The Web Application Hacker’s Handbook: Finidng and exploiting Security Flaws  (Dafydd Stuttard)

9. Hands-On Ethical Hacking and Network Defense  (James Corley)

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