cybersecurity!!!
| Turn off the computers
| >>1062675
actually will not help you if the computer has Wake-on-LAN enabled. can remotely turn it right back on >:)
| >>1062675
actually will not help you if the computer has Wake-on-LAN enabled. can remotely turn it right back on >:)
| woah mama why's there a duplicate
| *wakes your mouth on lan*
| im on the same journey as you, starting with thm and planning to do htb after, with the eventual goal of oscp.
| >>1062698
nice. what sort of career path are you shooting for? like redteaming, pentesting, BBH?
what sorts of stuff are you doing for info retention while learning? even in just pre-security there's sooo much info that you'll need to remember for later
| >>1062701
yeah redteaming and pentesting. ive been working as a sysadmin for a few years, currently at a new job since 2 months, which is more network focused. i want to pivot because i think once you get a foot in, the market is secure. it's also just very interesting.
as for retention, theres 2 things imo:
1) document everything extensively (i need to get better at this, at least in a more organised manner- there are more sophisticated ways to document like github or obsidian)
| 2) apply what you learned. practical application of theory is the best way to aid retention. just reading/hearing about concepts, even if you fundamentally grasp them, will not result in learning something. thats why all these platforms include virtual test environments to apply the theory. outside of that, setting up a virtual environment and fucking around with kali for instance
| I took a two year cyber security course at uni and am currently employed as a pentester. It's not clear to me if y'all are talking about self study or going to university by the way.
Look up the books RTFM and BTFM. They give you a first step into everything you need to know about cyber security tool usage and if you master these tools you got a very good chance at getting hired.
| >>1062747 hey, thanks for the info. full on self study with the long term goal of getting some certs. im working full time as a sysadmin. ill check out these books. what does a work day in your life look like if you dont mind sharing?
| I've also been in uni for cyber stuff, still studying, also have an IT degree and some cyber security certificates. It is quite the journy, you kinda need to know how everything works at the most basic level, which might sound easy but it's really really not. Networking is probably the most important area, then everything else, how websites work, servers, learn bash, you need to know policy and planning stuff if you work at a bigger buisness, know good pen/defence tools, ect.
| >>1062747 mostly self study, my acronyms before were online learning platforms tryhackme and hackthebox. THM is more geared towards complete beginners but goes more into it towards the end, and hack the box is for sure more intermediate.
those books seem super good, thanks.
do you have any sites you hold in high regard for this stuff?
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| any of you basement dwellers have experience in or studied cybersecurity before? any insights?
i've just recently started my long ahh journey, doing THM rn and will later get to HTB but also considering certs like entry level compTIA A+ and Cisco CCNA, then later on compTIA Security+, and some sort of specific degree like OSCP+ (which will financially ruin me).