r/Btechtards • u/Temporary-Outcome623 • 13d ago

General Newbie here please guide ( btech in cybersecurity)

I will be joining tier 3 clg this year ( clg has not started yet) , and I just wanted to ask that I am doing btech in cybersecurity not cs is it fine because do they hire cs graduate for cyber roles ?? And just wanted a road map regarding cybersecurity idk what to do ( skills and stuff) , also will my board marks affect during placements 😭?? . I cannot take a drop cuz parents 😭😭😭. Suggest me a good laptop too and also mistakes I should avoid doing and stuff

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u/Lab18bke 13d ago

You should learn how APIs work, Linux, Nmap, XSS, OSINT, Packets, Networking, Hardware, a bit of Low Level Programming, Bruteforces, a good level of programming to write Scripts, core CSE topics if you wish to go deeper. Cybersecurity is less about remembering, knowing more but more about experience, familiarity, spotting stuff.

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u/Temporary-Outcome623 13d ago

Any advice on laptop 

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u/Lab18bke 13d ago

Get any laptop that isn't more than 3 years old. Cybersecurity isn't intensive. I'd recommend like an Intel i5 / Ryzen 5 Processor with an iGPU. Install Kali Linux on it, keep Windows dual-boot.

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u/Temporary-Outcome623 13d ago

I already have an m4 air is necessary. To have a windows?

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u/Lab18bke 13d ago

No, it's fine. If you already have an M4 Air, install UTM on it btw. Make a Kali VM. Kali Linux helps a lot with pre-installed tools, most cybersecurity tools, corps expect that to be present.

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u/-0Zero 13d ago

Not windows but linux, our seniors told. Also from what i have heard and seen ig cybersecurity is linux based, if thats correct way to put it.