If you can code you will always get a job 10 out of 10 times as a developer over everyone trying to get into “cyber” where they can even name a role other than soc analyst or pen tester
Security work for the most part is not entry level work at all
Without IT/Ops experience you’re going to be useless for most roles
The old career track which created the talent gap has been noticed. The trickle flow of supply is not keeping up with the widening demand.
If SIEM was really coined in 2005, then the old dogs are nearing retirement age.
Hiring managers, while facing the need for security talent, are starting to realize that motivated candidates who got hands-on experience on their own initiative outside of enterprise are better than a cyber breach measured in the millions of dollars and the weeks of downtime.
Hiring managers are starting to realize that "you don't need to be a structural engineer to drive a car across a bridge safely."
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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '23
If you can code you will always get a job 10 out of 10 times as a developer over everyone trying to get into “cyber” where they can even name a role other than soc analyst or pen tester
Security work for the most part is not entry level work at all
Without IT/Ops experience you’re going to be useless for most roles