How I Would Learn Cyber Security if I Could Start Over in 2025 Beginner Roadmap

yo what's up YouTube Welcome Back to the channel today's video I'm going to give you guys breakdown of exactly what would do if had to restart my cyber security career from scratch in 2024 now this is common question that get to ask lot of times especially for those people who are looking to break into the industry so with that being said guys if you're new to the channel my name is Ben and make videos about cyber security and my career and my journey and my experiences throughout my time in cyber security so if you guys are new to the channel make sure to drop me like for the YouTube algorithm And subscribe to the channel if you haven't already I'd love to have you guys join the family we're on our way to 50,000 subscribers also if you guys want more short form content and lifestyle content be sure to follow me on Instagram and Tik Tok at cyberith Ben with that being said though guys let's go ahead and get right into the video so just finished my first year working in cyber security full-time and it kind of had me thinking what would do if had to restart my cyber security career from scratch so thinking about this sort of road mapap that I'm about to explain to you I'm going to be having no experience what's ever and no background in cyber security so with that said the first thing that would start off with is going to be getting my certification using the Google cyber security professional certificate the reason why say that is because first of all it's going to be extremely affordable you pay on monthly basis believe it's $49 per month and you only pay for how much you use the certification and the course for so for example if you finish it in one month you're only going to pay $49 so it's extremely affordable and the payment plan is flexible on top of that you don't need to have any prior experience when it comes to it or cyber security to get started so that's going to be great way for me to get my foot in the door and start learning the foundations of cyber security the Google cyber security certificate itself is comprised of eight different courses that go over eight different concepts in cyber security and they give you really good rundown of exactly how those things work and it's taught by Google professionals it goes over things like network security using Linux and SQL and also automating different tasks with python which is overall some really important skills to have when going into cyber security and it's really going to help you be able to make an impact from the beginning on day one of your first cyber security job and believe once you complete this certificate you also get discount code that you can use on the Security Plus exam so if you guys want to check out this certificate I'll leave link in the description below so the next thing that would do after getting my Google cyber security professional certificates is that I'd start looking into getting the Security Plus certification the Security Plus certification is going to be one of the most popular entry-level cyber security certificates on the market right now and it's recognized widely throughout the cyber security industry lot of employers for entry-level cyber security jobs are going to expect you to have the Security Plus certification on your resume when you are applying so it covers wide range but doesn't really go in depth but that's the reason why it's going to be an entry level cyber security certificates and we'll talk about little bit later on in the video about branching into those more advanced level certifications I'm going to leave link in the description below that has the Security Plus exam objectiv so feel free to check that out and also if you're interested to learn more exactly how was able to pass the Security Plus exam in 9 days feel free to check out the video that I'll leave in the description below as well so after getting the Security Plus certification from CompTIA I'll next look into the network plus certification also from CompTIA lot of times people prefer getting the network plus before getting the Security Plus certification but it's going to be up to your own personal preference in my opinion don't think it makes huge difference so the reason why mentioned the network plus certification is because in cyber security it involves so many different aspects and it's going to help lot when it comes to your networking knowledge as someone working in cyber security you're going to have to have basic understanding foundational understanding of networking Concepts and understanding how different computers work and communicate with each other how data flows and things of that nature so getting good understanding of networking fundamentals from the network plus certification is going to give you huge boost when it comes to your first entry level job in cyber security so after those three certifications I'd look to get an entry-level Cloud certification so for me personally would lean more into the Cloud partition or certification just because more companies are using AWS infrastructure feel free to check out my video where talk about entry-level Cloud certifications I'll leave link in the description below as well so your main choices when it comes to these certifications is going to be the AWS Cloud petitioner certification or the as 900 from Microsoft both of these entry level certifications are going to teach you the basics and the foundations of cloud computing so they're going to teach you exactly how cloud computing works the different services from each of these vendors and things of that sort and because so many companies that employers nowadays have some form of cloud computing and Cloud infrastructure in place having this on your resume is going to be so influential and impactful when it comes to finding your first job in cyber security if you guys want to learn exactly how was able to pass the AWS Cloud practitioner exam in 7 days I'll also link that in the description below so after getting these four certifications would look to start developing my own personal projects and my own personal portfolio and start developing my resume to start applying for entry-level jobs and also internships made an Instagram real and also YouTube short talking about some ideas for cyber security projects for beginners so make sure you guys check that out I'll also leave that in the description below so after developing some personal projects and adding those to my resume and beginning to apply for internships in full-time jobs while I'm doing this I'll start to look into some more advanced level certifications that align directly with what want to do in cyber security so for example if I'm someone who wants to get sock analist role so someone who works in the security Operation Center triaging log maintaining alerts and things of that sort will look into The Blue Team level one certification it's going to be an entry level certification for those looking to get some aak experience and also some Hands-On lab experience passed this certification few months ago so feel free to check out that video as well another example would be if I'm looking to get into the red team or penetration testing maybe I'd look into the PJP offered by TCM security that is also going to be the equivalent of blue Team level one just the red team version from good company both of these certifications are going to be giving you foundational understanding of Blue Team and Red Team respectively and it's going to give you good foundation of both of those aspects so those are two examples of some more advanced level certifications for different aspects in cyber security but if you want to apply for specific role or specific niche in cyber security make sure you guys look into some more advanced level certifications and start studying for those while you're applying for full-time jobs and internships so that is going to be it in terms of the road map for these different certifications that would take to try and break into the industry again from scratch but one thing wanted to reiterate is that lot of times certifications are great to have especially for your resume but skills are going to be your main priority so as someone looking to break into the industry certifications are going to be great way for you to make your resume look better and look more attractive to employers so these certifications are going to get you maybe an internship or maybe your foot in the door but lot of times you don't want to neglect just trying to get certifications you also want to prioritize really staying in the moments when you're getting the certifications really learning these different foundational basic concepts in cyber security and don't just rush through them make sure you really understand what you're learning what you're ingesting so don't get complacent just because you get an entry-level job make sure you guys continue developing and continue building your skills because that's going to be extremely crucial especially working in the cyber security industry with that being said guys that is going to be my piece of advice and also my road map if had to restart my career in 2024 if you guys found some insight in this video please go ahead and drop me like and also if you're new to the channel and you're not subscribed already and you're watching this video what are you guys doing man just go ahead and hit subscribe and join the family we're on our way to 50,000 subscribers which is absolutely crazy also if you guys want some more short form content and lifestyle content feel free to follow me on Instagram and Tik Tok at cyberith Ben with that being said though guys thank you so much for watching this video and I'll catch you guys in the next one peace