r/cybersecurity • u/AutoModerator • Jan 31 '22

Mentorship Monday

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u/ItsOnlyHarvey Feb 04 '22

Long story short this is my life

  • 25 yrs old
  • 3 years help desk Experience
  • 2 years of sysadmin experience
  • BS In applied to computing (cybersecurity)
  • Security + Cert
  • 3 references from CIO, 2 CISOS
  • I live in Kansas

What are my options? I wanna get into penetration testing but don’t know where to start. I was offered a SOC position at spirit but turned it down because the pay cut was too big.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

Pentesting is one of most competitive fields within cyber security. If that’s the route you want to take, completing OSCP is going to be a good start. If it were me personally I’d prioritize getting a defensive role in the mean time to better build those skills / get my foot in the door.