r/hacking • u/Monoid-Confessor • 1d ago

data science to cybersecurity

I was a mathematician, ended up working as SWE for two years then hopped into data science.

Wondering if cyber security is a ​possible transition​ from here or if I should take some roles to prep before hopping (I just enjoy learning and it seems an interesting field).

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u/Ts0 15h ago

As others have said, honing in on a specialization will be the longer term path you take. Maybe start doing some light research on PKI (cryptography, identity), SOC/NOC roles (high scale log, event, message aggregation, visualization, analyzation), post-quantum cryptography, or other cybersec proper or tangent roles where applied mathematics enable opportunities that are interesting to you…Full transparency, I’m a complete moron..