From Mattress sales to Infosec soldier
summary
Starts from mattress-sales work with 60–70 hour weeks and uses the downtime to binge conference talks, YouTube channels (DC-CyberSec, The Cyber Mentor), podcasts and 801 Labs; recommends low-cost credentials like Security+, PenTest+ or SANS modules, networking on Twitter and local meetups, and employer cross-training; advises take a pay cut short-term then recover within 1–2 years after landing hands-on experience; focuses on tooling and languages Python, JavaScript, SQL, volunteers at conferences, and successfully pivots into practical InfoSec roles.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Intro
- 3:45My story
- 6:55I love specs
- 8:26What does all this matter
- 11:27Resources
- 15:55QA
- 17:47Pay cut
- 20:24Contact
- 21:52Other Questions
- 23:57Python SQL
- 24:39Outro
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