kroger:
As a cyber security engineer I approve this message .

o123456789:
Cyber security is your best bet when it comes to choosing the best career path in technology.

When some people hear the word cyber security what comes into their mind is how to develop antivirus or firewall software and you must be a programmer before you can qualify for a job role in cyber security, but are these assumptions true? the answer is capital no. Cyber security is one of the easiest career to pursue in technology, you don't need a degree to work as a cyber security person, what you need is just the right skills, unlike other jobs in which without certificate you cannot work, no cyber security is not like that, infact despite no certificate is needed you cannot see a quack in cyber security that is working like in other sectors, it is self regulatory, your skills will speak for you, and you cannot be in cyber security and be poor.

ADVANTAGES OF CAREER IN CYBER SECURITY
1. Remote or physical job opportunities.
2. You can own your own business or be employed by organizations.
3. Start up your own business at a very small cost.
4. Earn big salaries.
5. Opportunity to work for multiple companies simultaneously.
6. Work with little or no knowledge of coding/programming.
7. You don't need a degree. Only your skill is needed.
8. You will be a respected hacker etc.


JOB DESCRIPTION
Cyber security have so many branches but I will give job description about two branches I love and I have also worked in for a long time. The two branches are (i)Bug bounty hunting, (ii)Cyber threat intelligence.

BUG BOUNTY HUNTING
This is the area of cyber security in which you work from anywhere in the world, and your job is to find how a computer, website, database, CCTV, iot etc, can be hacked or manipulated for fraud and you are paid immediately or in a few days, in this job the more bugs/vulnerabilities you submit the more your pay, the least bug/vulnerability is priced at $200. Your employment is 100 percent guaranteed.

CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE
In this area your job is to get intelligence on cyber criminals for the purpose of knowing there tools and attack methods. This is a very good career path, you can be an expert witness in a case, or you can be hired by an organization to investigate a cyber attack.

**Ayanbe Francis Uzezi is a cyber security expert.

Dikaveli:
I wasted my time going for web developing

I am going back for cyber security or data analytics

Ruskov:


No. Not out of the DC region.

o123456789:
This your comment shows you don't know anything about cyber security, by the way do you have a degree in computer science? Let me tell you, don't comment on issues you don't know. Google the name Marcus Hutchins. This is a guru in cyber security without any form of certificate or degree, he is notable for stopping the global ransomware called WannaCry. And it will shock you to know that WannaCry was coded by Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, always research before you comment. Finally I want you to know that the IBM X-force team are hackers without certificate or degree in computer science.

Ruskov:


1.) To code a Malware as Wannacry, you have to understand the concepts of Ring3 or Ring0 rootkits
2.) To understand concepts of Ring 0 or Ring 3, you have to understand Reverse Engineering
3.) To understand Reverse engineering, you need to understand the concepts , analysis of executables (.exe or DLL) as those are the methods used in delivering Payload.
4.) To deliver Payload you have to understand DLL injection (CreateRemoteThread, or SetWindowsHookEx) or injecting your opcode into the executable in order for it to run
5.) To do step 4, you need to understand C / C++, NASM, or Object Pascal
6.) Understanding number 5, you need to have a Computer science degree (not compulsory, but very recommended) and get up todate courses about offensive security and a background to fit your purpose
7.) You have to understand a certain level of Cryptography

Let me stop here , The only place you can understand these , is to go college, Not Nigerian type of School, i dont know what they teach there, and Hush is a Scriptkiddie and no hacker, Nothing else!

pman06:
Being a red teamer is easy to get in to cyber security. But i can't say the same for blue teamer.

SirLakes:
dey play oooo!!! You think a company will hand a random Joe with no degree, no certification and no experience a Cyber Security job

Body go tell you and your eyes go clear when you enter the field

Make una stop to dey mislead people

ayosam4real:

I was surprised when I saw same. Some persons think they could just write and misled people.

1. You want to become a bug bounty hunter and don't know programming, I smile how to you want to debug and identify bugs in a code, except you are speaking of being an App Tester which is a Quality Assurance(QA) role.

2. You made declaration that Husspupi coded Wanna cry a ransomware. Oga, I please check your fact right before posting jargons.

3. You need a degree or at least training in cybersecurity field to be able to understand your path. While I agree you do not need to be an expert on the field of choice, that fundamental knowledge is key.

Like someone said, no company would trust you with their network cos one wrong move could bring the network down which could affect operation.

Abeg lets be guides about what we post out there as many persons just take some writeups and believe it's correct.

Even to be a programmer, you need to be trained amd must have done some projects to guarantee you know what you are doing.

Cybersecurity is not like moimoi that you just wake up and say you are a cybersecurity specialist, professional or expert.

Lets be guided abeg. Except you want to end up like UBER CISO.

Muyiii:


Sure, muyiwashorunke@outlook.com or look me up on LinkedIn “Muyiwa Musaddiq Shorunke”

emoboy4u:


Firstly, Hutchins is an exception, he stopped a global cyber threat which is a feat not any random Joe can achieve and uhm, he completed community college which a form of a higher education.

"... WannaCry was coded by Hushpupi" kindly share your source.

Every member of the IBM Xforce have some form of academic degree. It's apparent that the one that's not up-to-date is you sir.

Lastly, Let me put it this way. I'm not saying you need a degree to be an expert. What I'm saying is, a degree is the bare minimum for any organization to even consider you for a role or trust you with their network. You guys need to stop selling this "you don't need a degree to enter this IT field"

I still stand on the fact the Cybersecurity is NOT an entry-level role. It'll take you years of experience to be an expert.

spoilerx:


you are a dunce, uselu cyber security consultant!!!

vengertime:


Baba keep quiet on issues like this .

My sister work in an IT firm in the UK and she said in the UK they don't care about your degree. Once you have those IT certification and you're good at it they will give you the job.

Nigerians with no degree are working with just the certification of their respective IT certification.

Na only Nigeria dey employ Dundee's with copy and pace Nigerian universities degrees

Ruskov:


Dude stop.
You talk out of context of what you not sure of. If this is how you gonna help get peeps jobs for cybersecurity roles, means most peeps are gonna be loosing jobs on a daily.
Very comfortable with what I have , grace of God, it's not next to nothing.
Keep your enforcements. Nice talking to you. Have a nice day

o123456789:
I told you to do a special research on the real origin of WannaCry ransomware before making your next comment but you never did, now let me tell you that the USA department of justice indictment of North Korea Lazarus group is false and misleading, Hushpuppi lifted part of WannaCry ransomware code from an earlier leak of codes from the global spying program of the NSA, but the department of justice is saying the code originated from Lazarus group of North Korea, it just a mere diplomatic propaganda, but those of us in Cyber Security know the truth see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers Meanwhile I want to tell you that in the field of technology connection is the key, and not unnecessary arguments, I extend my hand friendship to you.

emoboy4u:


Firstly, Hutchins is an exception, he stopped a global cyber threat which is a feat not any random Joe can achieve and uhm, he completed community college which a form of a higher education.

"... WannaCry was coded by Hushpupi" kindly share your source.

Every member of the IBM Xforce have some form of academic degree. It's apparent that the one that's not up-to-date is you sir.

Lastly, Let me put it this way. I'm not saying you need a degree to be an expert. What I'm saying is, a degree is the bare minimum for any organization to even consider you for a role or trust you with their network. You guys need to stop selling this "you don't need a degree to enter this IT field"

I still stand on the fact the Cybersecurity is NOT an entry-level role. It'll take you years of experience to be an expert.

Ruskov:



I see those as basic terminologies.
Red Teamer , blue teamer, etc. Does not matter, Some people could know these things theoretically , the practical aspects become very bizzare.
An example is the person who created this topic here on nairaland. Obviously he has little knowledge of cybersecurity.
He may have knowledge of Phishing emails, but when it comes to using tools like SET, or Cobalt strike, or coding their own tools (Like remote administration tools (RAT)), i am in very serious doubts he knows these things, more surprisingly, Cobaltstrike was developed by the same Raphael Mudge, and other team members in the US, the same "RedTeam" you speak of.

Strong reason I say, i see those as terminologies.
Now Lets look at the meaning of Red teams, google has it to be

A group of people authorized and organized to emulate a potential adversary's attack or exploitation capabilities against an enterprise's security posture

You see what I mean?

o123456789:
Sophistication in hacking doesn't mean you must code your own hacking tools, hacking is all about carrying out a cyber attack with the aid of any tool either off-the-shelf tool, or custom made by you. The most dangerous hacks are carried out using simple tools you will ordinary look as in important in hacking . Do your research.

sonofthunder:



How many months of preparation is needed if one's has zero experience?

What are the necessary exams as well as costs?

dextersec:
Months of preparation will vary by your schedule, with about a years' experience in IT and Computer Networking, I committed my half of my NYSC year learning and got two job offers before I closed out my youth service back in 2018.

Some of the certifications cost between $100-200 i.e 70k upwards

Relevant certs: CompTIA Security+

Mekatronik:
Are there branches of cyber security that don't need programming or coding skills?

Manna4Gurls:


You are right by years of experience. Op is only trying to educate not to k!ll the zeel of those that re considering joining the program. Because many thought is extremely difficult field to work with and it's for highly educated fellows.

Your point of view is good. But per my research, Cyber security is one of many that are easy to role in per say you have experience(s) on the field for years.

Interested fellows are adviced to learn I.T and be and expert in order to be outstanding.

One can also be a hacker by not going to school but what he/she learbt from a friend or from YouTube videos.

So Op is right , you too is right.