5 Cybersecurity Career Paths

I know you have heard of cybersecurity, but did you know there are a ton of different career paths within the cybersecurity space?
In this video I share with you 5 different cybersecurity career paths, a bit about their job description, pros and cons, median pay AND what you might need to get started.

Resources mentioned in this video

Career Path 1 the SOC Analyst
Certifications
www.comptia.org/certifications/security
www.comptia.org/certifications/network
www.comptia.org/certifications/a

Learning Platform
letsdefend.io

Career Path 2 Incident Responder
Certifications
www.giac.org/certifications/certified-incident-handler-gcih/
www.giac.org/certifications/certified-intrusion-analyst-gcia/

Career Path 3 Cyber Threat Intelligence
Certifications
www.sans.org/cyber-security-courses/cyber-threat-intelligence/
www.altfunktion.com/post/strategy-for-passing-the-sans-gcti-for578

Career Path 4 Vulnerability Management
Certifications
www.giac.org/certifications/enterprise-vulnerability-assessor-geva/ RETIRED CERTIFICATION
www.isaca.org/

CORRECTION UPDATE (shoutout to Ultraviolet Iris for the comment)
infosec provides a vulnerability management training path for vulnerability management, the certificate mentioned in video is not applicable. Link below
www.infosecinstitute.com/skills/learning-paths/introduction-to-vulnerability-management/
www.infosecinstitute.com/

Career Path 5 Penetration Tester
www.comptia.org/certifications/pentest
www.giac.org/certifications/penetration-tester-gpen/
www.offsec.com/courses/pen-200/

Learning Platforms
tryhackme.com/
hackthebox.com/

Keep in mind there are hundreds of other learning sources out there in different formats and competencies! If you are curious to hear more about any of these career paths in depth, leave me a comment. For more information check out our blog at www.altfunktion.com