Brushing up one's own infosec "chops"

ericgeater — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:03:02 GMT

I know it's common to see many people who obtain a cert, then expect to be rewarded with a job in cybersecurity. For a moment, let's presume those people are already employed somewhere. What advice would you provide to a person on making good use of their new knowledge, in the job they currently have?

We already know many businesses have little to no awareness of their security posture -- or even what a security posture is! So, leveraging ITIL's "Start Where You Are" principle, how would you culture a new CC to create improvements in their current role?

Re: Brushing up one's own infosec "chops"

BNspired2Do — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 17:54:39 GMT

Very good question. My current role is IT, but not a "Cyber" role, however I study on my own for a variety of Subjects that pertain to Cyber Roles.

Namely: Using training resources with Hands-On simulation models for: SEIM & SOAR, Python tutorials (automation), Virtual Servers, Backup of these, SCCM automate... This helps me stay focused on goals. My current certs - Security+ & CC ISC2.

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