Hello everyone,
I am looking for some career advice with a entry level Cyber security roles within the UK.
I have recently passed my CC and have my certification, I am also lucky enough to be gaining valuable
work experience with a IT Company in the UK, Which i feel will help me along the path of
complete career change. I Have many years of customer service and combined with my certificate and work experience im hoping i am on the right path to secure a job.
Any advice would be much appreciated and thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Hi All
I have 20 years of experience in Software Testing including 2 years in Identity and Access Management Testing. I have completed my Certification in cybersecurity and am looking for entry level cybersecurity jobs. i am based in Melbourne Australia.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Nishant
Thank you for your Reply and will check out and research the link you gave me.
Thank you for your reply.
Reading your suggestions are of great help to me as it helps to expand my mind with what is possible for me in the future.
Now this is interesting CSM - i will do some research on this, I have" the interested in people and empathy and understanding them".
" Before the" WHY" Is My "What IF" this happens is biggest part of me, Example - a simple car journey i will end up with so many scenarios with what might happen, if this happens what can i do to solve the problem, what countermeasures can i put in place, what backup can i put in place. Nothing goes wrong on the journey but my back up plans are there ready if needed , Being a Artist as well i have a very creative and imaginative mind.
I am studying ITIL V4 - so your suggestion helps me to know i'm definitely on the right path with courses i am learning. i am also studying BCS Cismp.
Once again thank you for your advice and Have a Great Day.
Joepete
Thank you so much for your reply.
Yes i do have many many years of customer facing experience and a natural flair to talk with people in person on the phone,
where building a connection and relationship with the person is more difficult - I am very much a people person empathy and understanding wanting to help.
Although Help is one of humans - weakest points in defense of protecting all Security. All of the training goes out the window and security aspects are forgotten in the moment of helping.
Which for you Tech people makes life very much more difficult. So in a way i am learning from a different approach what the Customer wants and needs (end user) down to service desk - hardware.
I would be great at a job where i get people to look before they leap and how them changing their behaviour in one small way can make a big difference or just stopping to help them think for a moment before they decide to leap .
Really appreciate you taking the time to Reply to me. Have a Great Day.
@Sonia-01 wrote:My experience is within different departments from service desk - requests - image Laptops etc, I will be covering Change Management, Incident Management.
Change Management means different things in different contexts. I think what we often lack in IT and security is a good sense of the human aspects of change and governance. We tend to focus on functional and technical requirements without really understanding the human dynamics. I put that out there because you seem to have some customer facing experience and it could be valuable as more and more security responsibility gets diffused out to employees. This is the deperimeterization trend, and I think we'll continue to see this as individuals and companies rush to new technologies.
It's another way of saying don't doubt your experience or skills. Yes, there are some details and technical knowledge you need to develop, but if you can teach people and work with them, you have something to offer. A lot of this job is about changing behavior or at least getting people to look before leaping.
For resources in your area, check with the UK Cyber Security Council (UK CSC) (https://www.ukcybersecuritycouncil.org.uk/about-the-council/).
We've partnered with them on a number of issues.
HI Thank you so much for your reply and giving me valuable advice from your years of experience
Really appreciate the feedback and what i need to consider on the next steps,
As for my work experience it is unpaid and clocking up about 16 hours per week.What i enjoy is the continual
learning and improving elements.
My experience is within different departments from service desk - requests - image Laptops etc, I will be covering Change Management, Incident Management.
My area of interest is in Security Principles.
I will look into the courses you have suggested.
Once again Thank you so much and have a great day.