Anyone else frustrated that all beginner advice skips the most important step?
Every "how to get into cybersecurity" guide follows the same script:
- Get Security+
- Do TryHackMe
- Build a home lab
- Apply for SOC/Pentesting jobs
It's not bad advice. But it completely skips Step 0:
Which Cybersecurity Career are you actually trying to build?
There are 12+ meaningfully different career paths, penetration tester, GRC analyst, threat intelligence, cloud security, incident response, digital forensics, malware analyst, security architect, etc.
Each requires totally different training.
Different certifications.
Different skills.
Different personality types, even.
But somehow, every beginner resource assumes you already know which one you want. Or worse, assumes you want to be a pentester.
I've been researching this gap for months, and I'm genuinely curious - how did YOU figure out which path was right for you?
Was it random?
Did someone guide you?
Did you just fall into it?