I'm midway through my career, hold a CISSP, and work in a cybersecurity role at a Fortune 500 company, yet I keep coming back to Josh's videos. He makes complex topics incredibly accessible, and his fundamentals are rock solid. No matter where I am in my journey, I always walk away with something valuable from these videos.
I’m literally in the same boat - mid career in security engineering, hold CISSP and various other certs. And always come back to hear what Josh has to say!
Josh is genuinely such a great mentor. Not just for cyber security, but for careers in general. On top of that, he’s such a chill and respectful dude. if anyone’s wondering if the range is worth it, it’s honestly probably worth more than what he’s charging. And this is coming from a CISSP in a vulnerability management position at one of the largest retailers in the nation.
Really appreciate you saying this, especially as someone in industry. Thanks a lot. And thanks for saying the range is underpriced, haha. It actually is underpriced by my analysis, but I'm just trying to fill it up and make sure people are having a good experience for now 👍
I’ve been relentlessly filling out applications since last September, I had about 70+ filled out for GRC specific roles. But I’ve only been following your advice in submitting 5 applications daily for the last 2-3 weeks!
Currently, a subscriber to Cyber Range, listening to DarkNet Diaries series in order of suggested episodes, and studying for the Sec+ cert 😥 but am getting there one day at a time … thank you Josh for all that you do
Guys legit, got me a job making $60K in less than 2 weeks, and I was working at Mcdonalds. Two years later, I make $110K(additional work on my end of getting certs)
I just got a helpdesk job and was looking to start preparing for a transition to cybersecurity. It would be great if there was a video on how to tailor and leverage your helpdesk experience to break into cyber
Like @nanapoku5259 said, every IT/help desk job has at least some aspects of security in it. For example, help desk is first line of defense of a lot of time, and you might not notice it, but you're occasionally doing incident response (like if someone clicks on a malware or there is a virus outbreak or something). you could come up with some proper IR planning etc and spin it like that on your resume. there's always something!
Josh, Great content as always. I'm getting started on your plan. Have you heard about WGU's potential Cloud and Network Engineering degree? Alex Sheppe mentioned it towards the beginning of the year. I hope it's true. What I would really like to see is a Cloud + Cybersecurity degree.
I would love to have a roadmap for other IT fields like cloud , network , etc. also would love to hear hag you think are the most in demand and easier areas to break into aside from help desk.
Question: how does this differ from your leveld course that you released a year or so ago? Also is that course still relevant considering that you have this course now?
Hey Rashad, good to see you in here! The answer will be kinda long: The Cyber Range (new) is a shared environment where all students operate within the same network. It includes an enterprise vulnerability management platform (Tenable) and an EDR solution (Defender for Endpoint) to facilitate threat hunting practice on Azure, which is used as the underlying Cloud platform. Courses are available for both Tenable and SecOps/Threat Hunting, along with related internship tasks in vulnerability management and threat hunting, which can earn you internship credit. The big differences are, the new thing has Vulnerability Management/Tenable as well as EDR tools to practice with, and everyone is provided access to my company subscriptions. It's basically like you are working in a real environment with other people, because you are. Also, the internship has been updated to include Vulnerability Management and Threat hunting tasks you can do on your own so you don’t have to rely on people having issues to get experience. Hope this makes sense! Thanks for the question! The other course is still relevant, but I need to reshoot it and redo it a bit.
The Cyber Range is updated in the sense that the internship now includes tasks that you can do independently that don't require someone else to need help. There are vulnerability management tasks as well as Threat hunting related tasks! Check it out. I will keep the price the same until Q1 for sure (april). thanks for the question!
Hello Josh, I wanted to ask for some clarification. I remember you talking about your Cyber course in the past, and found that video, saying it was a flat rate. Now, going to the website all I see is a subscription based platform. Is the entire platform subscription based now as opposed to the previous course you had?
The other one still exists, it's on the leveldcareers site, but I don't actively promote it. There are a few reasons for switching to subscription based: - I have a shared environment now with several licensed enterprise security tools that cost money to run (Tenable VM, MS Defender for Endpoint, Sentinel/log ingestion, hundreds of VMs) - People will have better, more consistent service if they are actively paying That being said, the Cyber Range is /incredibly/ cheap for what it is. Feel free to ask me any questions you want. if you join the cyber-community (the free one), you can DM me on there and I will respond. RUclips comments are really iffy. Thanks for the question!
Security analyst in public sector DoD. I’m trying to scale upwards or out of public but the local job market is terrible (Baltimore) nothing but TS or SCI jobs
It takes quite a bit of time and effort, but if you were applying to entry-level IT jobs as well, you'd likely start working much faster. But yeah you can. There is just a lot of stuff that needs to be addressed (hence the roadmap!)
Yeah, if you start with the Cyber Range and max out the roadmap (see below), you're going to be in a really good place. CourseCareers will help fill components of this roadmap as well and I would recommend it if you wanna start working in IT ASAP. But if you are OK to take time to get a higher-tier job, cyber range would be good. Both are good, it just depends on your timeframe and monies! www.skool.com/cyber-community/classroom/88db1fc8?md=06b2be0e951d4951b86625948514f63c
It just IS, haha. "comptia security" has more hits on indeed than "comptia cysa", but cysa is technically more advanced/niche. I don't think it's really going to make or break your career as long as all the other stuff is in place (good resume, soft skills, actual ability, etc.)
Gosh it really depends, some stuff gives a higher "ranking" and takes less time (for example, getting CISSP and OSCP is faster than a bachelor's degree). Also if you go through the cyber range or do pro bono work on your own for 6 months, you'll have experience (A/S-Tier for like 500-600 bucks, or free if you are doing pro bono), which is also more economic than a bachelor's degree. So it kind of just depends on where your gaps are and what is more interesting to you. If you just want something really straight forward, just work on completing this roadmap from top down: www.skool.com/cyber-community/classroom/88db1fc8?md=06b2be0e951d4951b86625948514f63c You will get a good result with less thinking and low spend.
Is IT Analyst a good entry level job to gain experience in the cybersecurity and networking? My goal is to become a Network and Security Engineer or a Cloud security Engineer.
Short answer Yes, long answer I don't actually know what "IT Analyst" means, even though I had that title for like 7-8 years haha. Any relevant/related experience is good experience though 👍, I could answer more, but I need tons more info lol. You can join the weekly lives and ask more if you want!
@@JoshMadakor Ok thanks for the answer, I have recently graduated from Uni and this is my second IT job. Previously I worked as a Cloud Implementor Specialist, and I was just doing some configuration on the Webex platform.😅.
In my experience, there is no such thing as an entry level cybersecurity role. The market is so incredibly saturated right now. I see listing after listing for information security analyst, cybersecurity analyst etc., on LinkedIn and others, under 24hrs old, with already 3-5k applicants. Usually with 25% having masters degrees and/or director level experience. Since 2023 I have been diligently studying, earned the ISC2 CC and the Google cybersecurity certificate because of watching cybersecurity influencers like yourself, who sell the idea that it’s easy to get into cybersecurity and make 6 figures with little to no experience. Just to be slapped in the face by reality when it came to applying. You can’t even land a tier 1 it support role right now without years of experience in azure and in a ticketing system. I ended up “getting lucky” and landing a $23/hr support technician role. So to hear your quote “basically a million ways to get in”, representing how unscientific and hyperbolic you’re approaching this topic, just made me laugh and move on.
In my experience, there is no such thing as an entry level cybersecurity role. - I mostly agree with this The market is so incredibly saturated right now. I see listing after listing for information security analyst, cybersecurity analyst etc., on LinkedIn and others, under 24hrs old, with already 3-5k applicants. Usually with 25% having masters degrees and/or director level experience. - I mostly agree with this Since 2023 I have been diligently studying, earned the ISC2 CC and the Google cybersecurity certificate - Good on you because of watching cybersecurity influencers like yourself, who sell the idea that it’s easy to get into cybersecurity and make 6 figures with little to no experience. - This is not me, you might be confusing me with another black cybersecurity influencer (don't worry, I know which one, no offense taken) Just to be slapped in the face by reality when it came to applying. - Sorry about this You can’t even land a tier 1 it support role right now without years of experience in azure and in a ticketing system. I ended up “getting lucky” and landing a $23/hr support technician role. - There is a lot to be said about this, but I'm glad you got a job. It's possible you did get lucky, but you certainly put in a lot of effort. If you didn't, you wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the luck. So good work So to hear your quote “basically a million ways to get in”, representing how unscientific and hyperbolic you’re approaching this topic, just made me laugh and move on. - I think you are misunderstanding what I was saying, I'm saying there a lot of different paths you could take to end up at the same destination. I wasn't saying there are a ton of jobs available. The point I was trying to get across was that I'm going to discuss *A* path that you can take. I want to put an emphasis on the fact that people listening don't have to follow THIS particular path I'm laying out, it's just a structured one that exists. Thanks for taking the time to respond
Hey i bought your program, on the discord group and finished the course with the final test being the last thing I need to take...I just haven't don't it yet cause I'm scared...help?
No need to be scared of that. You can take it multiple times. It's not like school will someone will give you a hard time if you fail. It's not something to worry about and won't make or break your career haha. Just do your best and try to learn ☺️👍
Why do you even bother making comments like this? Like what goes through your head that you actually go through the motions to type it out and press send? What do you think anything I offer is a scam? What do you prefer people to do? Give money to CompTIA? Give money to higher ed? Study alone? What if they don’t want to do any of those things? Are you going to provide a solution? I just don’t understand why you or anyone else would go out of your way to say that to someone for literally no reason. You certainly wouldn’t do it person, so I don’t understand why you’re do it here. “Oh look the RUclipsr is mad.” Look at yourself, I doubt you are a bad person but you are certainly behaving like one.
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I'm midway through my career, hold a CISSP, and work in a cybersecurity role at a Fortune 500 company, yet I keep coming back to Josh's videos. He makes complex topics incredibly accessible, and his fundamentals are rock solid. No matter where I am in my journey, I always walk away with something valuable from these videos.
That really means a lot coming from someone in industry, thank you!
I’m literally in the same boat - mid career in security engineering, hold CISSP and various other certs. And always come back to hear what Josh has to say!
Josh is genuinely such a great mentor. Not just for cyber security, but for careers in general. On top of that, he’s such a chill and respectful dude. if anyone’s wondering if the range is worth it, it’s honestly probably worth more than what he’s charging. And this is coming from a CISSP in a vulnerability management position at one of the largest retailers in the nation.
Really appreciate you saying this, especially as someone in industry. Thanks a lot. And thanks for saying the range is underpriced, haha. It actually is underpriced by my analysis, but I'm just trying to fill it up and make sure people are having a good experience for now 👍
@@veggiebroth5542 Totally agree! 🤗
GOAT! Thank you for all you do Josh. In the cyber range now and can’t wait to start participating in threat hunting challenges!
Thank you too for joining! Appreciate you
I’ve been relentlessly filling out applications since last September, I had about 70+ filled out for GRC specific roles. But I’ve only been following your advice in submitting 5 applications daily for the last 2-3 weeks!
I never thought of that thank you for the tips!
I'm going to do my local veterinarian office to see if I can harden their systems
Thanks for the spreadsheet Josh. And thanks for the advice, I need to make a career change.
Josh your content is amazing as always thank you! I needed this.
Thank you for saying it! I'm glad it helps!
Currently, a subscriber to Cyber Range, listening to DarkNet Diaries series in order of suggested episodes, and studying for the Sec+ cert 😥 but am getting there one day at a time … thank you Josh for all that you do
Love this!! thanks so much!!
Thank you for watching ^^
Guys legit, got me a job making $60K in less than 2 weeks, and I was working at Mcdonalds. Two years later, I make $110K(additional work on my end of getting certs)
What job paid you 60k after 2 weeks?
@@japers789 Desktop Technician, easiest way is to look for the job first on indeed and then learn the skills, it's called the reverse resume system...
❤❤❤❤🤗 Thank you so much!
Thank you for the comment!
josh you are the michael jordan of cyber youtube
Lol first time to hear this one, thank you haha
I just got a helpdesk job and was looking to start preparing for a transition to cybersecurity. It would be great if there was a video on how to tailor and leverage your helpdesk experience to break into cyber
Identifying which aspects of your help desk role are security in nature will greatly help
Like @nanapoku5259 said, every IT/help desk job has at least some aspects of security in it. For example, help desk is first line of defense of a lot of time, and you might not notice it, but you're occasionally doing incident response (like if someone clicks on a malware or there is a virus outbreak or something). you could come up with some proper IR planning etc and spin it like that on your resume. there's always something!
Thanks for making the video
Josh, Great content as always. I'm getting started on your plan. Have you heard about WGU's potential Cloud and Network Engineering degree? Alex Sheppe mentioned it towards the beginning of the year. I hope it's true. What I would really like to see is a Cloud + Cybersecurity degree.
🛣 Cybersecurity Roadmap 🛣
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1u560DyBIoH4oBimcpKMF09kiTAbur0YjLM2KzJa-1q0/edit?gid=0#gid=0
skool.com/cyber-community (free community)
skool.com/cyber-range
I would love to have a roadmap for other IT fields like cloud , network , etc. also would love to hear hag you think are the most in demand and easier areas to break into aside from help desk.
Question: how does this differ from your leveld course that you released a year or so ago? Also is that course still relevant considering that you have this course now?
Hey Rashad, good to see you in here!
The answer will be kinda long: The Cyber Range (new) is a shared environment where all students operate within the same network. It includes an enterprise vulnerability management platform (Tenable) and an EDR solution (Defender for Endpoint) to facilitate threat hunting practice on Azure, which is used as the underlying Cloud platform. Courses are available for both Tenable and SecOps/Threat Hunting, along with related internship tasks in vulnerability management and threat hunting, which can earn you internship credit.
The big differences are, the new thing has Vulnerability Management/Tenable as well as EDR tools to practice with, and everyone is provided access to my company subscriptions. It's basically like you are working in a real environment with other people, because you are.
Also, the internship has been updated to include Vulnerability Management and Threat hunting tasks you can do on your own so you don’t have to rely on people having issues to get experience.
Hope this makes sense! Thanks for the question!
The other course is still relevant, but I need to reshoot it and redo it a bit.
@@JoshMadakorso if we get the old course, it won’t include the new cyber range portion?
Hey Josh thanks for sharing! Is cyber-range the updated version of your previous internship program?
The Cyber Range is updated in the sense that the internship now includes tasks that you can do independently that don't require someone else to need help. There are vulnerability management tasks as well as Threat hunting related tasks! Check it out. I will keep the price the same until Q1 for sure (april). thanks for the question!
After im done with my CS degree, Ill be looking forward in your training
Happy to hear this from you, thank you
Hello Josh, I wanted to ask for some clarification. I remember you talking about your Cyber course in the past, and found that video, saying it was a flat rate. Now, going to the website all I see is a subscription based platform. Is the entire platform subscription based now as opposed to the previous course you had?
The other one still exists, it's on the leveldcareers site, but I don't actively promote it. There are a few reasons for switching to subscription based:
- I have a shared environment now with several licensed enterprise security tools that cost money to run (Tenable VM, MS Defender for Endpoint, Sentinel/log ingestion, hundreds of VMs)
- People will have better, more consistent service if they are actively paying
That being said, the Cyber Range is /incredibly/ cheap for what it is. Feel free to ask me any questions you want. if you join the cyber-community (the free one), you can DM me on there and I will respond. RUclips comments are really iffy. Thanks for the question!
arms lookin juicy !!! cyber security and workout vlog!
😂
lmao, thanks
Got in IT with course careers from Josh course. I will be getting in cybersecurity with this course as well from Josh.
Security analyst in public sector DoD. I’m trying to scale upwards or out of public but the local job market is terrible (Baltimore) nothing but TS or SCI jobs
So it sounds like a person like myself with no experience could start with your cyber range and internship to get a job.
It takes quite a bit of time and effort, but if you were applying to entry-level IT jobs as well, you'd likely start working much faster. But yeah you can. There is just a lot of stuff that needs to be addressed (hence the roadmap!)
@@JoshMadakor good to know I just wanted to make sure I would be ok starting with your cyber range course and not course careers
Yeah, if you start with the Cyber Range and max out the roadmap (see below), you're going to be in a really good place.
CourseCareers will help fill components of this roadmap as well and I would recommend it if you wanna start working in IT ASAP. But if you are OK to take time to get a higher-tier job, cyber range would be good. Both are good, it just depends on your timeframe and monies!
www.skool.com/cyber-community/classroom/88db1fc8?md=06b2be0e951d4951b86625948514f63c
I am skipping Sec + and going for my CYSA+ instead. Is that good or bad?
It just IS, haha. "comptia security" has more hits on indeed than "comptia cysa", but cysa is technically more advanced/niche. I don't think it's really going to make or break your career as long as all the other stuff is in place (good resume, soft skills, actual ability, etc.)
Is this roadmap for someone with no IT experience who would like to break into cybersecurity?
It's basically the same for someone with no experience or existing experience, but yeah it's for someone with no experience!
@@JoshMadakorThanks! Would you recommend following everything in this exact order ?
Gosh it really depends, some stuff gives a higher "ranking" and takes less time (for example, getting CISSP and OSCP is faster than a bachelor's degree). Also if you go through the cyber range or do pro bono work on your own for 6 months, you'll have experience (A/S-Tier for like 500-600 bucks, or free if you are doing pro bono), which is also more economic than a bachelor's degree. So it kind of just depends on where your gaps are and what is more interesting to you. If you just want something really straight forward, just work on completing this roadmap from top down:
www.skool.com/cyber-community/classroom/88db1fc8?md=06b2be0e951d4951b86625948514f63c
You will get a good result with less thinking and low spend.
I have zero experience. Can this help me change jobs at this current market? Aren’t there so many people out there who can’t find a job?
Yes there are, but that's what this video is about. There are jobs out there, Just manage your risk and focus on becoming "S-Tier" in all areas 👍
What do you think about Qualy's Vulnerability Management Free Training course?
Noticed there wasnt a masters degree on the tier list, was this intentional?
Is IT Analyst a good entry level job to gain experience in the cybersecurity and networking?
My goal is to become a Network and Security Engineer or a Cloud security Engineer.
Short answer Yes, long answer I don't actually know what "IT Analyst" means, even though I had that title for like 7-8 years haha. Any relevant/related experience is good experience though 👍, I could answer more, but I need tons more info lol. You can join the weekly lives and ask more if you want!
@@JoshMadakor Ok thanks for the answer, I have recently graduated from Uni and this is my second IT job. Previously I worked as a Cloud Implementor Specialist, and I was just doing some configuration on the Webex platform.😅.
I got laid off after watching this.
off ❌ ?
I’m watching this because I’m about to be laid off this Friday.
♡🥲
Is degree a such sensitive factor?
“There’s basically a million ways to break into cybersecurity.”
Okay bro
Do you mind explaining your thoughts here?
In my experience, there is no such thing as an entry level cybersecurity role. The market is so incredibly saturated right now. I see listing after listing for information security analyst, cybersecurity analyst etc., on LinkedIn and others, under 24hrs old, with already 3-5k applicants. Usually with 25% having masters degrees and/or director level experience.
Since 2023 I have been diligently studying, earned the ISC2 CC and the Google cybersecurity certificate because of watching cybersecurity influencers like yourself, who sell the idea that it’s easy to get into cybersecurity and make 6 figures with little to no experience. Just to be slapped in the face by reality when it came to applying.
You can’t even land a tier 1 it support role right now without years of experience in azure and in a ticketing system. I ended up “getting lucky” and landing a $23/hr support technician role.
So to hear your quote “basically a million ways to get in”, representing how unscientific and hyperbolic you’re approaching this topic, just made me laugh and move on.
In my experience, there is no such thing as an entry level cybersecurity role.
- I mostly agree with this
The market is so incredibly saturated right now. I see listing after listing for information security analyst, cybersecurity analyst etc., on LinkedIn and others, under 24hrs old, with already 3-5k applicants. Usually with 25% having masters degrees and/or director level experience.
- I mostly agree with this
Since 2023 I have been diligently studying, earned the ISC2 CC and the Google cybersecurity certificate
- Good on you
because of watching cybersecurity influencers like yourself, who sell the idea that it’s easy to get into cybersecurity and make 6 figures with little to no experience.
- This is not me, you might be confusing me with another black cybersecurity influencer (don't worry, I know which one, no offense taken)
Just to be slapped in the face by reality when it came to applying.
- Sorry about this
You can’t even land a tier 1 it support role right now without years of experience in azure and in a ticketing system. I ended up “getting lucky” and landing a $23/hr support technician role.
- There is a lot to be said about this, but I'm glad you got a job. It's possible you did get lucky, but you certainly put in a lot of effort. If you didn't, you wouldn't have been able to take advantage of the luck. So good work
So to hear your quote “basically a million ways to get in”, representing how unscientific and hyperbolic you’re approaching this topic, just made me laugh and move on.
- I think you are misunderstanding what I was saying, I'm saying there a lot of different paths you could take to end up at the same destination. I wasn't saying there are a ton of jobs available. The point I was trying to get across was that I'm going to discuss *A* path that you can take. I want to put an emphasis on the fact that people listening don't have to follow THIS particular path I'm laying out, it's just a structured one that exists.
Thanks for taking the time to respond
Can you make on for IT?
Yeah I can make a new one at some point ^^
Whats the prize. For being first?
Josh was first and I'm third
For the threat hunt? $125, second is 75, third is 50!
Who elephant?! 🤣😂
Haha, when you stay at Conrad in Bangkok, they give you a little elephant stuffed animal 🐘🦣
Hey i bought your program, on the discord group and finished the course with the final test being the last thing I need to take...I just haven't don't it yet cause I'm scared...help?
No need to be scared of that. You can take it multiple times. It's not like school will someone will give you a hard time if you fail. It's not something to worry about and won't make or break your career haha. Just do your best and try to learn ☺️👍
🐘 🐘 🐘
Haha, when you stay at Conrad in Bangkok, they give you a little elephant stuffed animal
Thanks man 🫡🐐
Not going to buy your scam courses.
Why do you even bother making comments like this? Like what goes through your head that you actually go through the motions to type it out and press send? What do you think anything I offer is a scam? What do you prefer people to do? Give money to CompTIA? Give money to higher ed? Study alone? What if they don’t want to do any of those things? Are you going to provide a solution? I just don’t understand why you or anyone else would go out of your way to say that to someone for literally no reason. You certainly wouldn’t do it person, so I don’t understand why you’re do it here. “Oh look the RUclipsr is mad.” Look at yourself, I doubt you are a bad person but you are certainly behaving like one.