Skills and Training Update
I have been going through the Ethical Hacking Learning Path on LinkedIn Learning and noticed that I am liking the training material. I am doing more skills based things like learning more about an SOC Analyst role and responsibilities. There are some things like an SOC Analyst that I am not liking as much and there are some things like Penetration Testing that I am getting more comfortable with.
The training that I am doing is more focused on Cybersecurity for this year. This means that I am going to do the SC-900 which is still next Thursday the 1st. Also going to do the Certified in Cybersecurity exam and then the Security+ exam instead of the Network+ certification. Going through the training for the SC-900 and more Certified in Cybersecurity training.
For next year, I will try to complete the CCNP Enterprise and then the MD-102 and PenTest+ to round out my skills. These will be helpful in getting the up to speed on the CCNP level of Cisco Networking. In addition, I would add to my skills with Windows and acquire some Penetration Testing knowledge. I am working on some more skills to acquire like Ruby, Chef, Python, and Terraform programming and some more Network Penetration Testing like skills.
Network Penetration Tester
I have found a calling to become a Penetration Tester and specialize in Network Penetration Testing. Due to liking the material, I have been studying more and I am working on my Network Security Engineer skills as well. I will be focusing more on the Cisco certifications next year with the ENCOR and ENARSI both getting me the CCNP Enterprise which would be a huge accomplishment.
Willing to do more to go down this route as it provides more of a challenge than just Cisco Networking. I will be looking for a job coming up in August or September for a Network Administrator role. This will be most likely a remote role that I will do to get my career back on track. I am feeling better with my anxiety and where I am at physically and mentally.
Conclusion
Having the ability to do more with my life if I get off disability which will allow me to have some much needed independence. There are some things that I want to do in the future like investing and becoming an Angel Investor for small businesses. I will be looking forward to my future roles while getting the necessary skills to fulfill these roles. I am still working towards the CISO or CIO role in the future as well.
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