Category: Computer Networking
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Training Update for GSEC
GSEC I have been training for the GSEC exam which I am planning to do next year in February or March. This training has been somewhat tougher than I anticipated due to it being essentially five certifications that I am studying for in one certification. This might take longer and will allow me to become…
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GIAC Security Essentials Certification Update
GIAC Security Essentials The GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC) is an exam that is essentially the same as learning five certifications in one. These certifications include the CompTIA Security+ and CySA+, and the Certified in Cybersecurity from ISC2. They also include the Network Defense Essentials from EC-Council, and the AWS Cloud Practitioner – Foundational. These are…
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Change is Welcome in my Career
Changes to my Blogs and Articles There are some things that I have done over this week including setting up a new blog on aaron597.com. In addition, I have set up a new publication on Medium where I can add writers to the publication and get more reach. This new publication is called Aaron W.…
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Training and Focus Changes
Training For my training I am moving to a three-bucket system. The three-bucket system is that I am focusing on a primary, a secondary, and general skill sets. For the primary skill set I am working on my Computer Networking, Cybersecurity, and Network Security skills. On the secondary skill set I will be focusing on…
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Adding Skills for the Future
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…
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Attending to my Article
Article I have written an article on Medium called “My Story” and you can check it out at the provided link below. https://medium.com/@dejong.aaron/my-story-44e5df46f4be This article is about my journey coming back into IT and also for my career journey, where I want to be in 2031 with the CCIE: Enterprise Infrastructure, Certified Ethical Hacker, and…
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To Network+ or to CCNA
CompTIA Network+ I am going back to what I was doing last year around August and September. The main goal then was to pass the Network+ before the CCNA. There were some things that I was doing for the CCNA and the Network+ was a big part of my study plan. There are people that…
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Working on my Skill Set
Article I have published a new article on Medium and the link is the following. https://medium.com/@dejong.aaron/training-for-a-big-exam-3802351d4508 The article is titled as Training for a Big Exam and is my first article going into exam preparation and training. I am working on doing more articles that are more technical articles and some exam preparation or training…
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Updated Plans for 2025
2025 Plans There are some things that I am doing to better myself and reestablish my career. In order to get a job I need to work on more job role based certifications. These include both the Security+ and the CCNP ENCOR exams which are the main two that I am studying for. I have…
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Goals for 2025
Computer Networking Goals With my main goal of getting the CCNA in 2024, I am looking forward to passing it or using my voucher for a retake by January 5th, 2025. This goal is the main one to pass this coming year, in 2025, if I haven’t cleared it on December 19th. I am also…
