Cameron G | Security Coach @sectheops

You want to find what works for you in cybersecurity If you live in country where opportunities are abundant US, UK, Europe, AU Go the corporate route If things aren’t too abundant And you love cyber Go the bug bounty route

I learned the basics of cybersecurity from CTFs Bought books, certs, raspberry pi, drone Just did cool stuff When the interviewer asked me and saw all the stuff I was doing I was in Went from $10/hr host Working 10 hours a week To cybersecurity intern $20/hr 40hr/week

Cybersecurity growth roadmap: 1️⃣ Learn tools → Nmap, Splunk, Snyk, Burp 2️⃣ Master processes → Incident response, phishing, logs 3️⃣ Bonus → Coding skills But ultimately? Finding why something happened Root cause > surface symptoms

Cybersecurity is just like the animal kingdom I’ve met people less passionate about Less capable Making multiple 6 figures And ive seen people who brute force applying but don’t get any interviews It’s about doing things the correct way Keeping your resume out there…

Looking back The best moments of my life are when I gave it 110% and still came up short I did everything right But came up short The build up is what built me And when the opportunity came again I made sure to not come up short again

Hard things you have to do to max out your cybersecurity career 1. Post 1x per day for 100 days on LinkedIn. This will get you gigs you never would have imagined. 2. Build a website. Use vercel 3. Lab everyday

Security isn’t about tools. It’s about trade-offs. 🛑 Block too much → productivity dies 🟢 Allow too much → risk explodes ⚖️ Perfect balance → invisible security Good security feels like magic. Bad security feels like friction.

Cool cybersecurity combos 🔥 Malware Analysis + Data Science = track & predict threats Cloud Security + DevOps = DevSecOps pipelines AI + Cybersecurity = self-learning defense systems Cybersecurity + Automation = zero manual firefighting

Your first 90 days in cybersecurity: ✅ Security+ ✅ Build a homelab (Azure SOC, Docker SIEM, Snyk scans) ✅ LinkedIn and resume optimization ✅ Post your wins and labs ✅ Apply to 5-10jobs/day with loom outreach Execution beats perfection

Cybersecurity doesn’t require a bunch a math A fancy degree Or even fancy certs It requires the basics Security+ Hands on (TryHackMe) A polished resume and LinkedIn Genuine interest Solidified knowledge You’re ready to get an entry level role Then pivot up Pivot up…

Most people study tools. The best people know how to ask questions. ❓How would an attacker pivot here? ❓What’s the weakest link in this config? ❓How could I detect this in logs? ❓What would break if I patched this? Tools change. Questions stay forever.

Most beginners in cybersecurity : “I don’t have experience.” But you’ve: Googled errors Put errors in ChatGPT Fixed configs Followed tutorials Broken things & repaired them That IS experience. The difference? 👉 You haven’t packaged it yet.

Employers want proof, not promises. Show it. ✅ Scan open-source repos with Snyk ✅ Build your own SIEM (networkchuck) ✅ Open malware in a VM ✅ Pentest an API with Postman + Burp (Damn vulnerable API) ✅ Lock down Azure IAM roles ✅ Post findings → Scribehow (automated…

Stop waiting for “experience.” Create it. ✅ TryHackMe labs ✅ Vulnerability scans (HTB beginner boxes) ✅ Snyk and semgrep scans (GitHub) ✅ Cloud SOC (Azure free tier) ✅ Harden a Docker container (disable root, limit perms) ✅ Secure an AWS S3 bucket + IAM roles ✅…

Aspiring cybersecurity engineers You can taste everything you need to know through TryHackMe You can solidify everything through an Azure cloud lab You can excel by building your own things no matter how small You can pass the ATS through getting the Sec+

I wouldn’t say become a Linux expert in cybersecurity Learn enough to be effective 90% of the time I’m just navigating and running commands I learned shortcuts as I went along If you’re completely green - Go to TryHackMe - Search “Linux” - filter difficulty “info” - take…

Those who become employed engineers know how to play the game from where they're at You can't sit around and over-certify You have to get real skills You need to hit CTFs Read Microsoft Learn materials Have a goal and hope in mind DevSecOps, IAM, Pentester, Application…

Want to get better at ANY cybersecurity skill? 1.Go to TryHackMe 2. Search the skill (SIEM, Docker, Python, etc.) 3. Do the labs 4.Document your process 5. Post it online Repeat = instant portfolio

Don’t over think it. Here are things you can do to be job ready in cybersecurity: 1. Live Honeypot in Azure (Josh Madakor) 2. Build python malware with networkchuck) 3. Do 5 HackTheBox labs (Easy) 4. Do TryHackMe SOC 1 path 5. Build portfolio with Vercel