4 Myths Holding You Back From Getting Into Cybersecurity

Do not let these misconceptions stop you from starting that Cybersecurity career!

“I am interested in Cybersecurity, but I know zilch about coding or hacking.”

This is a sentence I hear way too often when helping people get into Cybersecurity

There is this weird perception that to get into cybersecurity, you should be like the lead character from Mr. Robot or be a coding whiz

This was maybe true 25 years ago but no longer today

Cybersecurity is no longer something that the network guy does with the firewall but a billion-dollar industry with board-level visibility

It has enough variety to accommodate a huge variety of skill sets

In this article, I want to break down this and other common myths that stop people from starting their careers in Cybersecurity

Let’s go!

1 — You need to be technical

Do not get me wrong .. technical skills are good, but you can get started with a fundamental understanding of how the internet and computers work.