How I Helped A Retired 60-Year-Old Maths Teacher Get Into Cybersecurity

His story should inspire anyone who feels getting into Cybersecurity is difficult.

“Hi Taimur ! Can you help me ? I am a retired Maths teacher and am really interested in Cybersecurity. I want to start a career in it”

Let me tell you a story about a guy I know .. Let’s call him Tom

Tom is a happily retired Maths teacher in the U.S. .. all his children have graduated, leaving him and his wife enjoying the retired life

BUT .. Tom is one of those guys who doesn’t know how to sit still and always wants to be working

He read about all the recent data breaches that got him interested in cybersecurity.

I am not sure how he found me, but he knew that I offered Cybersecurity Career Coaching, which is how I got the above message.

To say I was impressed would be an understatement!

I was blown away by Tom’s energy and enthusiasm to get into Cybersecurity

Unfortunately he was not getting any responses from employers even when telling them it was not about the money