Why Cybersecurity? Every single “IT job” is saturated and the barrier to entry is low meaning you are competing with everyone else doing boot camps and getting a few certifications

You would be better off going into consulting or sales in a related industry.

People like to give you warm and fuzzies and tell you that “you are never too old”. Honestly, that’s not true.

As you grow older, you have more responsibilities and you need higher pay.

But the best way to transition is to slowly do it internally at a company you already work at.

(I’m 50 by the way)

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billy99k 6 months ago | parent | next [-]

Cybersecurity is not for beginners. There are almost no jobs for juniors anymore.

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browningstreet 6 months ago | parent [-]

It's also chronically understaffed.

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scarface_74 6 months ago | parent [-]

That might be true. But the answer isn’t hiring someone with no real world experience. I would hire an entry level developer before I would hire an entry level security person.

	▲	browningstreet 6 months ago \| parent [-]
		I didn’t mean “understaffed and they need more people and so that’s a great move on OPs part”. I meant “they’ll never hire as many security people as they should have on staff and OP would be wading into low-demand territory”.

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myheartisinohio 6 months ago | parent | prev [-]

I agree with this post. Capitalize on the experience you have in a different way.