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Cyber security is your best bet when it comes to choosing the best career path in technology.

When some people hear the word cyber security what comes into their mind is how to develop antivirus or firewall software and you must be a programmer before you can qualify for a job role in cyber security, but are these assumptions true? the answer is capital no. Cyber security is one of the easiest career to pursue in technology, you don't need a degree to work as a cyber security person, what you need is just the right skills, unlike other jobs in which without certificate you cannot work, no cyber security is not like that, infact despite no certificate is needed you cannot see a quack in cyber security that is working like in other sectors, it is self regulatory, your skills will speak for you, and you cannot be in cyber security and be poor.

ADVANTAGES OF CAREER IN CYBER SECURITY
1. Remote or physical job opportunities.
2. You can own your own business or be employed by organizations.
3. Start up your own business at a very small cost.
4. Earn big salaries.
5. Opportunity to work for multiple companies simultaneously.
6. Work with little or no knowledge of coding/programming.
7. You don't need a degree. Only your skill is needed.
8. You will be a respected hacker etc.


JOB DESCRIPTION
Cyber security have so many branches but I will give job description about two branches I love and I have also worked in for a long time. The two branches are (i)Bug bounty hunting, (ii)Cyber threat intelligence.

BUG BOUNTY HUNTING
This is the area of cyber security in which you work from anywhere in the world, and your job is to find how a computer, website, database, CCTV, iot etc, can be hacked or manipulated for fraud and you are paid immediately or in a few days, in this job the more bugs/vulnerabilities you submit the more your pay, the least bug/vulnerability is priced at $200. Your employment is 100 percent guaranteed.

CYBER THREAT INTELLIGENCE
In this area your job is to get intelligence on cyber criminals for the purpose of knowing there tools and attack methods. This is a very good career path, you can be an expert witness in a case, or you can be hired by an organization to investigate a cyber attack.

**Ayanbe Francis Uzezi is a cyber security expert.

How possible will it be to secure job as a cybersecurity expert without degree?

DAVIDMOE:
How possible will it be to secure job as a cybersecurity expert without degree?

It is very possible, Google "bug bounty hunting". then learn from the master and you are good to go. Mind you it is not like Upwork or Fiverr thing in which you wait for customers, reverse is the case here, work is waiting for you.

DAVIDMOE:
How possible will it be to secure job as a cybersecurity expert without degree?

Don't let anybody deceive. it is difficult to secure with degree sef not to talk of no degree. Cybersecurity is not an entry level job.

Getting into cyber security is pretty straightforward even with zero experience in IT or programming, here's how I got started.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECux2YI5_cI

emoboy4u:
Don't let anybody deceive. it is difficult to secure with degree sef not to talk of no degree. Cybersecurity is not an entry level job.

This your comment shows you don't know anything about cyber security, by the way do you have a degree in computer science? Let me tell you, don't comment on issues you don't know. Google the name Marcus Hutchins. This is a guru in cyber security without any form of certificate or degree, he is notable for stopping the global ransomware called WannaCry. And it will shock you to know that WannaCry was coded by Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, always research before you comment. Finally I want you to know that the IBM X-force team are hackers without certificate or degree in computer science.

o123456789:
This your comment shows you don't know anything about cyber security, by the way do you have a degree in computer science? Let me tell you, don't comment on issues you don't know. Google the name Marcus Hutchins. This is a guru in cyber security without any form of certificate or degree, he is notable for stopping the global ransomware called WannaCry. And it will shock you to know that WannaCry was coded by Ramon Abbas aka Hushpuppi, always research before you comment. Finally I want you to know that the IBM X-force team are hackers without certificate or degree in computer science.

Firstly, Hutchins is an exception, he stopped a global cyber threat which is a feat not any random Joe can achieve and uhm, he completed community college which a form of a higher education.

"... WannaCry was coded by Hushpupi" kindly share your source.

Every member of the IBM Xforce have some form of academic degree. It's apparent that the one that's not up-to-date is you sir.

Lastly, Let me put it this way. I'm not saying you need a degree to be an expert. What I'm saying is, a degree is the bare minimum for any organization to even consider you for a role or trust you with their network. You guys need to stop selling this "you don't need a degree to enter this IT field"

I still stand on the fact the Cybersecurity is NOT an entry-level role. It'll take you years of experience to be an expert.

emoboy4u:
Firstly, Hutchins is an exception, he stopped a global cyber threat which is a feat not any random Joe can achieve and uhm, he completed community college which a form of a higher education.

"... WannaCry was coded by Hushpupi" kindly share your source.

Every member of the IBM Xforce have some form of academic degree. It's apparent that the one that's not up-to-date is you sir.

Lastly, Let me put it this way. I'm not saying you need a degree to be an expert. What I'm saying is, a degree is the bare minimum for any organization to even consider you for a role or trust you with their network. You guys need to stop selling this "you don't need a degree to enter this IT field"

I still stand on the fact the Cybersecurity is NOT an entry-level role. It'll take you years of experience to be an expert.

Ten bottles of any drink of your choice on my name. I'm still surprised when we try to lure people to believe some I.T jobs are that easy. Like are you kidding?
Cybersecurity na ur mate??

Pelaiye2703:
Ten bottles of any drink of your choice on my name. I'm still surprised when we try to lure people to believe some I.T jobs are that easy. Like are you kidding?
Cybersecurity na ur mate??

People think these are get rich quick schemes.

emoboy4u:
Firstly, Hutchins is an exception, he stopped a global cyber threat which is a feat not any random Joe can achieve and uhm, he completed community college which a form of a higher education.

"... WannaCry was coded by Hushpupi" kindly share your source.

Every member of the IBM Xforce have some form of academic degree. It's apparent that the one that's not up-to-date is you sir.

Lastly, Let me put it this way. I'm not saying you need a degree to be an expert. What I'm saying is, a degree is the bare minimum for any organization to even consider you for a role or trust you with their network. You guys need to stop selling this "you don't need a degree to enter this IT field"

I still stand on the fact the Cybersecurity is NOT an entry-level role. It'll take you years of experience to be an expert.

please which tech is have entry level roles, I was also told that data science is not an entry level tech

Thank you

I wasted my time going for web developing

I am going back for cyber security or data analytics

As a cyber security engineer I approve this message .

dey play oooo!!! You think a company will hand a random Joe with no degree, no certification and no experience a Cyber Security job

Body go tell you and your eyes go clear when you enter the field

Make una stop to dey mislead people

Free advice! The future is in Artificial intelligence.

Thank you for this

Being a red teamer is easy to get in to cyber security. But i can't say the same for blue teamer.

Nice

Same way I was cajoled to web development

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Edipet:
please which tech is have entry level roles, I was also told that data science is not an entry level tech

Web design, cloud computing

Tech is the new crude oil!!!!

Dikaveli:
I wasted my time going for web developing

I am going back for cyber security or data analytics

Or you can use your knowledge in development and pivot to DevOps. It's what i do + a dose of cyber security experience too.

Alright.