
#393: 4th of July special: Path to Cybersecurity by Ex-NSA Hacker
David Bombal
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How to Get Experience With Art Experience
"If it says three to five years experience, take the shot," he said. "We've seen in my community alone, people get jobs who don't have military experience" If you're two years out from a PC, see if there's an additional duty that you can do with your information security officer and talk to your ISSO.
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How to move into Cyber if you are a veteran.
// Neal's Top 5 Resources //
1) Onward to Opportunity: O2O
Website: https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/ca...
Army Mil PDF: https://home.army.mil/bragg/applicati...
2) VetSec:
Website: https://veteransec.org/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vete...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteransec
3) With you With Me:
Website: https://www.withyouwithme.com/
4) Operation Code:
Website: https://operationcode.org/
5) Boots 2 Books:
Website: https://www.boots2books.com/
Montgomery GI Bill:
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi...
// Recommended SANS courses //
GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...
GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH): https://www.giac.org/certifications/c...
GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA): https://www.giac.org/certifications/c...
GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...
SANS DIFR: https://www.sans.org/digital-forensic...
GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...
GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC): https://www.giac.org/certifications/s...
GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...
// Hands on //
Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/
Hack The Box: https://www.hackthebox.com/
Security Blue Team: https://securityblue.team/
Blue Team Labs Online: https://blueteamlabs.online/
Cyber Defenders: www.cyberdefenders.org
// Degrees //
Neal recommends getting a business degree.
// Sites referred to in the video //
Transition assistance program TAP (Neal says this is not sufficient): https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/pro...
Cyber Insecurity YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberInsecu...
Josh Mason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacmason
Video Ex NSA Hacker tells us how to get into hacking https://youtu.be/SFbV7sTSAlA
SANS: https://www.sans.org
Neal’s discord server: https://www.twitch.tv/cyber_insecurity
https://cyberinsecurity.tv/
// Books //
The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin https://amzn.to/3bRfFk0
Extrene ownership How US Navy Seals Lead and Win Jocko Willink and Leiff Babin https://amzn.to/3P0Ac3H
// Neal's SOCIAL //
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/cyberinsecu...
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nealbridges/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ITJunkie
// Josh's SOCIAL //
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacma...
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Joshua17sc
// David's SOCIAL //
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