13 Lies About Getting Into Cyber Debunked — REAL DATA

By Josh Madakor

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⚡️ Start your IT/Cyber Career — Real Environment — No Exp Req. ⚡️ https://skool.com/cyber-range ——— I used data from 156 people who got hired out of the Cyber Range to debunk the most common myths about breaking into cybersecurity. We cover why stacking certs doesn't pay off (the median hire had four), why A+ and the trifecta aren't required, why almost nobody starts in offensive security, whether CySA+ actually gets you a SOC role, how many people got hired with no degree or one still in progress, why the Google cert isn't too basic to count, how many IT-adjacent roles people took as a stepping stone, the real application numbers, and what first offers actually pay. Plus a couple of career-change stories, including a truck driver who became a SOC analyst in 14 months. ——— 0:00 Intro 0:38 Myth 1 - Don't stack certs 1:26 Myth 2 - You need A Plus to get a job 1:50 Myth 3 - It's common to break into cyber doing red teaming 2:24 Myth 4 - If you get CySA Plus, you'll become a SOC Analy

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