by Josh Daniels | Sep 17, 2025 | Career Advice
When people ask, “Can I get into cyber security with no experience?” the answer depends on how you define a couple of key terms: “Experience” – Most of the time, people mean paid experience. While this is what hiring managers are typically looking for, you don’t need...
by Josh Daniels | Sep 10, 2025 | Learning, SOC
Having the technical skills to monitor a network and investigate an alert is important, but methodology is how those skills are efficiently and consistently applied to keep an organization secure. If you are a junior cyber security analyst just getting started (or...
by Josh Daniels | Sep 3, 2025 | Career Advice, Penetration Testing
In cybersecurity, we often divide professionals into two camps: Red Teamers (the attackers) and Blue Teamers (the defenders). Red Teams simulate real-world attacks to expose weaknesses, while Blue Teams focus on monitoring, detection, and response. These can seem like...
by Josh Daniels | Aug 27, 2025 | Career Advice, Penetration Testing
The job market in general is tough right now, and cyber security, which is supposed to be a hot field, is flooded with entry-level applicants for what are essentially intermediate-level positions. This may sound a little “doom and gloom,” but if you really want to...
by Josh Daniels | Aug 13, 2025 | Learning
“How can I learn cyber security for free?” This is a popular question, and honestly, the amount of education that is available for free is immense. The old (or new) adage that “we walk around today with the Library of Alexandria in our pockets” is not that far off...
