I am currently unemployed (been looking for almost a year with no luck) instead of doing nothing I thought I might learn something new. I work on some coding projects for fun in the meantime because I love doing it. I went to school for computer engineering but I’ve always been interested in cybersecurity/infoSec I think its a good skill to have. I’ve been looking at courses that give you certification but I have no money (see unemployment). I’ve been mostly self taught anyways so I was wondering if you guys have come across any good books on the subject. A book you used as part of a university course you took or a book that helped you. I also feel like those courses with certificates barely teach you anything (especially the free ones). They feel like a bunch of checklists. I want to learn so I feel like a good book will help.
I have a part time job right now so I’m thinking I learn by myself then get enough money to get “officially certified” and move into cybersecurity cause software engineering only isn’t doing me any good in this economy.
For offensive cyber security a good way to just jump in is the free hack the box machines. I took detailed notes on them then published those notes on my website, which I was told later was what sold my first pentesting employer on me versus other candidates.
Other than that, yeah free sec+ stuff is a good entry point.
Oh also black hills information security has post what you can online trainings. The company is ran by a former sans instructor, the quality is really good.
black hills looks great I will definitely be checking them out! what is your website? (if you want to share it)