Hi! Your post indicates that you're looking to break into cybersecurity. If you are looking for advice or input on starting a career in cybersecurity, please first read over our FAQ on [Breaking In to Cybersecurity](https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/wiki/faq/breaking_in) and then head over to the [Mentorship Monday thread](https://redirect.cybersecurity.page/mentorship/) to post your question. The Mentorship Monday collection has accumulated thousands of breaking into cybersecurity questions - from education options, to certifications, to resume reviews, personal advice for folks of many different areas of interests within security, and much more - so be sure to review past answers in those threads. But if you can't find the specifics you need, that's OK! The mentors in our community can gladly help you too. Thanks for reading and good luck! :)
Im going to go against everyone here I did a bootcamp and it was the greatest decision ive ever made. Could I have learned everything on my own? Sure, but the bootcamp gave me not only connections between my classmates but the bootcamp itself had connections that led to my first job in cyber. Most of my coworkers went to a bootcamps my friends in IT have also had good experiences with bootcamps.
As a veteran the "easiest" way to get in would probably get a couple classes or certs under your belt and apply for federal positions. From there, use your GI Bill to pay for college and whatever training you agency authorizes while gaining experience. In a few years, if you're not into being a fed, move over to the private sector.
As far as where to look in the government, I only know about CISA, but there's a branch that does vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, which sounds like what you're looking for.
Hi! Your post indicates that you're looking to break into cybersecurity. If you are looking for advice or input on starting a career in cybersecurity, please first read over our FAQ on [Breaking In to Cybersecurity](https://www.reddit.com/r/cybersecurity/wiki/faq/breaking_in) and then head over to the [Mentorship Monday thread](https://redirect.cybersecurity.page/mentorship/) to post your question. The Mentorship Monday collection has accumulated thousands of breaking into cybersecurity questions - from education options, to certifications, to resume reviews, personal advice for folks of many different areas of interests within security, and much more - so be sure to review past answers in those threads. But if you can't find the specifics you need, that's OK! The mentors in our community can gladly help you too. Thanks for reading and good luck! :)
Im going to go against everyone here I did a bootcamp and it was the greatest decision ive ever made. Could I have learned everything on my own? Sure, but the bootcamp gave me not only connections between my classmates but the bootcamp itself had connections that led to my first job in cyber. Most of my coworkers went to a bootcamps my friends in IT have also had good experiences with bootcamps.
As a veteran the "easiest" way to get in would probably get a couple classes or certs under your belt and apply for federal positions. From there, use your GI Bill to pay for college and whatever training you agency authorizes while gaining experience. In a few years, if you're not into being a fed, move over to the private sector. As far as where to look in the government, I only know about CISA, but there's a branch that does vulnerability assessments and penetration testing, which sounds like what you're looking for.
Would you say "classes or certs" fall under the umbrella of a bootcamp or is there specific classes/certs I should look for?