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#393: 4th of July special: Path to Cybersecurity by Ex-NSA Hacker

2022/7/4
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David Bombal

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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...

  1. VetSec: Website: https://veteransec.org/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vete... Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteransec

  2. With you With Me: Website: https://www.withyouwithme.com/

  3. Operation Code: Website: https://operationcode.org/

  4. 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

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