Cyber Security engineer is the dream for many engineering graduates to work in the cyber security domain. But a lot of people don’t know what to read how to start, what are the daily work of security engineers. In this article, I will cover all the things which a security engineer does in his day-to-day job.
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Daily Work of cyber security engineer
- Conduct Vulnerablity analysis and penitration testing.
- Work with DevOps engineers to integrate SAST & DAST tools into CI/CD pipelines.
- Work with developer to resolve and mitigate vulnerablity which has been discovered.
- Create security culture in the company.
- Threat modling and identifying privacy issues and data leaks.
- Some time there is slight variation in responsiblity because of company requirement.
How to become cyber security engineer
Here is my guideline who has been working in cyber security since starting of my career.
- Understand linux (Kali Linux) and get handsonn for atleast 1 month (3 hour daily)
- After 1 month start to explore basic networking concepts like router, switches, hub, subnet, types of ip, classess of IP etc. we are talking about basic networking did’t require advance concepts for atleast another 1 month.
- Once done with this start with OWASP top 10 for atleast 2.5 moths because this is core of security most of time you will be working on this, So make sure to grab these knowledge deeply.
- Now you can start doing bug bounty, also start applying job parallely.
- If you become confident enough in these concepts, Start learning shell scripting basics 2 months.
- Make you resume, highlight bug bounty work you have done. You can start applying to multiple diffferent company through LinkedIn ( If you are not getting calls do write me I will help you to format your cyber security resume).
Note: This is not the end of the cyber security road there are multiple different things to learn but gradually you will learn once you enter into the company.
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Do you need a lot of math for cyber security?
No, For entry-level to senior-level there is no requirement of math. Very little math is required when you do any new research.
How much does cyber security Bootcamp cost?
Cyber security Bootcamp cost varies from the training institute where you get training. Bootcamp has no fixed no it depends on location and course duration.
Does cybersecurity require coding?
For entry cyber security requires no coding experience. Some companies ask for shell scripting and python for automation.
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