What kind of entry level job can I get with security + certified?

keeranbri

Hello Everyone,
I currently am doing level 1 and also a little bit of level 2 help desk for about 8 months now.
I have no certifications but have a Bachelors degree in technical management
However, I would like some opinions on what kind of job can I get into if I take the security + exam with my experience and education.
I am looking into getting into the security field, such as security analyst but don't know what kind of entry
level jobs are out there for security

doobies

without knowing your locale i really couldn't say. I know in my area.. a security + will get you the exact same job you already have. Heck its required for helpdesk jobs.. possibly a Sys admin job... security tho? There are a few socs that have security + requirements... few and far between but they do exist and pay .. well.. you will get experience!! which is the important thing.

so when you say a security analyst.. what do you mean?

and you want to ask yourself this question seriously. What do you have a passion for?

security is a big field... really big field. And there are really no entry level security jobs. Thats backwards... to have an entry level person running security... think about that. I would suggest moving from help desk to sys admin or net admin.

You can then make a decision on which route you want to go as they bassically touch every aspect of security... lightly.

Do you want to patch?
Do you want to write policy?
Do you want to enforce policy?
Do you want to monitor networks for intrustion?
Do you want to pentest on networks?
do you want to conduct vulneraiblity assesments on networks for holes?
Do you want to handle intrusions and incidents?
Do you want to peform forensics on pwned boxes and malware?
Do you want to get people fired for fraud waste and abuse?
Do you want to configure IDS/ IPS/ Systems and firewalls aka engineer?
Do you want to be the focal point of communicaton for all things security and speak to other people to trade info and keep your team up to date (intel)
Do you want to track down hackers... aka cyber terrorist for law enforcment?
Do you want to track down hackers for .. military?
Do you want to hack on behalf of a country?
Do you want to write code for exploits?
Do you want to certify systems?
Do you want to audit Information systems?
Do you want to audit information security policies?
Do you want to audit banking systems... federal?
Do you want to write reports? Situational awarness reports?
Do you want to research adversarial hackers? Companies that sell the same product as yours that engage in corporate espionage?
Do you want to work in disaster recovery (from cyber incidents)?
Do you want to write programs to deal with codes for exploits?
Do you want to write IDS filters for IDS systems?

i mean.. seriously.. i could go on and on and on.... so what you really want to ask yourself is what you have a passion for.. try to get a Sys admin job.. and try to fit that passion in you day to day activities... if its not already a part of it... get your time in.. get your certs.. and branch out to that passion.

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tldr: sys admin... sec plus means very little in most shops. Just means you know the basics of security. You can find internships... and a few... very very few "security" jobs that require only a security plus training session. Those are generally policy enforcment unless your lucky enough to get into a rotational intership/job that really has an investment in building your skills.