IT career question

i am currently doing graduation in bachelor in computer applications and i have no experience or any certifications till now
i am interested and inclined towards the technical sector but i have no idea what to do and what is best for me and how actually things work here
all those certification names are confusing me
plz suggest how should i proceed and what should be my next step and then after that what
i am in india and 17

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maharaliel

I will advice you to go for what you like most. You know IT field is very wide and you have to choose your orientation (Network administration, Security, programming, auditing, etc) after choosing your orientation then only someone can guide in certifications. otherwise no one can tell you the certification that you should do.

Master Of Puppets

I'm with maharaliel on this one. Go on the Internet and look into the different positions in IT. Find people you know who are in the field and talk to them about what they do. This is not a day's work. Take your time, you don't need to rush this. If you make an informed decision now, you will benefit from it a lot in the future. Find out what you like. In order to understand that, you need to put in some time.

ChinChinati

security

GarudaMin

The road to security is long and hard, imo. Natural progression is helpdesk/NOC -> system/network -> security. But of course, you could be one of those who get into security from the start, either straight into security or through auditing.
Security is a broad field ranging from technology to strategic security. Even then, there are many subsets. For example, Technical security deals with firewalls, intrusion detection, encryption, viruses/malware, network security, etc. Then you have information/strategic security - risk management, business continuity, regulatory compliance all the way to cybercrime, nation state interests, politics, etc.
You are 17 and still young. My best bet is start with security+ to get a general basic idea of security and the industry. Then maybe it will give you enough understanding into what field you want to narrow down to.

Master Of Puppets

ChinChinati wrote: »

security

Why? Which niche of security and what do you think you will be doing?

ChinChinati

& what after Sec+?

GarudaMin

Come back to us after sec+ and let us know what you want to get into or what your interests are (by then you should have a better understanding of what you want to do), then we can point you better.