Hello and welcome to the first step in your career.
You might have come here for different reasons, but all of you are here to start a journey that will
open up the door to endless opportunities.
We had Third Copper.
Excited to have you here and thank you for coming to join our Circle family.
So in today's I.T. landscape, there are a lot of certifications.
No, I mean, a lot students and other certification newcomers can understandably be overwhelmed, leading
to questions like Which Certs should I work on?
Which cert will help me get a job after I finish my education?
There are several things to consider before deciding which certification to pursue.
One of the first things to ask yourself is What do I want to do in it?
This is, in my humble opinion, one of the most important questions to address.
I have many friends and colleagues and I seem to get certs just to have them.
Many of the states they are in are not much to use in their field.
One colleague of mine, who works mostly in high level support, has cybersecurity certifications.
It's a great start to have and he put a lot of time into getting it, but it may not be relevant to
the area in which he has chosen to work.
So first, ask the question What do I want to do in it?
What do you want to do in it?
And then look at which starts are relevant to the field that you want to be in.
You're probably here because you've heard about cybersecurity and you're interested in learning more
about the field.
The next question is Will this certification allow me to showcase the skills that I have?
Make sure the certification you choose reflects both skill and the level of skill you want to demonstrate
to prospective employers.
There are some certifications that get out of date or that address out of date concepts.
You will not find that here.
All of our certifications will be at the very latest cutting edge material that they can be.
There are excellent certifications out there, but certifications come and go.
So you're new to cyber security.
You want to figure out what the best way forward is.
Should I take Microsoft courses, Cisco courses?
Easy Counsel.
Amazon Web Services Cloud.
It's a jungle out there.
You need tons of experience in cybersecurity market today.
So let's start with some background introduction to how we got here.
We started out with a big company name, Naval.
Naval was once a name synonymous with technology certifications.
Company pioneered certification programs, continuing education.
They were a highly recognized credential variety professionals.
Now the amount of certifications that are proliferating.
So in the 1990s, Novell was an American software company headquartered in Provo, Utah.
Most significant product was a multi-platform network operating system known as Novell NetWare, which
became the dominant form of personal computer networking during the second half of the 1980s and the
first half of the 1990.
Microsoft's first wildly successful operating system, MS-DOS, which was written for IBM in 1981 and
was based on computer programmer Tim Patterson's kudos, otherwise known as the quick and dirty operating
system.
The Deal A Century Bill Gates licensed licensed MS-DOS to IBM but retained the rights for the software.
So the Microsoft Mouse was released in 1983, along with Windows.
Microsoft's crowning achievement, Microsoft Windows System, now had a graphical user interface.
1986, the company went public.
Microsoft Office came along a little bit later in 1999 and 1989.
Microsoft Windows 90, 1993.
And many products would follow later, including a 1995.
Microsoft Windows 95.
So let's talk about how we got here.
Most computing protocols were written at a time when security was not really a consideration.
For most, original computers were mostly just mainframe devices, and the PC is there on the market
to not really have the massive concern for security that they do today.
The computer was born not for entertainment or email, but out of a need to solve a serious number crunching
crisis.
By the late 1800s, the U.S. population had grown so large that it took far more than seven years to
tabulate the U.S. Census results.
Government sought a faster way to get the job done.
Giving rise to the punch card based computers that took up entire rooms.
Today, we carry more computing power in our smartphones than were available in these early models.
Then came the evolution of networks cloud when wide area networks.
Software defined networks.
Internet of Things and many others.
Nowadays, you can't walk five feet without running into a computer.
Everywhere you go, your car, your refrigerator, your toaster, your smart device, your endless amount
of digital assistants, IP cameras, your ring, video, doorbell even drones are out outfitted with
IP technology.
So let's talk about some myths about cyber security.
Myth number one I need to become a programmer to become a strong IT security professional.
Absolutely not.
There are many advanced level certifications like CISSP, Certified Ethical Hacking, Pentax Plus that
don't require you to be programmers.
Programming skills, however, will make things a little bit easier for you.
It will set you apart from other potential competitors.
That's why this course and this series of courses is so important, because we will help you learn the
skills to be competitive in today's market.
Myth number two The market is so saturated that there's no point in changing careers now.
And that is false.
There are endless opportunities in it.
And we'll show you some of those opportunities here shortly.
Myth number three.
Cybersecurity is hard, and it's only for people that know exactly what they want to do for their career.
Absolutely not.
Cyber security can be learned by anyone, whether you have years of computing experience, engineering,
background, or none at all.
Myth number four More sports equals more money.
Well, in the US that might be true.
The more certs you earn, the more money you make.
In the US and other parts of the world, your job success is directly proportional to your experience.
So you have to find a balance.
To make that happen.
So this is a bit of a mixed myth, but which strive at certain cop to give you the balance between certifications
and experience.
Let's look at some cybersecurity market trends.
First trend.
A 2018 report.
By ISC two estimates, there are almost 3 million openings globally.
Cybersecurity jobs.
Additionally, the US Department of Labor reports that occupations in this field are projected to grow
from 13% from 2016 to 2026, adding 557,000 new jobs.
Next trend, the global cyber security market is expected to develop from 120 billion in 2017 to 300
billion by 2024.
Cyber security products and services will exceed $1 trillion in total value.