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There has been a lot of hype for a while now about cybersecurity careers. Cybersecurity careers are hot, they say. Allow me to throw some cold water on that.
Schools, universities, certificate programs, and bootcamps have all been pushing cybersecurity. Why? Because they have stuff to sell you. They have now sold so many people on the idea of getting into cybersecurity that the field is now totally saturated. Particularly at the entry level. So getting a job is HARD.
"Just take our six week cybersecurity bootcamp, no IT experience required! Go from zero to hero with a six figure salary in just six weeks!" It's madness. It's totally unrealistic. It takes years.
Yeah, and who was the source for that article? Probably a school or someone with something to sell you or some vested interest. Google is loving seeing cybersecurity flooded and keeping salaries down. The ISC2 are loving selling certifications and collecting annual maintenance fees.
Note how that second article linked above mentions security people getting laid off. That would ease pressure on the need for hiring, not exacerbate it as the article claims.
