Leo Dregier 1075589 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>More than 209,000 cyber security jobs in the U.S. are unfilled, and postings are up 74% over the past five years, according to a Peninsula Press.<br /><br />How are we going to deal with this shortage of individuals? What I can tell you is that if we as a community do not figure it out, you will find outside influences &quot;trying to figure it out&quot; for you. For the past 15 years, I&#39;ve helped train CISSP, CISM, CISA, PMP, Security+ and CEH professionals. I know that if individuals are willing to step up and explorer this career, we can make a dent in the cyber security shortage. But this can not happen at a rate of 10-12 people in a group at a time. This needs to happen in the order of 100&#39;s to thousands at a time. <br /><br />It looks like the most difficult hurdle for people will be to &quot;Simply Decide&quot; that this is what they want in their future and to go after it. We have to stop &quot;tinkering&quot; with this field of cyber security and really rally behind the groups of people making the most difference. Most commercial training facilities are charging 2,995 to get read slides to you. The only problems seem to be is that it is expensive and boring. <br /><br />This is why we&#39;ve created affordable resources to help all military personnel and wounded warriors. For every civilian or non-injured who joins my cause, I will sponsor 1 wounded warrior and mentor them to a new career for free. We&#39;ve done this with the Wounded Warrior Cyber Combat Academy before and the cause is worth continuing.<br /><br />If you are willing to help yourself, I&#39;m willing to help you and any warrior. But it all starts with a choice. You have to choose. Is cyber security right for you?<br /><br />Message me if you have any questions... I welcome your thoughts and feedback. 2015-10-29T20:40:57-04:00 Leo Dregier 1075589

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>More than 209,000 cyber security jobs in the U.S. are unfilled, and postings are up 74% over the past five years, according to a Peninsula Press.<br /><br />How are we going to deal with this shortage of individuals? What I can tell you is that if we as a community do not figure it out, you will find outside influences &quot;trying to figure it out&quot; for you. For the past 15 years, I&#39;ve helped train CISSP, CISM, CISA, PMP, Security+ and CEH professionals. I know that if individuals are willing to step up and explorer this career, we can make a dent in the cyber security shortage. But this can not happen at a rate of 10-12 people in a group at a time. This needs to happen in the order of 100&#39;s to thousands at a time. <br /><br />It looks like the most difficult hurdle for people will be to &quot;Simply Decide&quot; that this is what they want in their future and to go after it. We have to stop &quot;tinkering&quot; with this field of cyber security and really rally behind the groups of people making the most difference. Most commercial training facilities are charging 2,995 to get read slides to you. The only problems seem to be is that it is expensive and boring. <br /><br />This is why we&#39;ve created affordable resources to help all military personnel and wounded warriors. For every civilian or non-injured who joins my cause, I will sponsor 1 wounded warrior and mentor them to a new career for free. We&#39;ve done this with the Wounded Warrior Cyber Combat Academy before and the cause is worth continuing.<br /><br />If you are willing to help yourself, I&#39;m willing to help you and any warrior. But it all starts with a choice. You have to choose. Is cyber security right for you?<br /><br />Message me if you have any questions... I welcome your thoughts and feedback.

2015-10-29T20:40:57-04:00 2015-10-29T20:40:57-04:00 PO1 John Miller 1075646

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div><br />So are you offering this training to all veterans with a VA disability rating? I am 60% disabled but not combat-related.<br /><br />If you are, I&#39;m very interested in CEH and CISSP training.<br />

2015-10-29T20:57:33-04:00 2015-10-29T20:57:33-04:00 SFC Private RallyPoint Member 1075648

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Are you able to tell me more about this opportunity? I am currently pursuing a dual bachelors/masters degree in Cybersecurity. Thanks for any info you can provide.

2015-10-29T20:58:59-04:00 2015-10-29T20:58:59-04:00 LCpl Steven Fiore 1075713

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I have bounced in and out of network security my entire career. Currently I am doing load balancing again and out of security. I just did 4 years of network security engineering / architecture work. It is a great field and the demand is there. <br /><br />If you are interested in this field, there are many ways to get involved. I personally always suggest to stay closer to the equipment on the infrastructure side. It generally pays more than analyst work and has a bit more retention when things go bad. <br /><br />Proxies, Firewalls, VPNs, IDS/IPS, SIEMs. Stick with the equipment and find a niche. It is a great industry and field (comes with a nice pay premium too). My only suggestion is to not grab all of the certs at quickly and drag it out. I got my CISSP last year and was kinda of forced to. I agreed on the condition that I would receive a solid raise. Use the certs as leverage, or to get your foot in the door. If not it will be a lost opportunity and a lot of maintanence (cpes, annual fees) for little reward.

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