how do I figure out if I'm a brainlet or not? I want to train up for a cybersec apprenticeship
Robert Morales
Good to be backkkkk!
When you are too old to work 18 hour days.
Bentley Bell
Hard to tell without knowing your background. I'd suggest beginner ctf's to see if your mindset takes you into the right direction
Isaiah Ramirez
Let me rephrase it: "When are you too old that some company will actually hire you, when you have a background in programming / databases but not in any InfoSec related field?"
Charles Roberts
You can succeed in one of two ways. Sheer brilliance: everything is easy and you just breeze through it all. Very, very few are there Hard work: An excellent substitute for the above.
Juan Russell
I mean I've never programmed anything in my life, I haven't even used a computer in a year in all honesty because I went kaczynski-mode I'll try those ctfs and see how I fair but if I'm awful at them where else do I start? is getting into cybersec a pipedream or can anyone do well if they put in enough hours? how do I practice what I learn?
I'm not an cyber security guy myself, but I think some basic knowledge about programming in C, Python, Assembly as well as having an idea about networking (something like CCNA) surely helps.
