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KaFitalist t1_j6d5ysy wrote

Hi, does one need to learn programming and code a lot? I am very good at math, and good at general problem solving, but cannot imagine myself getting misty-eyed about the Art Of Computer Programming.:) I Work at a retail hardware that requires high level people skill to deal with diverse demographics-- explaining them how to solve THEIR hardware problems. Not hi-tech, but you get the picture. So I was wondering if a person like me be a good fit for a cy cybersecurity career.

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cyberjerry42 OP t1_j6dc5vq wrote

I think you may be a great fit! Offensive cybersec more specifically really needs you to think out of the box and this is typically where hardware folks excel as we usually often need to think out of the box when trying to fix a big mechanical problem. You can't just "reprint" that big gear with a broken tooth lol

I would say start somewhere like Codecademy or Freecodecamp. Also, once your fluent enough, try to automate some small tasks you think are annoying to manually so. Small projects will teach you the most!

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KaFitalist t1_j6mm9l1 wrote

Much appreciated the positive response. Will check out the Code Academy.

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cyberjerry42 OP t1_j6mqo3y wrote

Pleasure! Codecademy is a paid service (iirc) so if you want something cheaper check our Freecodecamp. It's a great website

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