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cyberjerry42 OP t1_j6dsar3 wrote

Reply to comment by jzllc in I am an ex-welder turned Offensive Security analyst (ethical hacker) AmA! by cyberjerry42

  1. I'd say JohnHammond, TheCyberMentor and XssRat are great starting points on YouTube. Network chuck also has some interesting linux videos.

Before getting into hacking per se, get to know your way arround linux as you will be using it a lot. Tryhackme has an amazing Linux track.

  1. The majority of the job is typically either at tech companies (not necessarily IT, in my case I work for an AI centric company) or working as a contractor for a bigger security audit company (cobalt.io for example)

  2. Your AD experience will be priceless. Especially if you specialize in network pentests. In terms of time, kinda hard to say. You can either grind your way through being very good and "showing what you got" or you can start collecting certifications. I sadly couldn't really give a time frame because it can change so much from one person to another. If you can get your Sec+ and your OSCP with prior networking knowledge (AD for example) you should be good to apply.

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