I've worked in a NOC/SOC in non-technical role, and decided I wanted join the cool kids on the other side of the room (they were a tight knit group, always went to lunch together and hung out outside of work). Also was laid off during COVID, and cybersec is job security, you don't have to worry about your position being offshored to a low cost center like Bangalore, due to the nature of the work most security roles require you to be onshore or legal resident for compliance purposes.