Path to Cybersecurity Practitioner

Becoming a Cybersecurity Practitioner

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If you had asked me years ago what I’d be doing today, running penetration tests and taking over corporate networks wouldn’t have been my answer. In fact, I studied theater in college. Yes, really. I’ve always loved storytelling, but life has a funny way of shifting your focus. Today, I’m a Principal Security Engineer, and becoming a cybersecurity practitioner wasn’t …

Hello World: The Journey to Starting 6 Paths Cyber Security

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So here I am, embarking on a journey in running my own cybersecurity firm, 6 Paths Cyber Security. If you had told me this is where I’d end up back when I was studying theatre at UC Riverside, I probably would’ve laughed. Cybersecurity? Really? But as with most things in life, the path wasn’t exactly a straight line. The truth …