Top 3 Cyber Security Certifications for beginners | Roadmap

In this video I give you a three types of certifications for beginners who want to start out in cyber security.

eLearnSecurity eJPT:

eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Responder (eCIR)

This is the video where I explain how to get SANS certifications cheaper:

This is a playlist of cyber security specialisations:

Time Stamps:
Intro 0:30
Foundational Certifications 0:45
Penetration Testing 1:52
Stopping Cyber Attacks 3:42
Bonus 4:46

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[UnixGuy]

eLearnSecurity eJPT:

eLearnSecurity Certified Incident Responder (eCIR)


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[jtlovestj]

Thank you for this. I hope that whenever I become an established cyber security/IT professional, I'll pass on the knowledge I learned and the things I went through to someone else. Having a mentor is absolutely crucial and what youre doing is definitely going to change some lives and motivate those that don't have the resources from a mentor. Appreciate you, bro.

[vignesh]

thank you sir, it's great to have amzing mentors like you

[aouss.altwaijry]

Thanks, you saved me a good amount of time, I have been looking for those answers for 1 year now.

[trippleCS]

i seriously appreciate you man. I almost got pushed into the route u advise agasint aka getting ccna and other stuff like that. U have actually sped up my process 10 fold and am now already applying to internships and jobs(im in University)

[Popeline]

Thank you so much for your guidance, very appreciated! I have a master's degree in Mathematics and for all those years I thought I would not have a chance to get into cybersecurity without going back to university for several years to actually study CS. I have just signed up for the free (ISC)2 course and will do everything you recommend in your videos. So very excited!

[Daraa]

Thank you! I got dizzy watching vids here and there..straight to the point and informative!!

[justinc.]

Love your channel sir, I’m currently getting my BS in cybersecurity and I’m loving it so far.

[loganmanagh]

Just finishing the Good Cyber Cert its been great, think I'll head to the eJPT next! Thanks for the advice. Looking to head into Cyber cert in the next 3-6 months. Working as much as possible to learn the basics so I can jump in. This channels been a great help.

[ragem]

Thanks alot for this type of content, for a beginner it’s a very big plunge into this field and a bit unnerving

[jovannygalvez]

I just enrolled for the ISC2 certification. Thank you UnixGuy!

[miklofrombor]

Thank you so much, from someone who is 25 (about to be 26) and trying to switch from an entire different field of work. i feel like this video really did touch things and give me an idea for my first stepping stones into this career im greatly interested in. i hope this video is as helpful for others as it was me

[annokoli]

Thanks for this informative video. You just saved me from losing my mind. I have been all over YouTube trying to find a video on how to start this journey, and the more I searched, the more confused I became, then I found you. You just gave my confidence a boost. I have subscribed to your channel because you saved me 😊. Thank you very much

[razorwire]

I have been struggling with all the path options for awhile. What you are saying makes sense. I am going to look into it.

[lucianstoichitoiu]

I always watch your videos, even though I don't always agree with your opinion - which I think makes the best combination for progress. One thing I think you should mention on your videos is that things might be different for other persons or circumstances. For example, me - CCNA put me on my superiors radars for the Information Security Officer role, and now I was put in training for the position. Also, doing the Sec+ is a breeze because I really worked my but for the CCNA and everything seems more familiar now. Do I think it's mandatory for everybody to take CCNA? Absolutely not! But boy, I found it more than useful and at least for me, it was both the key for success and a massive boost in confidence as I had a very serious imposter syndrome before taking it, as I've switched careers at 34 years old. All the best!

[gitcotech]

I want to say thank you for what you are doing on this channel. I have been following you for a while now and you are doing a wonderful job. Thanks to you I just obtained my first certification (ISC2 CC). This has given me a great push to take another cert.

I just came back to this video to see what I have to take next. I wanted to go for the eccouncil CCT but you recommend EJPT. I will probably go for it.

Thanks again.

[xAnomaly]

I agree with you, except the OSCP part. Yes for newbies its really hard. But it's entry pentesting cert still. It does not mean its entry level IT cert by no means! For some folks like me (sysadmin and devops background) it can be the shortest path to pentest interview. Intentionally saying interview and not job cos this will (HR recognition of this cert), get your foot in the door.

I got my pentesting interview only cos having that cert. It's difficult, but highly valued. Now im in for OSEP (which suddenly feels kinda easy after all experience from real job except it still has a bit if CTF parts in it.)

I saw your other videos tho and can relate to lot of opinions so you definetly have a new sub here!

Keep up this great work getting people into cybersec! We need every passionate soul get into the industry!

[jonathanbulundwe]

Thank you a Lot ... my path is clear now! thanks once again bro, really appreciate.

[morganarodrigues]

Hey UnixGuy, I've been following you for a year now, and last november I enrolled in an Associate Degree in Cybersec. I hope to get my Sec+ in the next 6 months and maybe something else in the next year, idk. Here in Italy employers don't ask many certs, just knowledge of certain stuff, but I'm hoping the Certs will give me a higher starting salary.
Thanks so much for all the info and clarity which you share . All best,

[apathy_anas]

Awesome video! These are all solid certs that the industry really respects. But IMO, it’d be perfect to add some more practical and hands-on ones like CCD by CyberDefenders and CDSA, etc. Just my 2 cents.