IT Skills You NEED Before Cybersecurity: 8 Hands-On Projects

Join Synk and John Hammond for the Capture the Flag competition on Feb 27 2025. All details and registration is here: https://snyk.plug.dev/7tvpGyy OK.. so I've been thinking about Cybersecurity and the skills you need to get into the industry! This video is a roadmap, made up of 8 different projects that you can do... the whole idea is to increase technical skills through these projects. Ideally these are skills you will have gained before getting into Cybersecurity as it would catapult your career. If you're just getting started then this is a great roadmap to follow as it will take you from beginner to advanced! Enough rambling from me... enjoy! Links to other things mentioned in the video: Github profile here - https://github.com/gerardobrien/gerardobrien Ebay - https://www.ebay.com/ EVE-NG - https://www.eve-ng.net/ GNS3 - https://gns3.com/ Packer Tracer - https://www.netacad.com/cisco-packet-tracer 8 port managed switch - https://amzn.to/4hIdqMS Proxmox - https://proxmox.com/en/ VMware Workstation - https://blogs.vmware.com/workstation/2024/05/vmware-workstation-pro-now-available-free-for-personal-use.html VirtualBox - https://www.virtualbox.org/ Docker - https://www.docker.com/ Podman - https://podman.io/ Wazuh - https://wazuh.com/ Splunk - https://www.splunk.com/ TryHackMe - https://tryhackme.com/ HackTheBox - https://www.hackthebox.com/ Awesome Honeypots - https://github.com/paralax/awesome-honeypots Flare VM - https://github.com/mandiant/flare-vm *Support the channel, buy me a beer :)* https://buymeacoffee.com/gerardobrien Best VPN out there - Get 1 to 3 months free when you sign up with my link! - https://ref.nordvpn.com/srkMjNdtXXy I get my music from Artlist - GET 2 MONTHS FREE when you use my link - https://artlist.io/referral/5417320/Gerard TIMECODES: 0:00 - intro 0:28 - portfolio 1:49 - home network 4:52 - virtualisation & containers 6:33 - siem 7:58 - ctf’s 9:11 - online training 9:55 - honeypots 10:34 - malware analysis 10:57 - outro GEAR I USE: View all my gear, what I use to record and edit videos - https://www.gerardobrien.com/gear My Camera Bag! : https://amzn.to/3vJ3eAm My daily camera : https://amzn.to/47E9qan Most Used Lens : https://amzn.to/3U1Blhl Other Lens : https://amzn.to/47wMPfT Desk Mic and mount : https://amzn.to/4bbZnfN Vlog Mic : https://amzn.to/47zi0qJ My Drone : https://amzn.to/3U7Ez2V The action cam I use : https://amzn.to/41YNDZE Air Tags : https://amzn.to/42gxQWt Filter Case / storage : https://amzn.to/3Si7HmE Tripod : https://amzn.to/3vubSmf Password manager : Got your data stolen during the LastPass hack?? I switched to NordPass and so should you!! I now use Nordpass and it's way better - use my code at checkout to get 3 months free! - N7O4$5 Best VPN out there - Get 1 to 3 months free when you sign up with my link! - https://ref.nordvpn.com/srkMjNdtXXy Learn how to record, edit and post YouTube videos, I use Skillshare and its amazing! https://share.skillshare.com/obrieng!8551081f85!a WHAT I USE TO MAKE VIDEOS Fav editing software : https://amzn.to/41XesgR What computer I use : https://amzn.to/3HiBSnk I get my music from Artlist - get 2 months free when you use my link - https://artlist.io/referral/5417320/Gerard FOLLOW ME: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/techwithgerard Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/techwithgerard Twitter: https://twitter.com/gerardobrien Website: https://www.gerardobrien.com Github: https://www.github.com/gerardobrien LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gerardobrien/