#393: David Bombal: 4th of July special: Path to Cybersecurity by Ex-NSA Hacker

How to move into Cyber if you are a veteran. 

// Neal's Top 5 Resources //

1) Onward to Opportunity: O2O

Website: https://ivmf.syracuse.edu/programs/ca...

Army Mil PDF: https://home.army.mil/bragg/applicati...

2) VetSec:

Website: https://veteransec.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/vete...

Twitter: https://twitter.com/veteransec

3) With you With Me:

Website: https://www.withyouwithme.com/

4) Operation Code:

Website: https://operationcode.org/

5) Boots 2 Books:

Website: https://www.boots2books.com/

Montgomery GI Bill:

https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi...

// Recommended SANS courses //

GIAC Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...

GIAC Certified Incident Handler (GCIH): https://www.giac.org/certifications/c...

GIAC Certified Forensic Analyst (GCFA): https://www.giac.org/certifications/c...

GIAC Reverse Engineering Malware (GREM): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...

SANS DIFR: https://www.sans.org/digital-forensic...

GIAC Information Security Professional (GISP): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...

GIAC Security Essentials (GSEC): https://www.giac.org/certifications/s...

GIAC Systems and Network Auditor (GSNA): https://www.sans.org/cyber-security-c...

// Hands on //

Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/

Hack The Box: https://www.hackthebox.com/

Security Blue Team: https://securityblue.team/

Blue Team Labs Online: https://blueteamlabs.online/

Cyber Defenders: www.cyberdefenders.org

// Degrees //

Neal recommends getting a business degree.

// Sites referred to in the video //

Transition assistance program TAP (Neal says this is not sufficient): https://www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/pro...

Cyber Insecurity YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberInsecu...

Josh Mason’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuacmason

Video Ex NSA Hacker tells us how to get into hacking https://youtu.be/SFbV7sTSAlA

SANS: https://www.sans.org

Neal’s discord server: https://www.twitch.tv/cyber_insecurity

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// Books //

The Dichotomy of Leadership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin https://amzn.to/3bRfFk0

Extrene ownership How US Navy Seals Lead and Win Jocko Willink and Leiff Babin https://amzn.to/3P0Ac3H

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// Josh's SOCIAL //

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