sexta-feira, 1 de junho de 2018

MTA Security Fundamentals and Comptia Security +

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Good night guys.
Today's post is about telling you the differences between these two for everyone who wants to start a career in Cyber Security. They both cover pretty much the same topics, although Comptia goes deeper in most of them, and covers other crucial subjects as well.
MTA (Microsoft Technology Associate) just covers the basics, so anyone within a month study basis should make it with easiness. I'm not saying the exam is easy, but if one is able to work in the field for 3 months or so, should be able to accomplish it. You already know the cybersecurity world is too big, I mean, you can't really focus in just one aspect. You must see the big picture.
So let's start with MTA. These are the topics: security layers; OS Security; network security; security software. I shouldn't say this, but within a month of solving multiple choice practice tests, I was able to acquire a big score. Yes, I'm working on cybersecurity, so yeah, I should know it all, blabla. But for someone who had no relevant experience (maybe 1/2 months tops), I'm not the one to blaime. In fact, I've been studying security for about 4/5 years off hours, after college classes, making experiences, watching youtube tutorials, being a self-paced learner. Although I have a post graduation in cybercrime and digital forensics, it's never enough. Most of you must know the feeling. I'd rather say it's about what you want to do and accomplish in your life. If you want to do something or working on a certain area, you should do some research over the internet about the most relevant courses The MTA is much smaller than Comptia Security, so it just gives you the basics within the most relevant security subjects. It's a fresh start for a career start and should be done with other certification like Comptia to assure you a place at some company.
Comptia Security + is such a great challenge. I studied through Mike Meyers' book, and I must say it was tough! It's very well written, of course, but if you want to succeed in this one, you should practice a lot for at least 3 months. If you check the requirements of the exam, a network administrator with 2 years of relevant experience is applied. So this aspect should give you a good idea about the spectrum of this exam. Don't freak out, though, if you compare this exam to CEH, for example, it's like comparing a child to a 30years old adult (you got the idea). I'm not willing to copy paste the subjects here, because they are too many, so you should check comptia website. In this exam, you are really tested for focus and your overall security experience. As it goes deeper in all security topics, one should be really well prepared for what's coming. The perfomance-based are really tricky; you can find a lot of examples on youtube, but you really need to focus on this part. For the rest of the exam, the length of it should give you a good idea about the difficulty; the maximum number of questions is 90. So.. I know it doesn't have nothing to do with CEH for example, but if you're not used to spend a lof of time answering to questions, you're tested for your patience. Besides the book, you could study in other websites like cybrary.it (my favorite); gocertify has a lot ot practice tests for you (really.. a lot of them), you just have to search for your certification name and then a huge list of tests is displayed, and most importantly, they are free (cybrary and gocertify).

This was my experience. I hope you can accomplish your goals as well, if similar to mine. Above all, follow your passions and practice every single day. And remember, security is not about a goal, it's about following a process!













quarta-feira, 25 de abril de 2018

Social Anxiety








Hey guys,
It’s been a while since I last wrote something on the blog. I think I give this “excuse” every time I come back here. Anyway, that’s not important now. What I want now to write to you is about social anxiety. Yes, you did read it right. And why is that, you all ask.
Well, not everyone knows, it’s something none of us doesn’t really remember to write about and we tend to ignore. The thing is, I had social anxiety too, and I still have, but now I feel much better about it. It’s not something I embraced, I just found my own way to fight against it.
Still reading this? Well, thanks for having caught your attention. Please go on.
I’ve always been a shy person. Social anxiety is something whose basis really stands first on this trait (Shyness). At a certain point, it’s pretty normal. Most children feel shy, for example, when talking with strangers even though parents recognize them. There’re a lot of situations where shyness really stands out. The problem rises up only when we as adults can’t control most of the situations. The most common example is when we are in the middle of the crowd. For people with social anxiety is such a big deal just to pass through it, that it feels like a nightmare. You must have heard about most of the symptoms: high blood pressure, heart starts pumping up really fast, you lose sense of where you are, seizures are frequent as well, you’re breathing just like you’re walking through hell, etc. Because of that, social anxiety is something really mental. At some point, if you start asking yourself what you’re afraid of whilst in the middle of the crowd, you don't give importance about what others might think of you of even if they’re staring at you. So, here’s one quick shortcut before you start feeling some of the above symptoms: think about the fact that all these people certainly have a couple things way more important to do than just staring at me and watching me. Believe me, it’s a great relief what you feel right after doing that. And also, you can make a joke out of nowhere just by looking at someone, observing and just telling yourself: why is this person doing that? It looks like judging, but with this quick approach, you might get things a bit easier for you.
Of course, it takes time to overcome something like this. Remember that social anxiety is one of the ways that could lead you to a severe depression. You can’t let this problem dominate your entire life, you’re much better than that. For the next months, try to put yourself out there with a lot of people and start practicing. Believe me, just staying at home playing video games or scrolling down your screen just watching other people' lives makes it worse.
There’s a lot of research on this particular subject, and I did read just a couple of them. I could overcome most of the problem with some tips from studies. So, I made this article really small, because I think it’s accountable at least from what my experience has been.
Fear is perfectly normal in every human being. The problem is when we allow it to become part of every single aspect of our rotine. Make new friends, laugh more often, invest in yourself and travel, spend money on simple things. Family, friends, passions, these are the most important to keep. The rest comes with time, patience and dedication.
I hope this article was useful for you.