Rewatch: "Hacking Your Cybersecurity Career"

Our Top Takeaways + Next Steps! Takeaways + Next Steps Inside View this email in your browser Thanks to everyone who joined our first Live Q&A of 2025 to ask questions about making a career change into cybersecurity!   Here were our takeaways: Do you need certifications to land your first cybersecurity job? No! All of our panelists landed their first cybersecurity role without specific certs, but did get entry-level certifications like CompTIA Security+ later to validate their experience. Ariel, a Springboard graduate and Information Security Analyst, shared her 3 favorite resources to build your professional network in cybersecurity. Chris, a RapidAscent graduate and Cybersecurity Coach, told us how veterans can access cybersecurity training using the GI Bill and programs like SkillBridge. Lighthouse Labs graduate and Security Architect & Analyst Caleb got real about about what it took to make a career pivot from insurance to cybersecurity – and how AI is impacting the industry today. And here are your next steps! For a limited time, Springboard is offering $1,500 off tuition with promo code: CR1500SB Attend a FREE information session at Lighthouse Labs to learn more about their online Cybersecurity Bootcamp.  Jumpstart your Cybersecurity career in as little as 15 weeks at Flatiron School. If you're a military veteran or military spouse interested in cybersecurity, sign up for RapidAscent's free informational webinars to learn more about the program! Of course, you can re-watch the recorded Q&A and share it with anyone you know who is interested in becoming a cybersecurity professional and/or enrolling at a cybersecurity bootcamp this year! A transcript will be made available in about one week on the Course Report blog. Thanks again! Liz & Jess from Course Report Copyright © 2025 Course Report, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in on the Course Report website. Our mailing address is: Course Report 81 Prospect St Brooklyn, NY 11201 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list