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You have to choose your future or your comfort. "If you want to become successful, you have to get comfortable with being uncomfortable.." - Steve Harvey

Discipline is critical to changing your life. "Discipline is doing what you hate to do, but doing it like your love it..." -Mike Tyson from Cus D'Amato

1. You are starting a brand new journey. Like all things new. It will take time, discipline, focus and dedication. Take it easy on yourself, but remember, daily progress is more important than binging last minute.

2. Learn how to learn. You cannot study effectively looking at your phone every time an alert goes off. Put your cellphone in another room when you are studying. It should not be anywhere near your hand or easily accessible.

3. Social media is a killer of progress, studying and creativity. The #1 most effective way to learn large amounts of information that is unfamiliar is to uninstall apps from your device (phone, tablet, etc). Physically take a pen and write down your girls within 1 year and tape it to the wall and your bathroom mirror. Update it weekly!

4. Tell Family and Friends that are supportive what you are about to do. Let them know that you will not be available or accessible during this critical transition. Talk to only people who will be helpful for your journey.

5. Avoid and stay away from all negative people or negative interactions at this critical time.

6. Sleep every night at a reasonble hour. Get your rest. Exercise for at least 20 minutes of rigourous activity (or consult your doctor) daily and do not eat junk food or fast food. What you do to your body is super critical for studying. Treat it well and your mind will treat you well.

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Make sure to list the certifications you are completing with your Certificate. You will be issued a certificate and badge you can add to your profile when you graduate.

Cybersecurity Certificate: Ethical Hacker

Introduction to Cybersecurity (Cisco)

Networking Fundamentals

Google Cybersecurity Certificate

CompTIA Security+

CompTIA CySA+

Ethical Hacking (Cisco)

SOC Analyst Level 1

SOC Analyst Level 2

Forage Work Simulation

Offensive Pentesting

Red Teaming

Battlestations: Real World Outage Work Simulation Final Exam

In order to understand the world of Cybersecurity and it's Defense, Offense or Strategic Importance. You must understand the nature of evolving threats.

https://youtu.be/jK0oG-cDF4Y?si=VCdEFzZr3WELcNoh 

Attacks are less about sophistication and more about research and opportunity. The easier you make yourself a target, the more easy it will be attack you.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYlPcmwSdm0 

Attacks are less about sophistication and more about research and opportunity. The easier you make yourself a target, the more easy it will be attack you.

https://youtu.be/9ej-ZNDnoDY?si=Q5yqYBsQpKToxzW5

These introductory courses are Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builders. These courses and certificates are added in a LinkedIn profile for Recruiters, HR or Managers.

Operating Systems Basics (Cisco Networking Academy) - Credly Badge Issued

https://www.netacad.com/courses/operating-systems-basics?courseLang=en-US 

Computer Hardware Basics (Cisco Networking Academy) - Credly Badge Issued

https://www.netacad.com/courses/computer-hardware-basics?courseLang=en-US 

Paul Browing - 101 Labs (YouTube) CompTIA A+ 220-1101/1102 (Free)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CZXXNKAY5o

Buy Your Discounted CompTIA A+ Voucher (Discounts are only for Veterans and Shea's Tech School Students Only)

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/14k4jpcejbtncfedR8 

These introductory courses are Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builders. These courses and certificates are added in a LinkedIn profile for Recruiters, HR or Managers.

https://links.sheastech.io/introcybersecurity (Cisco Credly Badge Issued)

https://skillsbuild.org/college-students/digital-credentials/getting-started-with-cybersecurity (IBM Credly Badge Issued)

https://tryhackme.com/r/path/outline/introtocyber

These introductory courses are Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builders. These courses and certificates are added in a LinkedIn profile for Recruiters, HR or Managers.

Networking Basics (Cisco Networking Academy) - Credly Badge Issed

https://www.netacad.com/courses/networking-basics?courseLang=en-US 

Networking Basics - Adrian Cantril

https://learn.cantrill.io/p/tech-fundamentals

CompTIA Network+ Exam Voucher (Discounts are only for Veterans and Shea's Tech School Students Only)

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/00g6rxbaf7d7gvu28t 

What is an Undersea Network Cable

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ng8R0_Tis

Submarine Cable Map

https://www.submarinecablemap.com/

How The Internet Travels Across Oceans

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yd1JhZzoS6A&t=23s

Google Cloud and Undersea Cables

https://youtu.be/N0ng8R0_Tis?si=9iX7q_684Y6RY9eB

VULTR: Cheaper than AWS or GCP After Free Tiers

https://links.sheastech.io/cloudservers-1

Akamai "formerly Linode": $100 Free Tier

https://www.linode.com/lp/free-credit-100

DigitalOcean: $200 Free Tier

https://try.digitalocean.com/freetrialoffer/

AWS Free Tier: Delete everything when done testing!

https://aws.amazon.com/free

GCP Free Tier: Kill everything when done!

https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/free-cloud-features#compute

40 Windows Commands

https://youtu.be/Jfvg3CS1X3A?si=002rHm3EYsnRLoZL

40 Windows Commands

https://youtu.be/prVHU1fLR20?si=sYbDEfIL44fuEHrT (30 Commands)

The most common Linux operating system used by the US Federal Government is Red Hat Enterprise Linux. You will find developers routinely using Ubuntu, but you will always see Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) used on the server side for Datacenters, Cloud (AWS, GCP or Azure) or inside of VMware on-premise. You can learn on Rocky Linux (RHEL rebuild) or you can download RHEL directly and use up to 16 servers of RHEL. If you plan on working in the Federal Government or for large corporations. I would highly recommend that you focus on learning Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) over all other distributions. You can using Rocky Linux for labs so that you do not have  server limit restrictions since Rocky Linux 100% binary compatible with RHEL.

60 Linux Commands

https://youtu.be/gd7BXuUQ91w?si=JBSy85vN8Palf3M4 (60 Commands)

50 Linux Commands

https://youtu.be/ZtqBQ68cfJc?si=Dq6BlAEUitX-S25U&t=20 (50 Commands)

Linux Fundamentals for Beginners

https://academy.tcm-sec.com/p/linux-fundamentals

Linux for Beginners

https://youtu.be/pkZEKIXe3u4?si=bLI-v390FVWptEne

This well known certificate is a Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builder. A Google Credly Badge is issued upon completion.

Must Be Provided by Email from Shea's Tech Staff Only after you have been enrolled and are apart of Shea's Tech.

All Candidates Must Complete an Admissions Form. This is Mandatory to Participate in Free Training: https://www.sheastech.io

20%-30% Discount off of CompTIA Security+ Upon Certificate Completion.

The Google Cybersecurity Certificate is not recognized by DOD 8140. It can be used as self-taught training in addition to the CompTIA Security+ for application purposes.

This certificate completion gives access to Google partner employers and Career Circle. Completing Cyber Ranges and Forage Work Simulations will enable opportunities.

The CompTIA Security+ is a preferred certification for new Cybersecurity professionals in cybersecurity designated positions for Contractors or Federal Employees.

CompTIA Security+ SY0-701 (Professor Messer)

https://links.sheastech.io/Comptia-SecurityPlus-SY0-701

OSI Model

https://youtu.be/qiHCdgSo9zs?si=r1FIsG6e-3KUuORL

VPN Authentication

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jo6rnrEa-c

CompTIA Security+ Voucher (Discounts are only for Veterans and Shea's Tech School Students Only)

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/00g039fqvgNH2EE14n 

Buy an Exam Voucher from Shea's Tech: https://links.sheastech.io/comptiasecplus

Schedule Your Exam (Do Not Take Your Exam Online With a Proctor. Go To an Exam Center Near You): https://login.comptia.org/ 

CIS Benchmarks are server, networking and device hardening guidelines that secures infrastructure according to recommended best security practices:

https://www.cisecurity.org/cis-benchmarks 

DISA STIGS (Security Technical Implementation Guides) are very common in the US Federal Government, DIB (Defense Industrial Base) and Large Corporations. The STIG viewer is what is used to assess if a system is "compliant" with recommended STIG baseline configurations. Traditionally and historically, DISA STIGS are very difficult to maintain, deploy and administer. Many organizations prefer CIS Benchmarks due to their ease of deployment, configuration and usage, but the US Federal Government and Department of Defense primarily will use DISA STIG Hardening:

https://public.cyber.mil/stigs/ 

https://tryhackme.com/r/path/outline/soclevel1 

https://tryhackme.com/r/path/outline/soclevel2 

Akamai (Formerly Linode)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBf0hzazHTGNcIS_dHjM2NgNUFMW1EZFx&si=D_WPNA_t8L5COY0d 

Akamai "formerly Linode": $100 Free Tier

https://www.linode.com/lp/free-credit-100

VirtualBox: It is important for Network Isolation to Use VirtualBox on your own laptop/machine.

Certify Breakfast

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMYSjEaGLw_vGxGsAIUgmkbEm52QR02tx&si=RdVwEzVkn50kIUg6

Hans IT Academy

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXOxHuSTtqSD3yRXgqZCtC_IFx8D6MDob&si=5bTFIT9TjsG7Wcib

Buy an Exam Voucher from Shea's Tech: https://links.sheastech.io/comptiacysa 

Schedule Your Exam (Do Not Take Your Exam Online With a Proctor. Go To an Exam Center Near You): https://login.comptia.org/ 

CompTIA PenTest+ Voucher

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/00gbLR0vBeFz5QQ28u 

These courses are Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builders. The certificate should be added to LinkedIn as work experience.

Real World Work Simulations from Actual Companies

https://www.theforage.com/simulations?careers=security 

These courses are Cyber Career LinkedIn Profile Builders. The certificate should be added to LinkedIn as work experience.

Real World Work Simulations from Actual Companies

https://www.immersivelabs.com/cybermillion/

The Safer Internet Project teaches people how to participate in guided penetration tests (e.g. pentests), vulnerability assessments and compliance audits on real business systems. They are experience and practical hands-on focused. They hold live sessions that showcase exactly how work is done on actual business systems.

The Safer Internet Project

https://learn.saferinternetproject.com/p/home

The Cisco Networking Academy Ethical Hacking course is a Career LinkedIn Profile Builder. This course and badge is added to a LinkedIn profile for Recruiters, HR or Hiring Managers.

Ethical Hacking - Cisco Networking Academy

https://links.sheastech.io/ethicalhacking

HackerSploit - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBf0hzazHTGOEuhPQSnq-Ej8jRyXxfYvl&si=N35OU2j0bKX8aEoF 

TCM Security has gone from a one-man show to a well recognized set of certifications. The certifications are not highly recognized by Industry or the federal government at this time, but they have value in the learning experiences and knowledge gained.

The Cyber Mentor (Owner of TCM Security)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLKT__MCUeixqHJ1TRqrHsEd6_EdEvo47&si=OjU8N3e5EJuWwxYU

TCM Security Certification Courses (NOT FREE)

https://academy.tcm-sec.com/ 

TCM Certifications (NOT FREE) - Alternative Lower Cost Option to Offensive Security or INE

https://certifications.tcm-sec.com/ 

Cost (Lowest to Highest)

YouTube ($0.00)

TCM Security: https://tcm-sec.com/ 

INE: https://security.ine.com/ 

Offensive Security: https://www.offsec.com/courses-and-certifications/ (OSCP is the Most Industry Respected and Recognized as of 9/2024). This can change.

The Cisco Networking Academy Ethical Hacking course is a Career LinkedIn Profile Builder. This course and badge is added to a LinkedIn profile for Recruiters, HR or Hiring Managers.

Ethical Hacking - Cisco Networking Academy

https://links.sheastech.io/ethicalhacking

You must first complete the Cisco Networking Academy Ethical Hacking Course as a Pre-Requisite ($100 USD Fee: Only One is Required for the Cisco Certificate)

https://u.cisco.com/challenges/5580 (WireShark FU)

https://u.cisco.com/challenges/5581 (DNS Event)

Red Team Cybersecurity professionals are highly skilled in Cybersecurity Tools, threats, social engineering, defense and infiltration.

https://tryhackme.com/r/path/outline/pentesting

Red Team Cybersecurity professionals are highly skilled in Cybersecurity Tools, threats, social engineering, defense and infiltration.

https://tryhackme.com/r/path/outline/redteaming 

HackerSploit

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLBf0hzazHTGMjSlPmJ73Cydh9vCqxukCu&si=YF9gtzUuSIU5Sp-v 

Akamai "formerly Linode": $100 Free Tier

https://www.linode.com/lp/free-credit-100

VULTR: Cheaper than AWS or GCP After Free Tiers

https://links.sheastech.io/cloudservers-1

VirtualBox: It is important for Network Isolation to Use VirtualBox on your own laptop/machine.

Many management officials and HR people are very familiar with the EC-Council CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) Certification, but this paper pushing certification will not help you in the real world as a Red Team Ops professional or an actual Ethical Hacker. The OSCP (Offensive Security Certified Professional) is a gold standard of hands-on learning, knowledge, experience and a culmunation of years of experience and significant study. While the OSCP exam itself is expensive. When you reach this stage of your career, you can either a company to pay for the exam (Highly Recommended) or you can pay when you have no more debt and can afford it.

Leonardo Tamiano OSCP Technical Guide (Blog)

https://blog.leonardotamiano.xyz/tech/oscp-technical-guide/ 

OSCP Guide (HexDump on YouTube)

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJnLaWkc9xRgOyupMhNiVFfgvxseWDH5x&si=3UoePddD2rTG8k2d 

Please be advised that you cannot even register for an account with Offensive Security without paying 😡 which makes their Cybersecurity training out of reach for 90% of the world. The only one's that can afford this training or certification are people who have companies willing to pay for their IT training or they have saved money and have funds readily available to take the training and exams. You cannot enter the exam portal to schedule the exam without paying.

The price for the most basic course is $799 USD. Wowsa! Offensive Security Training is the Mercedes Benz of Cybersecurity training.

OffSet PEN200 - OSCP Exam

https://portal.offsec.com/ 

This real world outage simulation is conducted on a live environment of infrastructure. You will need to defend, fix and remediate an active Cyber attack and keep executive eadership, managers and staff calm and in the loop during the outage. You will be put under extreme pressure with little sleep to show your character and behavior and how you will respond under very stressful conditions.

Required to Participate:

WireGuard VPN

Linux Desktop (Rocky Linux 9.4 or Ubuntu 24.04 LTS)

OnlyOffice

Google Chrome

Cellphone Number, WhatsApp or VOIP (Google Voice or Similar)

Laptop or Desktop (14" Screen Minimum)

Dual Monitors or Monitor + Laptop Screen (Optional)

Mouse and Keyboard

VirtualBox

Mousepad Text Editor or Equivalent

Visual Studio Code or Equivalent

RDP Client

SSH Client or Terminal

Stable Internet Bandwidth During Exercise (Starlink, Panera Bread, ArtCaffe, Pause Cafe, etc)

You have done the absolute hardwork. You saved a bunch of money because your one smart cookie who knows how to hustle. Now, here is where experience and networking or industry becomes a benefit to you. You can wing it, YouTube it, or try to figure things out on your own; or you can talk and pick the brain and strategize with someone who started from the bottom. Not everyone knows how hard it is to rise from a helpdesk role and then move up the ranks to the IT Director level leading hundreds of people on Cloud DevOps, Infrastructure, Networking, Cybersecurity, Product Management and Development team.

Optional...Yes. Highly encouraged? Yes! One thing we have learned about life--we pay for what is important to us!

https://links.sheastech.io/mentorsession

Completion of the Resume includes one LinkedIn profile. A great LinkedIn profile and projects completed are critical as a LinkedIn Profile Builders. 

Optional:

https://links.sheastech.io/resumehelp