Specialty: GovTech Cyber Engineer

The Cyber Workforce for the US Federal Government is governed by DOD Instruction 8140.  Only Certifications Here Matter for Government Jobs. Follow this structured list from start to finish to complete this Cybersecurity Specialty Certificate.

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Join a the Saturday WebEx Sprint Upon Approval (You will receive an email after you fill out and complete the admissions form and pay the admissions donation) 


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Semester One (3-6 Months)

MOTIVATION: Do Not Quit or Give Up!

A message from our Founder: https://youtu.be/o4O9pBLnQj8

GOAL: Make Plan and Stick To It!

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







START: Tell The World You Are Starting Your Journey!

Register your Certificate on LinkedIn

https://youtu.be/oikQniFGAJ0


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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: GovTech Cyber Engineer

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

Battlestations: Real World Outage Work Simulation Final Exam

Watch "Cisco - Anatomy of an Attack" YouTube Video

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 

Watch "Art of an Attack: Social Media" YouTube Video

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 

Watch "Phishing and Ransomware" YouTube Video

100: Beginner Computer Basics (New to IT, Career Flipper or IT Basics Knowledge Refresh)

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 

HANDS-ON TASK: Cloud Server Lab Setup

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

101: Linux 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


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

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/4gwcPVa6bgNHa7628v 

102: Windows Commands

103: Networking Fundamentals

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

104: Introduction to Cybersecurity

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

105: Google Cybersecurity Certificate

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.

106: CompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)

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 

EXAM: Schedule CompTIA Security+ (Pearson VUE | Take The Exam Onsite Only)

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/ 

WEEKEND (FRIDAY-SUNDAY) RECHARGE BREAK (CELEBRATE!🎉)

Semester Two (2-3 Months)

REAL WORLD KNOWLEDGE: CIS Benchmarks vs. DISA STIGS

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/ 

201: Ethical Hacking

https://links.sheastech.io/ethicalhacking

204: Blue Team (Defenders) Operations

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.

WEEKEND (FRIDAY-SUNDAY) RECHARGE BREAK (CELEBRATE!🎉)

Semester Three (1 Month)

206: Red Team (Attackers) Operations

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.

CTF (CAPTURE THE FLAG) HANDS-ON: Cisco Ethical Hacking Certificate

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)

EXAM: Schedule CompTIA CySA+ (Pearson VUE | Take The Exam Onsite Only)

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

https://pay.sheastech.io/b/cN2aHNbaf0OJcfe3cw 

WORK SIMULATION: Forage

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 

WORK SIMULATION: Accenture - Cyber Million

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/

WORK SIMULATION: The Safer Internet Project

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

🚨STUDY BLOCK - NO STUDYING THE DAY BEFORE BATTLESTATIONS🚨

Pre-Graduation (One Week)

FINAL WORK SIMULATION: Battlestations (Hands-On Verification of Skills Exam)

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)

CAREER: Resume Help

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 

CAREER: 1:1 Career Rocket Coaching Session

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

APPLY FOR GRADUATION: COURSE COMPLETION

Submit all requests to school@sheastech.io


Click on this Link: "One-Time Payment" or the Photo


Government ID and Exam Center Verification

Pay One Time Certifier Badge + Certificate Fees

Certificate Issued

Certificate Badge Issued

YouTube and LinkedIn Success Story Completed

LinkedIn Professional References

Apply for US Federal Government Jobs (GovTech) & Donate Today!

Why Federal Government Jobs?

The US Federal Government is the largest employer in the entire United States. 


Yes. It employs more people as Federal employees or indirectly through Government Contractors than Google, Amazon, Meta, Apple and other highly popular FinTech, Healthcare or other industries. The two paths are to work directly as a federal government employee. Not all government jobs require security clearances and have various hiring authorities. 


Yes. You must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder, etc.

US Federal Government Cyber Careers

https://www.opm.gov/cyber-careers/cyber-careers-hiring/ 

US Government Security Clearance Jobs

https://clearedjobs.net/job-seekers