Transitioning In Cybersecurity | 3 Months as a Cloud Threat Detection Engineer at Datadog

[@believeit5450]

Hi , thanks for the videos , today was my first day as SOC analyst , thanks you for all the past blogs such as home lab that you had shared it really helps me alot. Hope to see more cloud security content from you ☺️

[@DayCyberwox]

Congrats on your first day!!

[@marquisgarison8121]

Did you have an IT experience before getting into this role? Do you have any certs? I am also trying to get into a similar role.

[@phorthalan]

Valuable content man. It’s been a privilege to watch your career growth. Idk how you don’t have 100k subscribers on KZbin already

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks my guy!

[@craigheard2504]

Congrats Day. I'm so happy you found a role that you really enjoy and I am a HUGE fan of cloud. Any information you can keep providing is appreciated. Really happy for you. Well done! I am trying to transition as a new grad into Cloud/vuln management/Ethical Hacking so any information you have is appreciated.

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks Craig! I’ll definitely be posting more videos regarding it!

[@craigheard2504]

Thank you.

[@micahbabinski]

Great to see you doing wonderfully in your new position, Day! Your enthusiasm is infectious. BTW, I would love more videos on detection engineering!

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks Micah!! Definitely have more videos coming!

[@leel9186]

Been following your career for the last year or so. You are smashing it. Keep up the great work!

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks Lee!

[@MA-tr9be]

Hey man! I really enjoy your content keep doing it!

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks Manuel!

[@updateserver]

Just wanted to stop by to congratulate you on all of your success Day! You’ve helped me out tremendously🙌🏽 I recently landed a cybersecurity specialist role with a multinational law firm. My desire within this security industry is become a cloud security engineer sooner or later😄

[@DayCyberwox]

congrats!!!!

[@aaronkclark]

Great Video! Thank you for making it.

[@DayCyberwox]

Glad you like it Aaron!

[@jacobssmall2793]

Dope video, Day! Keep it up!

[@DayCyberwox]

Thank you!

[@nicoleenesse]

Love your explanation of the difference between the analyst and engineer mindset. Great video!

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks Nicole!

[@emmanuelb.2151]

Great vid sir, congrats again on the new role. Did you ever get to tag your desk / chair setup ? That would be great. Thanks

[@DayCyberwox]

Here’s a video on that: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rJTSpmSbpJeEqMU Also here’s my Amazon shop that has all of my setup including my desk: www.amazon.com/shop/daycyberwox

[@gideonbennett4187]

🤝 Thank you

[@okegs4real]

Congrats bro. Watched your journey and still watching and you're an inspiration. Currently trying to learn python but I keep falling asleep lol. Do you think a deep dive study for aws saa cert covers a lot of what is needed to branch to cloud security?

[@DayCyberwox]

Thanks! I’d say the architectural aspect of it is definitely a good start and a great foundation to build on for the rest of what’s security.

[@JKSTechLab]

Nice! Sounds like a great place to be!

[@DayCyberwox]

Definitely is!

[@Flexiblility]

How would you rate the wgu cc program. Did it fully prepare you to make your transition.

[@DayCyberwox]

I actually haven’t fully done the program, I was supposed to but there were changes in my plans

[@Realitytc7]

Dope video bro! Currently in the middle of a career change right now, I’m ultimate goal is to become a security engineer, working on my sec+ right now, does your job require coding skills?

[@DayCyberwox]

To some extent yes but not mandatory. Generally understanding code is important but for other security engineering roles, knowing how to code might be mandatory.

[@TechTualChatter]

The man

[@TechTualChatter]

I keep forgetting that you all got introduced to a different soc than I did lol but proud of ya bro

[@DayCyberwox]

Haha thanks Brodie😂

[@sh0kwerm]

Do you have any laptop recommendations to get started in studying for a cloud career .. I will go for A+ N+ S+ and learn python along with the CompTIA certs then I plan on working on AWS and Linux . And want a good laptop to have long term any tips ?

[@DayCyberwox]

Tbh, any laptop would be good. Just look out for 8-16 GB of RAM, enough storage that fits your personal preference, longevity and good battery life. I have a custom built PC as well as a MacBook

[@freshswagga100]

Do you know what are the best certs for cloud security?

[@DayCyberwox]

Most cloud security certs are very theoretical so I’d recommend rather learning the cloud architecture then doing labs around them. Check out my learn to cloud security guide for a full breakdown: learntocloud.guide/#/phase5/README A

[@milkteaboba3348]

For Cloud security engineering role, which domain is high demand? GCP, AWS, Azure?

[@DayCyberwox]

They’re all in high demand. AWS has the largest market share though so more demand.

[@marquisgarison8121]

In either role, do you code a lot? If so, what languages do you use?

[@DayCyberwox]

I don’t do softer development level coding but a lotta things are automated w python and other things are done w mark up languages.

[@MeechKingz]

Hey do you have any advice for someone is wants to go down a similar path as someone like yourself and needs a starting point for a first job? like what certifications should i get, what are some good starting jobs?

[@DayCyberwox]

I’d definitely learn the fundamentals first (Linux, networking, scripting) and then build on that. I have a couple of videos on my channel highlighting my journey (kzbin.info/aero/PLDqMNdDvMsRlKahJA7q513Ep8D9Is153P) and have more in the pipeline for breaking into this specific field

[@milkteaboba3348]

Hi Day! What sort of skills are necessary to be a security engineer at DataDog? As a cloud security engineer, do you need to know certain skills in the cloud? IAM? FW?

[@nicholasclifton6659]

Great vid, been interested into looking in to the cloud. I start an internship next week for a cybersecurity company , do you have any tips for me to transition from an internship to a role with the company ? I'm really hoping they take me on after !

[@DayCyberwox]

I actually have a video on that! Here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pp3Xm4Gdr7qDapI

[@nicholasclifton6659]

@@DayCyberwox Legend !

[@somankhan2566]

Hey bro, do you think the best way for a new grad (graduating next year) to get into cloud security engineering is land a cloud engineer role first, since that may be more attainable to land coming out of school, and then transition to cloud security?

[@dariencooper6684]

What website is that at 0:58?

[@DayCyberwox]

Glassdoor

[@dariencooper6684]

@@DayCyberwox thanks