Stop worrying about if you're to old to enter IT/Cloud/Cybersecurity. If you have 15-20 years until retirement, it doesn't matter. You have to work anyway,so go for it. Re-skill,then up-skill.It worked for me. Thanks for taking time to read my rant...

I passed the Network+ tonight. 2026 is moving at a break neck speed for me.(Tech+,AZ-900, Net+ and a tech support role).Thanks for everything!

Taking my Net+ tonight.Took an extra month to prepare but I'm more than ready.

I got let go from my job and didn't have any prospects or ideas of what i wanted to do next. I was working dead end jobs with no real future in sight and i felt like a failure. I was always good with computers, but could never translate this into working in the field. One night found BowTied doing a live online, and said why not. I Brought his book, and watched all of his content and was able to see the master plan. I executed on EVERYTHING he said, i got all 4 certs, i took them in the recommended order, i followed the recommend time frames and MOST IMPORTANTLY i did the home labs. My resume was formatted based on BowTied's examples and to my amazement, i kept getting hits. All this being said, i officially start my first job in the industry 1/5/2026 (First Monday of the new year) Side note, one thing i feel that really gave me the edge was of course doing having projects/homelabs on your resume, but in particular RECORDING VIDEOS and linking them in your resume. I made a private playlist on YouTube and i could see in real time, how many jobs were clicking the link and adding views to lab videos. Lastly this will sound super corny, BUT i can for the first time say i have a career.... This is worth its weight in gold. In the past, my leisure time was plagued with "im wasting my time, or i could be doing more, the clock is ticking" so being able to let my brain rest is amazing. If yall have any questions i will try my best to answer. Best of luck to everyone out there, just keep your head up and don't quit. Stats for nerd: 48 total jobs applied I applied between 11/6 - 12/3 11 phone interviews I Literally had 3 jobs that wanted me and i was able to have my pick of the liter and turned down the other 2 (I planned on applying more after the second week of January because there was a lot of delay with thanks giving, Christmas & New Years approaching but i got an offer!)

I see a lot of people say they want to get into cybersecurity… but they completely ignore application security. 🤯 Most beginners think hacking = breaking into networks. 🧑‍💻 But the truth is… most real-world attacks happen through applications. 🌐 Login forms. APIs. Web apps. That’s where the gold is. 💰 If you don’t understand how apps work, you’re basically blind to where attacks actually happen. 👀 And worse… you won’t know how to defend them either. 🛡️ I put together a simple guide that breaks this down without overwhelming you. 📘 Comment "APPSEC" and I’ll DM you My Application Security Starter Guide.