Uploaded February 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
A proposal for three primary reasons why the cybersecurity job market is very tight / difficult, despite the 'shortage gap' marketing.
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Cybersecurity Is A Cost Center
2:44 - Lack of Career Pipeline
4:47 - Convergence of Market Professionals
7:19 - What Can You Do?
7:34 - It's Now What You Know, It's Who You know.
7:54 - Soft Skills
8:14 - Portfolios
8:29 - Conclusion
🐕 Follow Me:
Twitter / X : twitter.com/collinsinfosec
Instagram: instagram.com/_collinsinfosec
ProjectSecurity.io Discord Server: discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p
🤔 Have questions, concerns, comments?:
Email me: grant@cybercademy.org
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Desk (FLEXISPOT EW8 Comhar Electric Standing Desk): amzn.to/3S9OxvG
💻 Cybersecurity PC Build Parts
[Processor] Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor: amzn.to/3OlTTUK
[Graphics Card] Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card: amzn.to/3OE0bkd
[AIO Cooler] Corsair iCUE H100i RGB ELITE 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler: amzn.to/3DEUUT9
[Motherboard] MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard: amzn.to/3Ol9La8
[RAM](/C:/Program%20Files/Joplin/resources/app.asar/2x "2x") Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory: amzn.to/3OlsgeM
[HDD] Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive: amzn.to/3DFdc6K
[SSD] Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive: amzn.to/3KpTnnQ
[Case] Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case: amzn.to/44Rjaxf
[Power Supply] Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply: amzn.to/478wC1r
[Fans] Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack: amzn.to/44R4myD
A proposal for three primary reasons why the cybersecurity job market is very tight / difficult, despite the 'shortage gap' marketing.
⏰ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction
1:03 - Cybersecurity Is A Cost Center
2:44 - Lack of Career Pipeline
4:47 - Convergence of Market Professionals
7:19 - What Can You Do?
7:34 - It's Now What You Know, It's Who You know.
7:54 - Soft Skills
8:14 - Portfolios
8:29 - Conclusion
🐕 Follow Me:
Twitter / X : twitter.com/collinsinfosec
Instagram: instagram.com/_collinsinfosec
ProjectSecurity.io Discord Server: discord.gg/bWymWhCv9p
🤔 Have questions, concerns, comments?:
Email me: grant@cybercademy.org
🎧 Gear:
Laptop (Lenovo X1 Carbon Ultrabook 6th Gen): [amzn.to/2O0UfAM](https://amzn.to/2O0UfAM%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B)
Monitors (Dell D Series 31.5” D3218HN): [amzn.to/2EXlgRF](https://amzn.to/2EXlgRF%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B)
Keyboard (Velocifire VM01): [amzn.to/2TEswfd](https://amzn.to/2TEswfd%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B)
Headphones (Audio Technica ATH-M40x): [amzn.to/2F4Tvq6](https://amzn.to/2F4Tvq6%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8B)
Work Monitors (Dell U4919DW UltraSharp 49 Curved Monitor): amzn.to/3yQmDhM
Desk (FLEXISPOT EW8 Comhar Electric Standing Desk): amzn.to/3S9OxvG
💻 Cybersecurity PC Build Parts
[Processor] Intel Core i7-13700K 3.4 GHz 16-Core Processor: amzn.to/3OlTTUK
[Graphics Card] Asus DUAL OC GeForce RTX 3060 Ti 8 GB Video Card: amzn.to/3OE0bkd
[AIO Cooler] Corsair iCUE H100i RGB ELITE 65.57 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler: amzn.to/3DEUUT9
[Motherboard] MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 ATX LGA1700 Motherboard: amzn.to/3Ol9La8
[RAM](/C:/Program%20Files/Joplin/resources/app.asar/2x "2x") Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) DDR4-3200 CL16 Memory: amzn.to/3OlsgeM
[HDD] Seagate IronWolf NAS 8 TB 3.5" 7200 RPM Internal Hard Drive: amzn.to/3DFdc6K
[SSD] Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive: amzn.to/3KpTnnQ
[Case] Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW ATX Mid Tower Case: amzn.to/44Rjaxf
[Power Supply] Corsair RM850x (2021) 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply: amzn.to/478wC1r
[Fans] Corsair iCUE SP120 RGB ELITE 47.7 CFM 120 mm Fans 3-Pack: amzn.to/44R4myD
