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Ask HN: Writing Jobs in InfoSec?
Hello HN,
so 9 months ago I stumbled upon a "learn how to hack" video on YT. I was like: "Wait, what? You can do that?" and I've been drinking cybersecurity related info from a waterhose since then (and doing the occasional CTF). I think it's fascinating and I'm working on a beginner certification right now. However, I could never work in the field. I'm super, super sensitive and can't handle pressure _at all_.
However, in my mother-tongue I'm a bit of a writer and I've been thinking about leveraging that. Is there demand in IT for people who know the tech and are creative writers? For B2B ads or just boring technical writing in-house?
I assume there has to be, but I'm wondering about it being a smart move for me to try. I'm only able to work from home and in my mid-thirties.
Any tips or thoughts you guys have on this?
Cheers.
- ss108 4y agoWhat resources have you been reading and watching?
- create_relate 4y agoIn regards to cybersecurity? I did stuff on tryhackme.com for a bit and then moved to Hackthebox.com. Only did the Starting Point CTFs there. I did some tutorials in Python, C and Assembly. Started a Linux Admin course and got into it (and use i3 to be forced to work from the command line). I've read the Hacker's Guide to Linux from OTW and 'How to hack like a Ghost' by Sparc Flow (though much of it I don't understand yet). I'm doing the eJPTv2 from INE right now and read selected modules from the HTB Academy. On YT I watch stuff like Seytonic, Ben Eaters Networking Series, WireShark Tutorials. I've listened to all episodes of DarkNet Diaries, Hacked and Hackable. Registered to some Darknet Hackerforums to see what these cats are doing. I know none of that makes me a hacker and I don't want to be. It's just so interesting to me that I keep coming back to it. So I thought why not make it part of a career.
- create_relate 4y agoAlso lots of talks from blackhat, defcon and native conferences. Tanenbaum's 'Computer Networks' (on page 50 lol).
- ss108 4y agoThanks