Cybersecurity Career Mistakes Keeping You Stuck (and How to Fix Them)

Five common mistakes that derail aspiring cybersecurity professionals and how to avoid them before they kill your career progress.

Let’s be honest: the internet is full of endless tutorials, bootcamps, and videos that promise to “get you into cybersecurity.” However, if you’re not careful, you could inadvertently sabotage your career instead of accelerating it.

I’ve been in this space for five years now, working as a security engineer, mentoring hundreds of students, and teaching th…