r/tryhackme • u/AutomaticConnection1 • 3d ago
IT Basics
Hey everyone :)
I wanna get in to Cyber Sec, I have Little to 0 Experience in IT just Playing Video Games all my life.
I think to get in to Cyber Sec i I first need to unterstand the Basics of IT in general .
What are good Ressources to understand the Basics Like Networking, OS and so on.
Thanks in advance!
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u/Syzygense 3d ago
I believe TryHackMe has the pre-security or cybersecurity 101 learning path that can help you get started
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u/Anonymous_Apexio 2d ago
Not meant to get started, they're revisions. If you check the THM roadmap it says you have to have computer science basic before starting.
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u/Syzygense 2d ago
Actually the roadmap says pre-security path falls under computer science basics not you need it before. The path itself contains computer fundamentals so it should be fine for beginners
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u/Anonymous_Apexio 2d ago
Correct, however pre-security isn't totally "computer science", it's a mix of IT, cause it covers a bit of hardware and systems administration and a bit of computer science since it does cover encoding basics and programming basics.
However, it isn't sufficient, like at all. You should be job ready in IT or computer science or both BEFORE you even start Cybersecurity, that means a minimum of A+ level Hardware knowledge and Network+ or CCNA Level networking, ideally, LFCA/LFCS level in systems administration.
Cybersecurity is not an entry-level field. And pre-security doesn't give anyone NEARLY enough knowledge to be proficient.
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u/Syzygense 2d ago
Fair point, it does take a lot of knowledge and skills to get a cybersecurity job. I did take the A+ and Network+ before as well so I'd second getting these certs as well
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u/EugeneBelford1995 3d ago
I highly recommend the free PacketTracer for learning networking. You can build and configure an entire enterprise network with it. It's simulated but you're writing real Cisco RTR, SW, etc configs that you can later copy/paste into physical devices.
For OSs I recommend just running free VMs. If you run very many than you may end up buying an old, refurbished server but that's still really cheap. I spent maybe $1,000 total on a pair of HPs, small rack on wheels, rack mounted surge protector, SW, etc. I have used Azure too but I like to just leave my stuff running, so ...
Microsoft gives almost all their stuff away. I think they want you home labbing with it because then you'll tend to recommend it at work. Linux is free of course.
I love TryHackMe but you can't really build & config stuff on there.
Sidenote; if you do get into Windows Server then I've written automated labs that fire up & config in Azure, Hyper-V, ESXi, etc. Personally I like hypervisors, I'm just weird like that. The next thing I buy will likely be another HP to throw Proxmox on. (My stuff is all on GitHub, I don't have anything to sell.)
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u/Additional-Crow-3979 3d ago
Check out coursera. There are a lot of good courses offered by companies like Google, IBM, Microsoft, etc. just search beginner IT. You can also look up Comptia resources for networking, cybersecurity, information security. TryHackMe has some decent courses for getting acquainted with all of these areas as well.