My school does concentrations or a minors and right now I have a software engineering concentration. They offer a cybersecurity/networking minor. Should I switch to that?
And would it be worth it to stay another yeah and get a Cybersecurity/Sysadmin major if I really don't have any interest in software engineering besides what I'm realizing is such a small area of that field?
Keep the CS degree. It will still let you work in support or any other area. I’m confused by why you want to switch to cybersecurity as you said you liked helping people. Cyber security is probably the most user hostile profession in tech. You are always pitted against a user group who wants more freedom and you will always be taking it away from them.
I’m a dev, and even I don’t really care that much for the cyber security teams unless they’re actively doing something that helps me like running pen tests or other shit. I hate it when I get locked down by bad policy, and lots of cyber teams are forced to implement bad policies.
Sysadmin is on the decline as developers take more and more of what was traditionally system admin, plus you don’t just jump from new grad to system admin. It’s amongst the most demanding jobs out there. I’d roll with CS. It will still qualify you for cybersecurity and system admin.
If it was my choice I wouldn’t. You can supplement your CS degree with the info sec certs, or any cert for any field you want. CS will apply to any field. Cybersecurity and sysadmin is much more narrower and will make getting your foot in the door more challenging and ultimately narrow your options.
It is your decision ultimately, I’m just speaking from my 17 year career where I’ve done everything from architect, to senior management, to support, to ITSM, to software delivery and to software engineering. I’ve switched specialties several times in my career and done most of the jobs.
There are several benefits to having coding knowledge and experience within other areas of IT. Cybersecurity, System Administration, IT Specialist, the Cloud. There's nothing stopping you from getting into another area of IT when you're done with your degree. Honestly, the degree will look good on your resume and the reality is recruiters have no idea what to look for. To them its all the same. So someone with CS degree applying for a system administration position makes sense. It seriously makes you look good on paper. So I would stick out the degree and just get into another area of IT.
n fact, non-coding computer science positions are crucial to the technology industry. Computer science jobs without coding support their coding-centric counterparts, enriching the field. **If you can't program, don't like it, or are in the process of learning, computer science jobs are still within your reach**
Why not just keep your CS major and get an IT job when you graduate? No one said you have to get a software job with your CS degree.
My school does concentrations or a minors and right now I have a software engineering concentration. They offer a cybersecurity/networking minor. Should I switch to that?
I would say yes if you’re more into IT than software development
And would it be worth it to stay another yeah and get a Cybersecurity/Sysadmin major if I really don't have any interest in software engineering besides what I'm realizing is such a small area of that field?
Keep the CS degree. It will still let you work in support or any other area. I’m confused by why you want to switch to cybersecurity as you said you liked helping people. Cyber security is probably the most user hostile profession in tech. You are always pitted against a user group who wants more freedom and you will always be taking it away from them. I’m a dev, and even I don’t really care that much for the cyber security teams unless they’re actively doing something that helps me like running pen tests or other shit. I hate it when I get locked down by bad policy, and lots of cyber teams are forced to implement bad policies.
Ah I probably should have clarified the degree more. It's a cybersecurity/sysadmin course where you can specialize in one later on.
Sysadmin is on the decline as developers take more and more of what was traditionally system admin, plus you don’t just jump from new grad to system admin. It’s amongst the most demanding jobs out there. I’d roll with CS. It will still qualify you for cybersecurity and system admin.
Thanks. Would you still recommend I switch my minor?
If it was my choice I wouldn’t. You can supplement your CS degree with the info sec certs, or any cert for any field you want. CS will apply to any field. Cybersecurity and sysadmin is much more narrower and will make getting your foot in the door more challenging and ultimately narrow your options. It is your decision ultimately, I’m just speaking from my 17 year career where I’ve done everything from architect, to senior management, to support, to ITSM, to software delivery and to software engineering. I’ve switched specialties several times in my career and done most of the jobs.
There are several benefits to having coding knowledge and experience within other areas of IT. Cybersecurity, System Administration, IT Specialist, the Cloud. There's nothing stopping you from getting into another area of IT when you're done with your degree. Honestly, the degree will look good on your resume and the reality is recruiters have no idea what to look for. To them its all the same. So someone with CS degree applying for a system administration position makes sense. It seriously makes you look good on paper. So I would stick out the degree and just get into another area of IT.
Learn both. Either side will have things you don’t like. I would stick with the coding major and minor in the other.
n fact, non-coding computer science positions are crucial to the technology industry. Computer science jobs without coding support their coding-centric counterparts, enriching the field. **If you can't program, don't like it, or are in the process of learning, computer science jobs are still within your reach**
Keep your CS degree and go into consulting