# How to start a career in cybersecurity - advice from experts

DevFeed: [How to start a career in cybersecurity - advice from experts](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-to-start-a-career-in-cybersecurity-advice-from-experts-29618.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://goteleport.com/blog/cybersecurity-career/>)

Author: info@goteleport.com (Rosalind Lutsky)

Published: 2021-09-08T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Teleport](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/teleport.md>)

Topics: [Cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cybersecurity.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [advice](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/advice.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [mentorship](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentorship.md>), [programming](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/programming.md>), [reverse-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reverse-engineering.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

The article shares career advice from three cybersecurity professionals, covering foundational skills, moving into security from another career, continuing to develop expertise, and finding mentors.

## Source excerpt

Do you want to become a cybersecurity expert but don't know where to start? We have interviewed several computer security professionals and here's what we've learned.