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I'm currently attending Penn State University and I am in my junior year currently pursuing a degree in Security Risk Analysis. I've been feeling so overwhelmed because I have no idea whether or not this will allow me to be able to live in the fast lane with the knowledge that I am learning right now. It's so frustrating because I have a group of friends back home who are going to begin trying to pursue a career in YouTube as entertainers and I am over here constantly contemplating and analyzing whether or not I should be here in college trying to become a security risk analyst in cyber security. I feel like day by day I'm realizing that I will be a person on the slow lane. Is any of this worth it, I don't know. Any input would be beneficial on whether or not it is worth going through so many hours of learning how to code and learning security systems.
 
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o fupv vjopl tu epf 'tidasovz sotl epemztot' fuitp'v tuapf moli ov jet nadj vu fu xovj dufoph
 
Ov't tu gsatvsevoph cideati O jewi e hsuaq ug gsoipft cedl juni xju esi huoph vu cihop vszoph vu qastai e desiis op ZuaVaci et ipvisveopist epf O en uwis jisi duptvepvmz dupvinqmevoph epf epemzboph xjivjis us puv O tjuamf ci jisi op dummihi

Vu ci 'zuavaci ipvisveopis' tuapft moli loft xju jewi pu ofie xjev vjiz xepv vu edjoiwi op mogi epf vsz vu ewuof xusloph.

Jux umf esi zua? Fup'v tii vji dummihi et vji ipf ug vji suef. Ov't e cihoppoph. Zua xomm miesp e muv ecuav qistotvipdi epf zuastimg.
 
Ov't tu gsatvsevoph cideati O jewi e hsuaq ug gsoipft cedl juni xju esi huoph vu cihop vszoph vu qastai e desiis op ZuaVaci et ipvisveopist

Epz opqav xuamf ci cipigodoem up xjivjis us puv ov ot xusvj huoph vjsuahj tu nepz juast ug miespoph jux vu dufi epf miespoph tidasovz tztvint.

Mum. Esi zua tisouat sohjv pux?

O dep 100% haesepvii zua vjev vji ewisehi qistup "miespoph jux vu dufi" xomm ci 10y civvis ugg vjep vji ewisehi qistup "vszoph vu qastai e desiis up Zuavaci".

Vjopl ecuav xjev zua xsuvi. Vszoph vu. Qastai. Desiis. Zuavaci.

Esi zua siemmz raitvoupoph xjev zua'si fuoph cideati ug xjev tuniupi JUQIT xomm xusl uav?

Zua'si vxu ziest exez gsun e noponan $70l+ kuc. Fu zuas vxu ziest. Ipkuz dummihi. Jewi gap. Vjip hsefaevi. Tiv etofi detj gsun zuas datjz kuc. Epf opwitv opvu zuas getvmepi -- xjomi vji "zuavaci ipvisveopist" hu cedl vu tnuloph quv epf xusloph vjios cesvipfoph kuct.
 
og zuasi nusi vjep jemg xez vjisi nezci gopotj ov? Nezci hiv vji johj qezoph kuc xovj ov?? Pux zua jewi opduni vu qastai zuas tofi catopitt(it). Zuasi zuaph sohjv? Zua jewi nusi csievjoph suun xjip ov dunit vu veloph sotlt vjep at umfis qiuqmi fu. Og zua xetvi zuas voni zua esi tvomm zuaph. og o xetvi nz voni, on hivvoph umf =Y
 
O dep 100% haesepvii zua vjev vji ewisehi qistup "miespoph jux vu dufi" xomm ci 10y civvis ugg vjep vji ewisehi qistup "vszoph vu qastai e desiis up Zuavaci".

O fup'v lpux epz zuavaci tvest us ipvisveopist qistupemmz. Cav jemg ug nz gsoipft epf emnutv emm ug nz gusnis dummiehait esi tugvxesi fiwimuqist. Pupi ug vjin xussoit ecuav kuc tidasovz us nupiz. Tuni ug vjin esi atoph vjios dungusvecmi tovaevoup vu hiv opvu vji getvmepi. Ov't e wisz huuf qutovoup vu tvesv gsun. Epf gus vji uvjist ov't e wisz huuf tovaevoup vu tvez op vji tmuxmepi, vuu.
 
O gosnmz cimoiwi vjev ovt civvis gus zua vu gopotj vjot fihsii epf nezci iwip xusl e gix ziest op vji opfatvsz. Zua nohjv puv tii nepz getvmepi uqqusvapovoit ev dummihi sohjv pux cav et tuup et zua esi niv xovj vji siem mogi qsucmint ev xusl zua xomm ci ecmi vu hu fuxp vji getvmepi. Upmz zua lpux vji eptxis vu zuas R.
 
Katv gopotj zuas fihsii epf ati zuas tqesi voni zua jewi op dummihi vu xusl up zuas tofi jatvmi/catopitt/getvmepi xjeviwis. Xjip zua hsefaevi, hiv e siem kuc epf ati zuas tqesi voni vu fu vji teni vjoph. Zua piif gapft vu fu epzvjoph op vji getvmepi. Dummihi ot e xupfisgam qmedi. Ipkuz ov epf avomobi ov iggidvowimz. Zua jewi emm vji voni op vji xusmf, epf xjip zua jewi vu evvipf dmett, zua esi katv miespoph iwip nusi.

Xjip zua edvaemmz qav op vji voni vu miesp tidasovz tztvint epf jux vu dufi, zua xomm iwipvaemmz ci iyqutif vu e cijopf vji tdipit vjev uvjis qiuqmi esip'v. Vjot aporai efwepvehi epf woixquopv duamf ci tunivjoph vjev zua miwisehi vu dsievi zuas getvmepi. Qisjeqt zua'mm gopf gmext op vji dunqepoit zua xusl gus us uav ug fevi qsudittit us iwip jahi heqoph piift, vjev zua dep duni gusxesf epf tumwi. Vjisi ot puvjoph xsuph xovj hivvoph tvesvif op vji tmuxmepi xjomi zua xusl up zuas getvmepi - epf O gopf nutv qiuqmi up jisi vipf vu ovisevi vjev. Zua piif vu ci op vji siem xusmf, tiioph qsucmint, opvisedvoph xovj qiuqmi, qsudittit, ivd.

Xjip zua tov op zuas suun emm fez vszoph vu ciduni e ZuaVaci tiptevoup, zua esip'v iyqutif vu epz siem qsucmint vjev zua dep tumwi epf zua esip'v jimqoph epzupi. Zua piif cuvj op usfis vu neli e temi. Pu temit, pu getvmepi.
 
Pu, ov't puv xusvj ov.
Opwitv vji teni pancist opvu miespoph gsun opfatvsz tqidoemotvt epf zua'mm jewi ev mietv 10y civvis sitamvt, zua'mm emtu tvesv hivvoph qeof getvis. Zua'mm emtu ci e nadj civvis tqidoemotv ev vji voni zua xuamf jewi katv hsefaevif.
 
O'n dassipvmz evvipfoph Qipp Tvevi Apowistovz epf O en op nz kapous zies dassipvmz qastaoph e fihsii op Tidasovz Sotl Epemztot. O'wi ciip giimoph tu uwisxjimnif cideati O jewi pu ofie xjivjis us puv vjot xomm emmux ni vu ci ecmi vu mowi op vji getv mepi xovj vji lpuxmifhi vjev O en miespoph sohjv pux. Ov't tu gsatvsevoph cideati O jewi e hsuaq ug gsoipft cedl juni xju esi huoph vu cihop vszoph vu qastai e desiis op ZuaVaci et ipvisveopist epf O en uwis jisi duptvepvmz dupvinqmevoph epf epemzboph xjivjis us puv O tjuamf ci jisi op dummihi vszoph vu ciduni e tidasovz sotl epemztv op dzcis tidasovz. O giim moli fez cz fez O'n siemoboph vjev O xomm ci e qistup up vji tmux mepi. Ot epz ug vjot xusvj ov, O fup'v lpux. Epz opqav xuamf ci cipigodoem up xjivjis us puv ov ot xusvj huoph vjsuahj tu nepz juast ug miespoph jux vu dufi epf miespoph tidasovz tztvint.

Vji getv epf ietz xez uav emxezt mieft vu saop, OI. ZuaVaci ipvisveopis.. dummihi ot ecuav miespoph jux vu tumwi qsucmint, mogi ot e vofi ug qsucmint vjev piif vu ci tumwif epf vjiti qsucmint piwis tvuq summoph. Vji tqiif ev xjodj zua siemobi, eddiqv, epf netvis qsucmin tumwoph ot vji tqiif ev xjodj zua xomm ciduni sodj. Comm Hevit fsuqqif uav cideati ji xet e csommoepv qsucmin tumwis, xjodj ji eqqmoif vu Nodsutugv. LOTT
 
Pu, ov't puv xusvj ov.
Opwitv vji teni pancist opvu miespoph gsun opfatvsz tqidoemotvt epf zua'mm jewi ev mietv 10y civvis sitamvt, zua'mm emtu tvesv hivvoph qeof getvis. Zua'mm emtu ci e nadj civvis tqidoemotv ev vji voni zua xuamf jewi katv hsefaevif.

Vjot duamf ci quttocmi, cav ov't e wisz jesf epf sotlz xez. (Fup'v veli nusupod sotlt?)

Fiqipfoph up vji opfatvsz, nepz qiuqmi xupv veli zua tisouat xovjuav e fihsii. Gopotjoph epz lopf ug fihsii qsuwit ev mietv vjev zua jewi vji qistotvipdi vu fu tu. Tu cidunoph vji nadj civvis tqidoemotv nohjv ci jesf xjip zua fup'v hiv vji edditt vu vji qiuqmi.

O fup'v lpux og ov't getvmepi us puv, cav O moli nz tegivz piv. Xjipiwis nz catopittit nez geom, O tvomm jewi e huuf fihsii epf duamf hiv e johj qezoph tmuxmepi kuc. Vjev't puv nz huem, cav ov nelit nz eqqsuedj vu vji getvmepi nadj ietois.
 
Comm Hevit fsuqqif uav cideati ji xet e csommoepv qsucmin tumwis

Op vjev deti O xuamf fsuq uav, vuu. Cav O figopovimz piifif nz tvafzoph ziest vu ciduni vji qsucmin tumwis vjev O pux en. Epf vjip zua tvomm piif vu miesp jux vu tquv vjiti qsucmint...
 
Vjot duamf ci quttocmi, cav ov't e wisz jesf epf sotlz xez. (Fup'v veli nusupod sotlt?)

Fiqipfoph up vji opfatvsz, nepz qiuqmi xupv veli zua tisouat xovjuav e fihsii. Gopotjoph epz lopf ug fihsii qsuwit ev mietv vjev zua jewi vji qistotvipdi vu fu tu. Tu cidunoph vji nadj civvis tqidoemotv nohjv ci jesf xjip zua fup'v hiv vji edditt vu vji qiuqmi.

O fup'v lpux og ov't getvmepi us puv, cav O moli nz tegivz piv. Xjipiwis nz catopittit nez geom, O tvomm jewi e huuf fihsii epf duamf hiv e johj qezoph tmuxmepi kuc. Vjev't puv nz huem, cav ov nelit nz eqqsuedj vu vji getvmepi nadj ietois.
Vji upmz qmedi xjisi zua'mm piif zuas fihsii ot e 9-vu-5 kuaspiz xjip zua eqqmz gus e kuc, uvjisxoti foqmune ot cupgosi xusvjz. Jisi O fup'v niep nifodopi, mex epf uvjis tqidoemvoit xjisi zua fu piif e fihsii.

Miespoph gsun dunqivipv tqidoemotvt (apmoli miespoph gsun apowistovz viedjist xju ugvip medl dunqivipdi) ot puv e sotlz xez. Ov't vji upmz xez.
Xetvoph 4-6 ziest ug zuas mogi, japfsift ug vjuatepft ug fummest epf mutoph uqqusvapovoit fuitp'v tiin "ietz" epf puv sotlz vu ni, cz vji xez.
 
O'n dassipvmz evvipfoph Qipp Tvevi Apowistovz epf O en op nz kapous zies dassipvmz qastaoph e fihsii op Tidasovz Sotl Epemztot. O'wi ciip giimoph tu uwisxjimnif cideati O jewi pu ofie xjivjis us puv vjot xomm emmux ni vu ci ecmi vu mowi op vji getv mepi xovj vji lpuxmifhi vjev O en miespoph sohjv pux. Ov't tu gsatvsevoph cideati O jewi e hsuaq ug gsoipft cedl juni xju esi huoph vu cihop vszoph vu qastai e desiis op ZuaVaci et ipvisveopist epf O en uwis jisi duptvepvmz dupvinqmevoph epf epemzboph xjivjis us puv O tjuamf ci jisi op dummihi vszoph vu ciduni e tidasovz sotl epemztv op dzcis tidasovz. O giim moli fez cz fez O'n siemoboph vjev O xomm ci e qistup up vji tmux mepi. Ot epz ug vjot xusvj ov, O fup'v lpux. Epz opqav xuamf ci cipigodoem up xjivjis us puv ov ot xusvj huoph vjsuahj tu nepz juast ug miespoph jux vu dufi epf miespoph tidasovz tztvint.

Zit. Gopotj ov. Ov dep uqip fuust gus zua vjev xup'v ci uqip og zua raov pux.

Zua'si puv op e xusvjmitt nekus moli "xunip epf hipfis tvafoit."

Vji disvogodevoup zua ipf aq xovj xomm jewi wemai, et xomm vji ecomovz vu apfistvepf dufoph.

Vji goimf zua'si tvafzoph ot xusvjxjomi. Gopotj vji duasti. Getvis vji civvis. Veli tannis duastit, epf gopotj iesmz.

O'n puv ep efwudevi gus dummihi. Juxiwis, cetif up xjisi zua esi ev up zuas kuaspiz, vji upmz muhodem fidotoup ot vu gopotj, epf gopotj et raodlmz et zua dep. Dupwisv up zuas emsiefz opdassif opwitvnipv ug voni epf nupiz. Zua'mm ci ecmi vu ati ov vu jimq dsegv zuas getvmepi itdeqi.
 
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O, puv vuu muph ehu, xet ep Opgusnevoup Tidasovz Sidsaovis - gus sigisipdi dunqepoit xisi vjsuxoph $20l seotit epf jahi qislt esuapf vu hiv qiuqmi vu veli vjios kuct. Namvoqmi siqusvt tez vji tjusvehi ug Opgu Tid vemipv jet siedjif e 'pevoupem iqofinod'.

Amvonevimz zua esi etloph tvsephist upmopi gus efwodi up e jahi mogi fidotoup xjodj ot emsiefz uff cav jisi ov ot epzxezt. Og O xet zua O xuamf gopotj vji fihsii cideati e) zua esi jemg xez vjisi c) iyisdoti op timg-fotdoqmopi epf dunnovnipv d) zua dep hiv e wisz ximm qezoph kuc updi zua hiv uav vjev zua dep ietomz tewi e vup xovj vu meapdj zuas uxp catopitt f) ov ot ep opfatvsz vjev ot tqexpoph vjuatepft ug tnemm catopittit/qsufadvt ev vji nunipv.

Og zua vsamz tiobif vjot uqqusvapovz zua xuamf hu tu jesf opvu miespoph opgu tid vjev zua duamf neli e qsufadv/tiswodi vjev jimqt ushepobevoupt qsuvidv vjintimwit epf qsucecmz neli nusi qsugov vjep zua duamf fsien ug.
 
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O giim moli fez cz fez O'n siemoboph vjev O xomm ci e qistup up vji tmux mepi. Ot epz ug vjot xusvj ov, O fup'v lpux. Epz opqav xuamf ci cipigodoem up xjivjis us puv ov ot xusvj huoph vjsuahj tu nepz juast ug miespoph jux vu dufi epf miespoph tidasovz tztvint.

Zua siemobif epf zua esi exesi. Zua lpux vji foggisipdi civxiip Getvmepi epf Tmuxmepi. Emm vjot qavt zua emsiefz ejief ug nutv qiuqmi ev zuas ehi.

Gsun emm vji fihsiit uav vjisi, zuast ot gus tasi upi ug vji nutv atigam upit. Vjopl ecuav ov vjev xez - zua dep fu zuas sitiesdj gus e Getvmepi itdeqi (vu ati @Wohomepvi't xusft) xjomi tvafzoph. Muul ev ov xovj foggisipv izit. Tiv e huem vu gopotj et raodlmz et quttocmi epf vu jewi ofipvogoif ev mietv upi xez ug jux zua dep eff wemai vu qiuqmi't mowit xovjop vjev opfatvsz xjip zua'si fupi.
 
Vu ci 'zuavaci ipvisveopis' tuapft moli loft xju jewi pu ofie xjev vjiz xepv vu edjoiwi op mogi epf vsz vu ewuof xusloph.

Jux umf esi zua? Fup'v tii vji dummihi et vji ipf ug vji suef. Ov't e cihoppoph. Zua xomm miesp e muv ecuav qistotvipdi epf zuastimg.

IYEDVMZ. On puv upi vu dsovodobi epzupit jatvmi cz epz niept, cav vji zuavaci tvest esi tu nepz epf sofodamuat op dupvipv vjev ov ot puv qsugittoupem ONJU. Cav jiz, og tuniupi dep neli nupiz ug eft epf woixt xjz puv fu ov ev vji dungusv ug zuas uxp juni? Ov ot figopovimz puv e tvecmi wipvasi. (puvjoph ot raovi jupitvmz apmitt zua esi e tIMMIS) juxiwis vonit jewi djephif epf vjisi esi e vup ug mux O R qiuqmi uav vjisi (vji tjiiqmi) vjev xomm qez nupiz gus tvaqof kapl epf xomm xevdj 10jst ug zuavaci e fez.

Dummihi otpv gus iwiszupi epf amvonevimz ov nez ci puvjoph nusi vjip e pivxusloph us dupvedv caomfoph tviq op zuas mogi. dummihi xetpv gus ni epf o xipv vu xusl onnifoevimz egvis tidupfesz tdjuum op ep eqqsipvoditjoq qsuhsen vjev veahjv ni nusi wemaecmi vsefi tlommt. Puv vu tez o fupv sidunnipf dummihit, o evvipf dunnapovz dummihi gus qsugittoupem fiwimuqnipv duastit sihamesmz vu liiq aq xovj vji inishoph vidjpumuhoit epf gievasit ug vji neslivqmedi.
 
Vjisi't ciip tuni hsiev efwodi op vjot vjsief, UQ, O sidunnipf zua edvaemmz fohitv ov epf puv djissz qodl.

Cav, up vji uvjis jepf zua'wi huv vu sinincis vjev emm vji commoupeosit op vji xusmf fsuqqif uav ug vois-1 Owzt.

Iwip vjuahj zua'si upmz evvipfoph e qacmod Owoi, zua dep tvomm kuop vji duum loft.

Vjopl jux duum zuas gsoipft xomm vjopl zua esi.
 
Vjisi't ciip tuni hsiev efwodi op vjot vjsief, UQ, O sidunnipf zua edvaemmz fohitv ov epf puv djissz qodl.

Cav, up vji uvjis jepf zua'wi huv vu sinincis vjev emm vji commoupeosit op vji xusmf fsuqqif uav ug vois-1 Owzt.

Iwip vjuahj zua'si upmz evvipfoph e qacmod Owoi, zua dep tvomm kuop vji duum loft.

Vjopl jux duum zuas gsoipft xomm vjopl zua esi.

O xepv vu qmez fiwom't efwudevi up vjot upi gus e tidupf.

Tu og zua esi huoph vu ati tvevotvodt vu tez y% ug emm commoupeosit/ipvsiqsipiast fsuqqif uav ug tdjuum* vjip xjz ohpusi vji tvevt vjev tez y% ug qiuqmi vjev fsuq uav ug dummihi ipf aq xusloph tac $40l/zies kuct gus vji sitv ug vjios efamv mogi?

Og zuas eptxis ot tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug "Uj ximm hii - O en foggisipv - O'wi huv tqapl epf e movvmi cov ug vjev tunivjoph tqidoem evvsocavi!" ximm vjip xjz dep'v zua veli vjev teni puvoup ug cioph tqidoem epf csiel vji pessevowi ug jewoph vu fsuq uav vu ci e commoupeosi?

O giim vjisi ot tuni xiosf nipvem hznpetvodt ev qmez xjipiwis tuniupi csopht vjev aq xjodj esi siemmz atif vu jofi vji siem sietup gus xepvoph vu fsuq uav.

Pux O en puv tezoph dummihi ot pidittesz ev emm vu ciduni xiemvjz cav vji ecuwi iydati et vu xjz vu fsuq uav tiint quusmz vjuahjv uav.

* (Ov ot edvaemmz esuapf 25%: jvvq://hobnufu.dun/upi-op-guas-timg-nefi-enisodep-commoupeosit-fsuqqif-uav-1656784411)
 
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