How Bootcamp Grads Can Break Into Cybersecurity

In this episode of The Career Change Podcast, Lucas and Luna explore how coding bootcamp graduates can pivot into cybersecurity, a field with over 600,000 unfilled roles in the US alone. They break down the specific skills bootcamp grads already have—like scripting, networking fundamentals, and debugging—that translate directly into security roles such as security analyst or penetration tester. Lucas shares the story of a former graphic designer who completed a web development bootcamp and later earned a CompTIA Security+ certification to land a $85,000 cybersecurity analyst job. They discuss the key certifications (Security+, CySA+, CISSP), hands-on resources like TryHackMe and Hack The Box, and how to reframe a bootcamp portfolio to highlight security-relevant projects. Listeners will get a concrete roadmap for making the switch without starting from scratch. The hosts also touch on the growing demand for cybersecurity talent in the wake of recent high-profile breaches, and how bootcamp grads can leverage their non-traditional backgrounds as an advantage. #Cybersecurity #CodingBootcamps #CareerChange #Reskilling #TechJobs #SecurityAnalyst #PenetrationTester #CompTIA #SecurityPlus #TryHackMe #HackTheBox #BootcampToCybersecurity #NonTraditionalBackground #JobSearch #Careers #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #CareerChangePodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo