Comment by unixhero
3 years ago
Information security and cyber security are real fields. That there are unserious actors out there I don't doubt one minute.
I changed to infosec because of the money.
3 years ago
Information security and cyber security are real fields. That there are unserious actors out there I don't doubt one minute.
I changed to infosec because of the money.
Next time go to software engineering if money is a priority but you still seek the intellectual challenge.
Cybersec pays well earlier than software engineering does, but you meet glass ceilings quite rapidly. Once you get really good at what you do, software engineering is where the real reward is.
Alternatively, if you don't mind focusing on a single product, becoming an expert in any commercial software that costs at least 1m$ to integrate in large companies will land you a high paying salary guaranteed with a tenth of the effort you'd need for software engineering or cybersecurity.
This is an interesting comment.
> Once you get really good at what you do, software engineering is where the real reward is
Do you mean any technological stack here.
> becoming an expert in any commercial software that costs at least 1m$ to integrate
Any particular examples here?
Thanks.
That’s interesting. From what I have seen, SWE is about 30% higher salaries on average. What field did you work in prior?