A career in Cybersecurity or Application Development?

June 27, 2022

Cybersecurity is fascinating as a game against an unknown opponent. It is pretty complex, and you constantly speculate about the gaps you create. To create a login for a website, you must first block all vulnerabilities, ensure the version is up-to-date, and then look for a hacker workaround. Your purpose may be unclear because you’re protecting against a scenario that may not occur, for a company that may not know or care, and for assets that were of little value, to begin with. Your skill will bring you more excellent pay, and you will have a solid career.

As a Software Engineer, you will seek the shortest way to complete jobs and be more exposed to variance unless you are working on a small project for a firm, where you will focus on tiny tasks. Unless you are exceptional, the remuneration for software engineers is typically not as high.

After obtaining a Cybersecurity degree, it will likely be easier to acquire a career in cyber security due to the overlap between the two disciplines and, hopefully, a few certifications. Everyone requires cyber security, while software engineers may require it less. However, if cyber security is not your thing, consider software engineering. Compared to software engineering, a cyber security degree will give you significantly more comprehensive knowledge to address challenges such as data breaches. In software engineering degrees, cyber security classes are not needed.

If you have cybersecurity skills, you would be more likely to produce secure code and develop secure web applications. You will be able to avoid SQL Injection, XSS, and CSRF, among other problems.

Numerous websites are infiltrated due to web developers’ inexperience with the types of online threats that hackers may deploy. It is costly for businesses. Employing an ethical hacker is necessary to uncover and fix the faults that the ignorant developer introduced into the code. A corporation will lose money, clients, and reputation if hacked. In contrast, if you are both an ethical hacker and a web application developer, you will understand your task far better and be able to accomplish more.

Although it is unlikely that you will be able to master both, you will have a far more profound understanding of what you are doing. You will also stand out from the crowd and be more desirable on the job market.

How you individually think affects a great deal. Both vocations offer practically endless potential, depending on how they are approached. You will be successful if you are a self-starter who regularly investigates technical and commercial aspects.

Software Development could be a fantastic career choice if you enjoy working with creative individuals. Because new methods require collaboration, the classic notion of the odd individual in the corner is no longer applicable.

Cyber Security may be the appropriate field for you if you are an introvert. Here, numerous work opportunities are accessible. The most engaging work is performed in the disciplines of Cybersecurity and system audit and testing, often known as ethical hacking.

Sam Fareed

Lead Instructor qualified in CISSP, CCIE, and MCT with 25 years of training experience in Toronto.