On today’s Full Stack Journey podcast, Scott Lowe talks with Alexandria Leary who left a career as a financial advisor to break into cybersecurity. Alexandria and Scott discuss the reasons why she changed careers, and provide some information and resources useful for others who are seeking to find a career in cybersecurity. Find Alexandria on LinkedIn and see her Medium blog. Scott and Alexandria discuss: * The role professional networking played in making her career transition and in targeting the right area * How Alexandria’s business experience (she worked in risk management) was critical in her new role * The importance of “just getting started” and not getting hit with analysis paralysis * Striving for the right balance of hands-on work in her daily job * Why it’s necessary to have a good support system, and how this can (and probably should!) tie back to your networking efforts Alexandria touches on a wide range of resources she used during her career transition to cybersecurity; we’ve included the full list below. Show Notes: Learn in Public – Swyx.io FreeCodeCamp.com Coursera.org App Academy Open ProfessorMesser.com Security Cert Roadmap – PaulJerimy.com Adrian Cantrill 100 Days of Cloud Cloud Resume Challenge Tutorials Dojo AWS Community Builders Women Who Code Cloud WiCys