Laid Off Worker Seeks Advice on 12-Month Cybersecurity Training Plan
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The author of the post has been laid off due to budgetary reasons and has 12 months of government support in Germany to undergo IT training. They wish to transition into cybersecurity and have devised a 12-month certification plan. The certifications under consideration include CompTIA A+, Google IT Support Professional Certificate, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, CompTIA CySA+, Splunk Fundamentals 1, and AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner. The author is seeking opinions on the relevance of these certifications and if any are missing for a beginner-level SOC analyst or network administrator role.