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I want to give a shoutout to Tiffany at <a href=\"https:\/\/loneorange.com\/\">Lone Orange<\/a> for helping me to get the process from an idea of an idea to reality. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">CySA+ and CCNA CyberOps<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>At the same time, I decided to broaden my horizons and follow my renewed interest in cybersecurity. First I took on the <a href=\"https:\/\/packitforwarding.com\/index.php\/2019\/01\/30\/comptia-cysa-test\/\">CompTIA CySA+<\/a> certification. After a lot of studying and nerves, I scheduled the exam, took the exam and passed. The exam really took me out of my comfort zone because it was the first non-Cisco certification I had ever pursued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My next target was the <a href=\"https:\/\/packitforwarding.com\/index.php\/category\/certification\/ccna-cyberops\/?order=asc\">Cisco CCNA CyberOps<\/a> certification. Although there was some overlap between CySA+ and CCNA CyberOps, there was definitely more material to learn and master. 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