Getting Kicked Out Was the Best Hack of My Career
Here’s the short version: I’m 57, spent over three decades as a Creative Director in advertising, and I’m now studying to become a SOC Analyst. I didn’t plan this. It happened because I got fired.

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Here’s the short version: I’m 57, spent over three decades as a Creative Director in advertising, and I’m now studying to become a SOC Analyst. I didn’t plan this. It happened because I got fired.

Part 1 of an ongoing series documenting the journey from Creative Director to SOC Analyst.

Choosing your tools is choosing yourself

Earning the boring stuff.

The certificate that felt like it counted

When the gear arrives and the study gets serious
