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2026
Is CEH worth it? Only when the job spec has already answered yes
Certifications4 Oct 20266 min read“When we’re CCNA”: the cert I put on a pedestal
Certifications4 Oct 20265 min readGetting the job wasn’t the same as knowing the job
Roles4 Oct 20265 min readHow to become a Security Architect in the UK: the realistic path
Roles30 Sept 20266 min readSC-500 after AZ-500: is it worth it for your career?
Certifications30 Sept 20265 min readThe UK cybersecurity job market in 2026: more jobs, but getting in is still hard
Hiring30 Sept 20266 min readAI and the first IT job
Roles19 Sept 20266 min readThe AI hiring filter is mostly noise
Hiring19 Sept 20265 min readIs a computer science degree worth it in the UK?
Career change18 Jul 20267 min readThe certification didn't get you into cyber, the signal did
Certifications17 Jun 20266 min readWhy most people should start in IT support
Roles15 Jun 20265 min readThe cloud engineer myth
Roles15 Jun 20265 min readThe real bottleneck in cybersecurity careers
Industry15 Jun 20266 min readWhy networking is still underrated
Industry15 Jun 20265 min readWhat a Tier 2 SOC analyst actually does at 2am
Roles15 Jun 20266 min readMost people should not target offensive security first
Industry15 Jun 20264 min readWhen changing careers into tech is a bad call
Career change15 Jun 20264 min readThe GRC timing trap
Roles15 Jun 20264 min readThe mid-career architect trap
Roles15 Jun 20264 min readTen years in, the things that actually compounded
Roles15 Jun 20264 min readWrong Pool. Why Cloud Security roles stay open despite strong candidate supply
Hiring3 Jun 20266 min readDouble Dipping. The uncomfortable economics behind contractor-to-permanent hiring
Hiring3 Jun 20266 min readWhen you can't earn experience, cert stacking becomes the trap
Certifications1 Jun 20266 min readThe second beginner problem
Career change30 May 20267 min readThe problem isn't age. It's expectation compression
Career change30 May 20266 min readWhy most career-change advice breaks at the first interview
Career change30 May 20267 min readI passed CISSP and nothing happened, and that's fine
Certifications30 May 20265 min readWhat AI actually does to pentesting
Industry29 May 20267 min readWhy security architects are always the bad guys
Roles28 May 20265 min readCertifications don't prove competence. They prove direction
Certifications27 May 20266 min readWhen everyone passes, nobody differentiates
Certifications27 May 20264 min readIs CISSP actually worth it in 2026?
Certifications24 May 20266 min readWhy Security+ is simultaneously overrated and useful
Certifications24 May 20267 min readThe realistic SOC analyst path
Roles24 May 20266 min readAI will not delete IT, but it will shrink one kind of IT role
Industry24 May 20266 min readWhy most people fail trying to leave helpdesk
Roles23 May 20266 min read