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u/nightmare247 · 5 pointsr/netsecstudents

Part of that "80%" can be a sales tactic to get you to sign up and take the course. Although I am not in the UK so I am not sure if that stat holds true.

As for the equipment: Both the below links are good starting points. The top one is a bit older.

Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing

[The Network Security Test Lab: A Step-by-Step Guide] (https://www.amazon.com/Network-Security-Test-Step-Step/dp/1118987055/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8)

Both will give you a good idea and a starting point.

But you never really answered a key question: What is it you want to do? In CyberSecurity, there are roughly 40 different types of emphasis that you can focus on. I know it is daunting, but understand your personality and goals can weigh heavily into that decision. Not everyone is cut out to be a WhiteHat, but that does not mean a blue team member or a purple team member are not for you.

There was a really good topic discussion on Reddit (unable to find it currently) that had quite a few jobs broken down and what they do/mean to the Security Community.

u/dreddriver · 1 pointr/homelab

Check out these boooks:

--Build Your Own Security Lab: A Field Guide for Network Testing

--Professional Penetration Testing, Second Edition: Creating and Learning in a Hacking Lab

--Building Virtual Pentesting Labs for Advanced Penetration Testing

If you are looking to get into security I also recommend learning how networks and servers work before trying to hack them. A basic knowledge of networking hardware, networking models, servers, protocols etc will do a lot to further your knowledge. Also look into scripting languages such as powershell, bash, and python. There are even books specifically about hacking with python.

I have a similar workstation as you have and run Ubuntu with VMware workstation (will also work with windows 7/8.1). Vmware workstation might be the best thing to run right now as you can isolate networks and setup / take down as you go. Also there are direct VM's from Kali linux that you can download to run in your lab.