Welcome to the Cyber Journey Podcast. This is where real people in cybersecurity share how they actually got here, what they learned along the way, and what they wish someone had told them at the start. If you are trying to break into cyber, change directions in your career, or just figure out what is real in all the noise, you are in the right place.

Each episode is a short, focused conversation with a student, early-career professional, educator, or seasoned practitioner. We talk about first jobs and hard lessons, failed exams and second chances, mentors and bad bosses, pivots between roles, and the human side of working in security. You will hear how people chose their paths, where they stumbled, and how they kept going when it felt like they did not belong.

The Cyber Journey Podcast is developed by Dr. Jason Edwards, D.M., CISSP, CRISC, Security+, and BareMetalCyber.com. There are no vendor pitches, no buzzword bingo, and no perfect LinkedIn profiles here. Just real journeys, real decisions, and practical advice you can use to chart your own path in cybersecurity.

If you are ready to stop scrolling generic career tips and start learning from the people actually doing the work, hit follow and listen to a few stories. Your cybersecurity journey will not look exactly like anyone else’s, but the map gets clearer when you hear how others found their way.