From Developer to Cybersecurity Without Certs - Ed Urbasius' Story | Secrets of AppSec Champions
As the cybersecurity industry grows, more professionals are breaking into security from nontraditional backgrounds. In this episode, Edvinous Urbasius, a former developer turned cybersecurity consultant, shares his unfiltered story of how he got into the field without certifications—and what he learned on the job in a SOC.
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Chapters:
00:00 You Don’t Need Certifications to Start in Cybersecurity
00:56 Meet Edvinas: His Journey from Developer to Cybersecurity
03:50 The Cyber Attack That Sparked His Career Shift
07:01 Lessons Learned from Phishing Attacks and System Failures
11:02 Inside the SOC: Learning Logs, Alerts, and Triage on the Job
15:12 How Curiosity and Google Became His Cyber Tools
20:52 AI, Critical Thinking & Real-World Threat Detection
24:09 Peer Mentorship and Growing Through Collaboration
26:49 Why Coding Experience Helps in Cybersecurity Roles
31:49 Final Advice: Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You
What You’ll Learn:
- How to enter cybersecurity without a degree or certifications
- What working in a SOC actually looks like
- Why developer skills are a hidden advantage in security
- The power of curiosity, Google, and collaboration in learning fast
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