Marcus Hutchins

If I were a hostile state I'd pay a bunch of cybersecurity influencers to convince people you need to work in helpdesk before you can work in cybersecurity. That way I can burn out all the future cybersecurity practitioners and easily break into systems because the person who was going to implement 2FA is busy being screamed at by someone who just discovered computers don't work if you don't plug them in

Most of the people saying you need helpdesk/tech support experience to get into cybersecurity are saying so because it's the path they took, therefore the only reference point they have. I've worked with thousands of cybersecurity professionals who come from all different backgrounds and I can tell you for a fact, the only right path is the path that works for you. Everyone brings something unique to the table regardless of what path they took, and it's that diversity of experience that enables us to actually fix problems.