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Gabi Security

Resolution for Cybersecurity

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Thoughts about what i want to acomplishment in 2024.

Main Goals

My main goals for 2024 focus on addressing my current weaknesses—particularly achieving fluency in English and advancing my cybersecurity certifications to demonstrate my skills more effectively to global employers.

Conversation in english

I recently took a placement test to assess my English level and scored B2 (Upper-Intermediate). According to CEFR standards, this means:

Learners at B2 level:

  • Can understand the main ideas of complex texts, including technical discussions.
  • Can communicate fluently and spontaneously with native speakers.
  • Can write detailed texts and explain viewpoints on a range of topics.

This result made me proud, especially considering I’ve never taken formal English classes. I learned passively by watching subtitled movies and playing games—often available only in English.

Still, I want to expand my horizons this year: collaborate with international teams, broaden my learning sources, and view cybersecurity from a global perspective.

How: One way I’m doing this is through this blog—writing in English to reinforce my thinking. I also began speaking with native English speakers via Preply, where I take lessons with a teacher from the USA.

Goal: To speak and write fluently in English, without needing translation tools.

Certificates

I already hold introductory certifications from platforms like HackTheBox, TryHackMe, and the Google Cybersecurity Certificate. But I’m committed to deepening my knowledge through more advanced credentials. For 2024, I aim to pursue two professional certifications.

Although I’d like to take more, the cost of international exams is high for someone in Brazil—our currency is significantly weaker compared to the US dollar. On average, each exam costs around R$2000 (roughly USD 400). To overcome this, I’m saving monthly to achieve my certification goals.

CompTIA Network+

I’m starting with Network+ because it builds the foundation for many concepts—like understanding telnet connections, interpreting nmap scans, and knowing why certain ports are open.

At my job, our network once went down. Curious about how our data center worked, I accompanied the networking team. There, I learned about core switches, redundancy setups, and protocols like Spanning Tree. Eventually, we discovered the outage was due to a misconfigured phone connected directly to a switch, which disrupted the entire network.

Studying for the Network+ exam helped me understand what happened technically—and reinforced the importance of this knowledge.

How: I’m taking a Udemy course (cost-effective), watching YouTube lessons, and reviewing flashcards daily.

Goal: Build strong foundational knowledge in networking to support my work in cybersecurity.

https://www.comptia.org/certifications/network

CompTIA Security+

Before earning my Google certificate, I had already begun studying for Security+. Many topics in the course directly relate to my daily work: social engineering, vulnerability management, compliance, ISO 27001, legal standards, and more.

This certification will formalize and validate my practical experience.

How: Learning through real-world experience and supplementing with a Udemy course.

Goal: Strengthen my security knowledge and validate my experience with an industry-recognized credential.

https://www.comptia.org/certifications/security

Bonus (Cloud)

Cloud fundamentals are a bonus goal this year. I plan to explore them further alongside my primary studies.