The latest articles on DEV Community by Shaheen Afzal khan (@shaheenkhan). https://dev.to/shaheenkhan https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F4118443%2F6d3c9086-6d58-439e-a4d3-306a52070b84.jpg https://dev.to/shaheenkhan en Shaheen Afzal khan Thu, 10 Sep 2026 10:06:32 +0000 https://dev.to/shaheenkhan/starting-my-cybersecurity-journey-after-completing-cisco-networking-4b46 https://dev.to/shaheenkhan/starting-my-cybersecurity-journey-after-completing-cisco-networking-4b46 <p>Hey Dev Community!</p> <p>I'm a student and today I took my first real step into tech.</p> <p>I just completed the <em>Cisco Networking course</em> and honestly, I learned all the core concepts really well. Things like IP addressing, routing, switching, and how data actually moves across a network finally started making sense to me.</p> <p><em>This is the beginning of my Cybersecurity journey.</em><br><br> Networking was step 1 for me because I feel like you can't secure what you don't understand.</p> <p><em>To all the cybersecurity experts here:</em><br><br> If you have any advice for a beginner starting out after networking, I would LOVE to hear it in the comments. <br> What mistakes should I avoid? Any resources you recommend?</p> <p>I'll be documenting my whole journey here on dev<br><br> Let's learn together! 🙌</p> <p>Thanks for reading! </p> cybersecurity beginners learninginpublic networking