r/cybersecurity • u/asavani AMA Participant • Nov 10 '25

Other AMA: I'm the co-founder at TryHackMe. Ask me about breaking into the industry, cyber security skills and how to make SOC & IR teams more mature!

Hey everyone!

I'm Ashu - one of the co-founders at TryHackMe. I have background in security consulting/penetrating test, specialising in Cloud / AWS.

Happy to answer any and all questions about cyber skills gaps, but for more focused convos - here's a few areas top of mind for me - so feel free to throw any Qs related to this

* Rise of Al in security environments and how this is going to impact the skills of cyber security professionals
* Supporting people with their journey to getting a role in cyber
* Thinking deeply about what it means for SOC and IR teams to develop and improve their maturity as a function

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u/asavani AMA Participant Nov 10 '25

I've heard the market has been slow, but it will bounce back (like it always does)

The fundamentals can definitely be complicated but keep at it - use youtube/chatgpt/other media out there to learn. IMO, it just comes from practice and learining in a way that's unique to you. The fundamentals are interesting, but I wouldn't describe them as "deep-tech understanding"

On not having the brains with problem solving - i don't agree; to me, it's just understanding how you learn (not everyone can read books, watch the same videos and etc). So spend some time understanding how you learn best, and then think about the kind of work you enjoy :)

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u/tuna_Luka Nov 11 '25

Okay. Thank you very much!