I&#x27;m a software engineer working for a consulting company. I haven&#x27;t done any real programming at work in over a year and a half now because my current client has me doing IT and SharePoint Administration work instead. So I&#x27;m thinking about a career change that my current work experience can help me with.<p>I&#x27;ve been thinking of getting in to the security side of IT. My background is pretty technical. Besides programming experience, I know the basics of networking, some hardware, and in my current work I&#x27;m managing an active directory, some Windows Server machines, a couple SQL boxes, and SharePoint.<p>So for someone with a little bit of IT background, where would you start? Going back to school isn&#x27;t really an option right now. Though, I&#x27;m open to the idea of getting a cert or two if they&#x27;d help. Any good resources to help make this transition happen would be very much appreciated.
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