So I’m thinking a freelance ethical hacking career would be perfect. I think I would strongly prefer it because I can somewhat manage by own business and clients and I don’t have to stick with one company for ten whole years. I think freelance is also good for having multiple careers.

I also would be willing to do entry level help desk stuff via freelance, but I’m wondering if I even need to. Maybe I can just work on ethical hacking skills and go.

Do you think that this is valid? I’m currently learning Nmap on HTB Academy and I’m thinking of spending a year or two working on my skills to get good at hacking on two or three platforms and earn a few pentesting certs just because I think it would be a much better way to spend my time than for example a masters degree.

Please be honest. I am already CCNA and A+ certified.

Please don’t give me an answer about how to get good at hacking. What I’m asking is how much market is there for freelance white hats?