This all sounds right to me, though I think some people have different views, and I’m hardly an expert. Speaking for myself at least, the things you point to are roughly why I wanted the “maybe” in front of “relevant roles in government.” Though one added benefit of doing security in government is that, at least if you get a strong security clearance, you might learn classified helpful things about e.g. repelling state-originating APTs.
An additional point is that “relevant roles in government” should probably mean contracting work as well. So it’s possible to go work for Raytheon, get a security clearance, and do cybersecurity work for government (and that pays significantly better!)
This all sounds right to me, though I think some people have different views, and I’m hardly an expert. Speaking for myself at least, the things you point to are roughly why I wanted the “maybe” in front of “relevant roles in government.” Though one added benefit of doing security in government is that, at least if you get a strong security clearance, you might learn classified helpful things about e.g. repelling state-originating APTs.
An additional point is that “relevant roles in government” should probably mean contracting work as well. So it’s possible to go work for Raytheon, get a security clearance, and do cybersecurity work for government (and that pays significantly better!)