@bryansmart Having read this thread and the resulting replies, I'm assuming that by low-level Cisco you mean CCNA? If that's the case, I'd say dropping out is fine, if you can be reasonably certain that you don't want any Cisco certs above that low-level stuff. Cyber security/infosec is almost certainly out, because the software you need to use to do your job/complete the certs/gain the experience is inaccessible. +