How to pivot from offensive cyber/gov contracting to commercial

Hello /r/cybersecurity,


I'm at a point in my career where i'm looking to pivot industries/sectors. I am basically pigeonholed into very niche cyber work, and would like to get away from the federal/gov contracting sector. The problem i'm facing is leveraging this niche work and pivoting to more "mainstream" cyber fields.


Background: \~10 years offensive cyber background, all government. BS and MS in computer science. I basically make C2 software and other related offensive software. I also do vulnerability research …

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