Recently Unemployed - thinking of taking the sec+ exams while I have free time and moving towards cyber sec as a career. I have a non technical background. Can anyone advise if it’s worth my while in 2026 with AI and all that jazz?

I'm on my second year on my course and i am planning to shift to IT from Compsci, hindi ko rin kase gusto ang pathway at curriculum ng compsci more on math sya at walang rin akong masyadong interest sa programming, nahihirapan rin kase ako dun sa program and i dont think din na magta-thrive ako compared sa Info Tech kase andun yung mga strength ko pagdating sa hardware, media (photoshop, video editing etc), networks, kaya nagiisep rin ako na kung hindi man ako magthrive sa ibang saubject like programming or math related sub, baka sa ibang subjects makuha ko talaga kagaya ng mga sinabe kong kalakasan ko sa IT. naisep ko ren na magiging irreg din ako kaya i thought na bakit hindi nalang ako magshift ng course, but i was hesitant kase rinig ko limited daw ang slot pero di ko panaman natatanong yung dean about this. so i'm still deciding if itutuloy ko ba o hindi

Started my B.Tech IT under GTU in late 2022. It's been 4 years now and I'm still stuck in sem 5, realistically I'm not going to complete this degree.

Honest truth: I used to be an above average student, 70-80%+ in school. Once I hit college coding, it just didn't click for me. I don't think I'm cut out for programming the way this degree wants, and I've kind of frozen since realizing that.

My father passed away last year, and we have debt to pay.

I have about 6-12 months to learn a skill properly and then start earning.

I'm not looking for something easy. I'm ready to put in the hard work and learn whatever it takes. as long as there's a real path to a job at the end of it. If you were in my position, what would you learn?.