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Infosec instructor Wilfredo Lanz joins Cyber Work Hacks to break down the critical differences between the Azure AZ-104 certification for cloud administrators and the AZ-500 certification for cloud security professionals. Wilfredo explains why these complementary certifications can supercharge your cybersecurity career and emphasizes that cloud skills aren't optional in today's tech landscape. Whether you're in government, healthcare, finance or any other sector, cloud proficiency is quickly becoming mandatory for all cybersecurity professionals.

0:00 - Intro to cloud certifications
1:00 - Cybersecurity Salary Guide promo
1:35 - Meet Wilfredo Lanz and intro to Azure certs
2:06 - Azure vs. AWS and other cloud platforms
4:45 - Industries favoring Azure (government, healthcare, finance)
7:00 - AZ-104 Administrator vs. AZ-500 Security Engineer certifications
9:31 - Why all cybersecurity professionals need cloud skills
10:30 - "Cloud is the present and future" — career implications
11:45 - Wrap up and final thoughts

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