Cybersecurity Roadmap

Defend systems, find vulnerabilities, and think like an attacker. The path from security enthusiast to skilled professional.

4 stages · 16 topics 0% done take the course: Cybersecurity (42 lessons) ->
Cybersecurity
✓ Networking
✓ Operating Systems
✓ Foundations
✓ Cryptography
✓ Reconnaissance
✓ Offensive
✓ Web Security
✓ Exploitation
✓ Blue Team
✓ Firewalls & WAF
✓ Defensive
✓ Compliance
✓ Malware Analysis
✓ Advanced
✓ Cloud Security
✓ Certifications
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1. Foundations

  • Networking: TCP/IP, DNS, subnets, firewalls
  • Operating Systems: Linux security, Windows hardening
  • Cryptography: Symmetric, asymmetric, hashing, TLS

2. Offensive

  • Reconnaissance: Nmap, subdomain enum, OSINT
  • Web Security: OWASP Top 10, XSS, SQLi, CSRF
  • Exploitation: Metasploit, buffer overflows, privilege esc

3. Defensive

  • Blue Team: SIEM, IDS/IPS, threat hunting
  • Firewalls & WAF: iptables, nftables, Cloudflare WAF
  • Compliance: SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, HIPAA

4. Advanced

  • Malware Analysis: Reverse engineering, sandboxing
  • Cloud Security: AWS/Azure security, IAM policies
  • Certifications: Security+, CEH, OSCP, CISSP