Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity professionals defend digital infrastructure from attackers. You will learn to find vulnerabilities before bad actors do, build secure systems, and respond to incidents.
Stage-by-stage path 🗺️
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- TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/HTTPS, firewalls
- Linux and Windows system administration
- Basic Python and Bash scripting
- Set up a home lab with virtual machines
- OWASP Top 10 vulnerabilities
- Web app testing with Burp Suite
- Network scanning with Nmap
- Capture The Flag (CTF) challenges on HackTheBox or TryHackMe
- Metasploit for exploitation
- Malware analysis and reverse engineering
- SIEM tools: Splunk, ELK stack
- Incident response playbooks
- CEH, OSCP, or CompTIA Security+ certifications
- Cloud security (AWS, GCP, Azure)
- Zero-trust architecture
- Bug bounty programs on HackerOne
Career paths 💼
Security Engineer
₹8–40 LPAPenetration Tester
₹6–30 LPASOC Analyst
₹5–20 LPATop free resources 🎓
100% free. No subscriptions. Direct links.
Capstone project ideas 🛠️
Portfolio-grade projects that prove you know your stuff.
Perform a full penetration test on a vulnerable VM (e.g. DVWA) and write a report
Build a honeypot and analyze real attack traffic