want a Cybersecurity roadmap?

want a Cybersecurity roadmap? here's how you become cracked :p you don't even need a degree >>> + save to reference later cybersecurity is vast pick your niche pentesting / ethical hacking blue team / defence / SOC cloud security malware analysis / reverse engineering bug bounty they require diff skills. pick one direction or youll learn everything and know nothing 😭 before you specialise, you need to learn foundations how networking works (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP) linux. just linux. live in the terminal basic scripting (python, bash, powershell) how the web works (HTTP requests, cookies, auth) you'll need resources free tryhackme (literally start here, so beginner friendly) hackthebox (once you got some basics) professor messer (networking + security+) overthewire (linux + ctf fundamentals) paid tcm security courses (affordable and actually good) portswigger web academy (free actually AND the best for web hacking) certificates that matter entry level comptia security+ (industry standard, get this first) comptia network+ (if your networking is weak) advanced OSCP (the gold standard for pentesting, hard af) CISSP (management/ enterprise track) mid-level CEH (controversial but some employers want it) eJPT (practical, cheap, actually respected) you cannot learn cybersec just be ingesting content build your homelab! virtualbox or vmware (free) spin up kali linux + a vulnerable VM (metasploitable, vulnhub) hack your own stuff legally before you hack anything else a homelab on your cv is more impressive than 10 udemy certs for my pentester's tryhackme -> hackthebox -> CTF competitions -> bug bounty -> OSCP tools: nmap, burpsuite, metasploit, wireshark don't just run tools, understand what they're doing for my blue teamers security+ -> SOC analyst role -> splunk/ SIEM tools -> threat hunting platforms: blueteamlabs.online cyberdefenders.org lets defend pentesting isn't the only job, there's more that pay well and are stable bug bounties this brings moneyyyyy hackerone and bugcrowd are where you first bug bounty start could take months but when you do one, you could generate 6 figures off of them alone portsWigger web academy first or you will get destroyed learn OWASP top 10 like your life depends on it you need visibility document everything on github (scripts, writeups, tools) recruiters in cybersec actively hunt people. make yourself findable write CTF writeups on medium or a blog do HTB/THM and post your methodology linkedin is actually useful in cybersec surprisingly here's your timeline to follow: 0-3 months: networking, linux, python basics, tryhackme 3-6 months: security+, home lab, pick ur lane 6-12 months: HTB, specialise, first cert in your lane 12-18 months: job ready or first bug bounty dont let anyone tell you it takes years you got this, and if you dedicate yourself to it, your roadmap and timeline will be quicker!!