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πŸš€ Cybersecurity Roadmap for 2025
Step-by-step guide to go from beginner β†’ advanced.

Save this if you want to break into Cybersecurity πŸ›‘οΈπŸ‘‡ Image
Phase 1 – Foundations

πŸ“Œ Phase 1 (0–3 Months): Foundations

Networking (TCP/IP, DNS, HTTP/S, VPNs)

OS basics (Linux + Windows)

Security basics (CIA triad, encryption, access controls)

Intro to Cyber Operations & SOC
Phase 2 – Core Skills

πŸ“Œ Phase 2 (3–6 Months): Core Skills

Vulnerability Mgmt (Nessus, OpenVAS)

Threat Detection (Splunk, ELK, Sentinel)

Threat Mgmt (IOCs, TI feeds)

Incident Response lifecycle + playbooks
Phase 3 – Risk & Governance

πŸ“Œ Phase 3 (6–9 Months): Risk & Governance

Risk Mgmt (qualitative/quantitative)

Business Risk (NIST, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI-DSS)

Security Controls (IAM, MFA, DLP, IDS/IPS)
Phase 4 – Advanced

πŸ“Œ Phase 4 (9–12 Months): Advanced

Cloud Security (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Threat Hunting & Adversary Simulation

Stay updated w/ CVEs & exploits

Join CTFs + practice hands-on labs
Career Paths

🎯 After 12 Months β†’ Choose a path

SOC Analyst / Threat Hunter

Vulnerability Analyst / Pentester

Risk & Compliance Officer

Cloud Security Engineer
Close βœ… Pro Tips:

Practice labs (TryHackMe, HTB, CyberDefenders)

Use open-source tools (Wireshark, Snort, OSQuery)

Aim for certs (Security+, CySA+, CEH, CISSP, Cloud Security)

Follow @khalilApriday for more Cybersecurity resources πŸš€

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