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Cybersecurity

Pentesting and defensive programming

Learning Roadmap

Recommended Path

6 months

Network Security Basics (Month 1)

Web Security & OWASP Top 10 (Month 2)

Penetration Testing (Month 3-4)

Security Engineering (Month 5-6)

Free Courses

TryHackMe - Complete Beginner Path

TryHackMe (Free Tier)

HackTheBox Academy

HackTheBox (Free Tier)

CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity

Harvard (Free)

Video Tutorials

Ethical Hacking in 15 Hours - Full Course for Beginners

freeCodeCamp.org

Complete ethical hacking course covering penetration testing

15 hours

Full Ethical Hacking Course - Network Penetration Testing for Beginners

freeCodeCamp.org

Network penetration testing fundamentals

4 hours

Cybersecurity Full Course for Beginners

Simplilearn

Comprehensive cybersecurity fundamentals

9 hours

CS50's Introduction to Cybersecurity - Full Course

freeCodeCamp.org

Harvard's cybersecurity introduction

3 hours

Certifications

Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate

Coursera (Google)

Google's professional cybersecurity certificate

Free to audit / 7-day free trial

Introduction to Cyber Security Specialization

Coursera (NYU)

NYU cybersecurity specialization - free to audit

Free to audit

IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Professional Certificate

Coursera (IBM)

IBM's cybersecurity certificate - free to audit

Free to audit

Cybersecurity for Everyone

Coursera (University of Maryland)

Beginner-friendly cybersecurity course - free to audit

Free to audit

Certified in Cybersecurity

ISC2

ISC2's entry-level certification (training free)

Free course + $50 exam

Introduction to Cybersecurity

Cisco Networking Academy

Cisco's free cybersecurity course with certificate

100% Free

Practice & Resources

OverTheWire Wargames

Security challenges

PentesterLab

Web pentesting exercises

PicoCTF

Capture the Flag challenges

Knowledge Vault (Rare Finds & Strategies)

OWASP Top 10 In-Depth Analysis

Security Standards - Web Vulnerabilities

The Art of Software Security Assessment

Conference Talks - Advanced Pentesting

Cryptography Engineering Principles

Deep Dive - Cryptographic Systems

Essential Tools

Kali LinuxBurp SuiteWiresharkMetasploitNmap