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Learning hub

From beginner to expert

Certifications, free courses, and practical labs with realistic roadmaps.

Certifications

The credentials hiring managers actually filter on, with real costs attached.

CISSP
ISC2 · $749 exam
CEH
EC-Council · From $1,199
CompTIA Security+
CompTIA · $404 exam
OSCP
OffSec · From $1,749

Free Courses

Structured, no-cost material to build fundamentals before you spend anything.

OpenLearn
The Open University · Free
SANS Cyber Aces
SANS · Free
Cybrary
Cybrary · Free tier
MITRE ATT&CK Training
MITRE · Free

Hands-on Labs

Where theory becomes muscle memory. Break things safely, then write it up.

TryHackMe
TryHackMe · Free tier + paid
HackTheBox
Hack The Box · Free tier + paid
PortSwigger Academy
PortSwigger · Free
OverTheWire
OverTheWire · Free

Roadmaps

Pick a route, not a rabbit hole

SOC & Blue Team

Tier 1 → Tier 2 analyst

1Networking and OS fundamentals
2Security+ or equivalent baseline
3Log analysis in a home SIEM
4Detection writing with Sigma
5Incident write-ups and handover practice

Offensive Security

Junior penetration tester

1Linux, scripting and HTTP internals
2PortSwigger Academy end to end
340+ boxes across HTB and THM
4OSCP or equivalent practical exam
5Public reports and CTF write-ups

Cloud Security

Cloud security engineer

1One cloud provider, deeply
2IAM policy design and review
3Infrastructure as code with guardrails
4Container and Kubernetes hardening
5Threat detection in cloud-native logs

How to use this

Study less, document more

Pick one roadmap and finish a stage before adding another.
Write up everything you break; write-ups get interviews.
Buy certifications only when role requirements demand it.
Practice weekly instead of irregular bursts.

Next steps

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