# Learning Roadmap

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## 🛡️ Cybersecurity Learning Roadmap

> *“All this effort should help me start and land a junior position in security... hopefully.”*\
> — You, on a mission.

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### 🚀 Getting Started – Beginner Resources

If you're new to cybersecurity, these platforms are ideal for learning hands-on through gamified labs and guided paths:

* 🔓 [**TryHackMe**](https://tryhackme.com/) — Easiest of all (I think).

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### 🧠 Intermediate to Advanced Labs

Once you're confident with the basics, explore more realistic and challenging environments:

* 🧪 [**Hack The Box**](https://www.hackthebox.com/)&#x20;
* 🕸️ [**WebGoat (OWASP)**](https://owasp.org/www-project-webgoat/)&#x20;
* 💀 [**Damn Vulnerable Web App (DVWA)**](https://www.dvwa.co.uk/)&#x20;
* 🛠️ [**PentesterLab**](https://pentesterlab.com/)&#x20;
* 💣 [**VulnHub**](https://www.vulnhub.com/)&#x20;
* 🧠 [**Aman Hardikar’s Practice Mindmap**](https://amanhardikar.com/mindmaps/Practice.html)&#x20;

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### 🏆 Certifications – Choose Your Path

Found this from Paul Jerimy, great to classify the certificates:

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#### Certifications that caught your eye:

| Certification                  | Focus Area                                 |
| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------ |
| **OSCP** → **OSEP** → **OSEE** | Offensive Security (Red Team / Pentesting) |
| **CRTE**                       | Windows Active Directory Exploitation      |
| \*\*C                          | EH\*\* (Certified Ethical Hacker)          |
| **CompTIA Security+**          | Foundational security knowledge            |
| **Maldev Academy**             | Malware Development                        |

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