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Cybersecurity
Defend systems, data and people from real-world threats.
Cybersecurity professionals protect organisations from attacks — monitoring, investigating, hardening systems and managing risk. It is a high-demand, high-trust field with clear entry roles like SOC Analyst and strong long-term growth.
The complete Cybersecurity field roadmap - everything worth learning, from fundamentals to advanced. Highlighted core topics are the ones we take you through in the UstackSchool programme.
Core - taught in the programmeRecommendedOptional / advanced
1
Foundations
NetworkingOS: Linux & WindowsCIA triad & security conceptsCryptography basics
2
Network Security
TCP / IPFirewallsIDS / IPSWireshark & packet analysisVPNDNS security
3
Security Operations (SOC)
SIEM (Splunk)Log analysisThreat detectionAlert triageThreat intelligenceSOAR
4
Threats & Attacks
OWASP Top 10MalwarePhishing & social engineeringMITRE ATT&CKAttack lifecycle
5
Vulnerability Management
Vulnerability scanning (Nessus)CVSS scoringPatch managementPenetration testing basics
6
Identity & Access
IAMMFA & SSOLeast privilegeActive DirectoryPrivileged access (PAM)
7
Endpoint & System Security
System hardeningEndpoint protection (EDR)AntivirusPatch management
8
Application Security
OWASP Top 10Secure codingSAST / DASTAPI security
9
Cloud Security
Cloud fundamentalsIAM in cloudCSPMContainer security
10
Cryptography & PKI
EncryptionHashingPKI & certificatesTLS
11
Incident Response & Forensics
IR processLog forensicsDigital forensicsChain of custody
12
Governance, Risk & Compliance
Risk managementISO 27001NIST / GDPRSecurity policiesAudits
13
Get job-ready
SOC investigation capstoneHome labCertifications (Security+ / CySA+)PortfolioInterview prep
Tools & technologies
SIEM (Splunk/Sentinel)EDR toolsNmap & scannersWiresharkLinuxMITRE ATT&CKTicketing systemsCloud consoles
Ready to start the Cybersecurity path? Get the skills, portfolio and support to actually land the role.