Foundation
This is the launchpad for your cybersecurity journey. You'll learn how computers and networks communicate, understand binary and hexadecimal systems, get comfortable with operating systems, and develop the security-first thinking that underpins everything else.
📋 Lessons (6 total)
The CIA Triad, key security concepts, and how attackers think.
Convert between decimal, binary, and hex — essential for reading shellcode, network packets, and hashes.
CPU, RAM, storage, the OS kernel, and how process memory is laid out — essential for understanding exploits.
The OSI model, IP and ports, common protocols, and how a packet travels from browser to server.
Navigate the filesystem, manage files, understand permissions, and chain commands with pipes.
Hash functions, symmetric vs asymmetric encryption, TLS, and common algorithms you'll encounter in security.
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This is Roadmap #1. It covers fundamental concepts every cybersecurity professional needs. No prior experience required.
What You'll Learn
- ✓ Understand how computers and networks communicate
- ✓ Work with binary, hexadecimal, and encoding systems
- ✓ Navigate operating systems confidently
- ✓ Understand the CIA Triad and security concepts
- ✓ Use essential command-line tools