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Cyber Security

Securing networks, applications, cloud and data against attacks.

Field of study

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Core subjects

Subjects you actually study in Cyber Sec — with notes, PDFs and video links.

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Learning roadmap

Phase by phase, with a resource link on every step.

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Phase 1 — Foundations
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Phase 2 — Core subjects
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Phase 3 — Specialise
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Phase 4 — Job ready

Technical skills

Vulnerability assessment
Penetration testing
Log analysis
Malware basics
Threat modelling
Security automation

Programming skills

PythonBashPowerShellSQLJavaScript (for web attacks)

Tools & technologies

Burp SuiteWiresharkNmapMetasploitSplunk / ELKKali Linux

Mini projects

Short, buildable projects to start with.

  • Port scanner in Python
  • Vulnerable web app pentest report
  • Password strength auditor
  • Phishing email detector

Major projects

Final-year scale projects that stand out in interviews.

  • Home SOC with ELK and detection rules
  • Full network pentest of a lab environment
  • Cloud security posture assessment
  • Automated incident response playbooks

Career paths

  • • Offensive security
  • • Security operations (blue team)
  • • Cloud security
  • • Application security
  • • Digital forensics
  • • GRC & compliance

Job roles

  • • Security Analyst
  • • SOC Analyst
  • • Penetration Tester
  • • Application Security Engineer
  • • Cloud Security Engineer
  • • GRC Analyst

Government & PSU opportunities

Exams and organisations that recruit from this branch.

  • CERT-In positions
  • NTRO / NCIIPC technical roles
  • Police cyber cells and forensic labs
  • Defence cyber units
  • Banking sector security officer roles

Higher studies

  • • M.Tech / MS in Cyber Security or Information Security
  • • GATE (CS) for IITs
  • • MS abroad in Cybersecurity
  • • PG diploma in digital forensics

Certifications

  • • CompTIA Security+
  • • eJPT / PNPT
  • • CEH
  • • OSCP (advanced)
  • • AWS Security Specialty

Industry-relevant technologies

What companies in this field are actively working on.

Zero-trust architectureCloud-native securityAI-assisted threat detectionSupply-chain security (SBOM)Identity-first securityPost-quantum cryptography

Cyber Sec career updates

Domains hiring from this branch and the skills each one expects.

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