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Cyber Security

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Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
Foundations and Threat Landscape · Threat Actors and Attack Lifecycle
Long-form lesson
Weighting distribution
20 categories
Vulnerability Management
9%
Cryptography Basics
9%
Identity and Access Management · Authentication and Authorization
6%
Foundations and Threat Landscape · Threat Actors and Attack Lifecycle
5%
Foundations and Threat Landscape · Core Security Principles
5%
Application and Web Security · Common Vulnerability Classes
5%

Skills

The comprehensive taxonomy of cyber security — drill into a card to work its skills.

Foundations and Threat Landscape · Threat Actors and Attack Lifecycle

5 core skills5% total weight
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Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)Recommended
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Attack LifecycleAvailable
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Malware CategoriesAvailable
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Threat Actor TypesAvailable
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Social Engineering & PhishingAvailable
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Foundations and Threat Landscape · Core Security Principles

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Core Security PrinciplesAvailable
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Control TypesAvailable
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Risk TerminologyAvailable
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CIA TriadAvailable
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AAA (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting)Available
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Application and Web Security · Common Vulnerability Classes

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SSRF & Deserialization RisksAvailable
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IDOR & MitigationsAvailable
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XSS & MitigationsAvailable
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SQL Injection & MitigationsAvailable
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CSRF & MitigationsAvailable
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Application and Web Security · Web Application Security Fundamentals

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Web App Auth PitfallsAvailable
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Secure File Upload & StorageAvailable
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Secure Session ManagementAvailable
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Input Validation & Output EncodingAvailable
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Client-Server Trust BoundariesAvailable
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Security Tools and Hands-on Skills · Core Tools

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Command-Line Networking ToolsAvailable
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Vulnerability Scanning ToolsAvailable
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Password Managers & MFA ToolsAvailable
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Wireshark BasicsAvailable
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Security Tools and Hands-on Skills · Scripting and Automation for Security

3 core skills4% total weight
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Log Parsing ScriptsAvailable
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Automating Security ChecksAvailable
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Safe Data Handling in ScriptsAvailable
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance · Privacy and Legal/Ethical Considerations

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Security Testing EthicsAvailable
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Data Classification & HandlingAvailable
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Compliance MotivationsAvailable
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Privacy PrinciplesAvailable
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Governance, Risk, and Compliance · Risk and Policy

4 core skills5% total weight
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Security Policies & StandardsAvailable
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Security Awareness TrainingAvailable
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Risk AssessmentAvailable
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Business Continuity & Disaster RecoveryAvailable
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Cloud and Modern Infrastructure Security · Cloud Security Concepts

5 core skills5% total weight
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Cloud MisconfigurationsAvailable
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Cloud IAM PoliciesAvailable
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Cloud EncryptionAvailable
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Cloud Network ControlsAvailable
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Shared Responsibility ModelAvailable
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Cloud and Modern Infrastructure Security · Containers and DevOps Security

4 core skills4% total weight
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Container Security & IsolationAvailable
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Secrets ManagementAvailable
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CI/CD SecurityAvailable
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Image Provenance & DependenciesAvailable
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Vulnerability Management

5 core skills9% total weight
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CVE/CVSS ScoringAvailable
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Compensating ControlsAvailable
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Patch ManagementAvailable
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Vuln Scanning vs. Pen TestingAvailable
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Vulnerability PrioritizationAvailable
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Identity and Access Management · IAM Operations

3 core skills3% total weight
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Designing Least-Privilege PoliciesAvailable
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IAM Failure ModesAvailable
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Account Lifecycle ManagementAvailable
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Identity and Access Management · Authentication and Authorization

5 core skills6% total weight
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RBAC vs. ABACAvailable
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Session ManagementAvailable
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Password StorageAvailable
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SSO & FederationAvailable
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Authentication Factors & MFAAvailable
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Cryptography Basics

5 core skills9% total weight
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Encryption, Hashing & EncodingAvailable
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Symmetric vs. Asymmetric EncryptionAvailable
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TLS/HTTPSAvailable
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Digital Signatures & IntegrityAvailable
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Key ManagementAvailable
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Networking and Internet Security · Network Basics for Security

5 core skills5% total weight
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NATAvailable
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IP Addressing & RoutingAvailable
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Ports & Common ProtocolsAvailable
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Network Diagrams & Data FlowsAvailable
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LAN/WAN/VPNAvailable
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Networking and Internet Security · Network Defense Controls

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IDS vs. IPSAvailable
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Secure Remote AccessAvailable
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Network SegmentationAvailable
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Network Attack PatternsAvailable
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FirewallsAvailable
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Security Operations and Monitoring · Logging and Detection

5 core skills5% total weight
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Threat IntelligenceAvailable
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SIEMAvailable
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Detection TuningAvailable
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Log Interpretation & CorrelationAvailable
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Security LoggingAvailable
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Security Operations and Monitoring · Incident Response

4 core skills4% total weight
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Post-Incident ActionsAvailable
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Incident Response PhasesAvailable
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Incident Timeline CreationAvailable
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Containment StrategiesAvailable
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Systems and Endpoint Security · Windows and Linux Security

4 core skills4% total weight
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Endpoint Persistence MechanismsAvailable
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Linux Permissions & sudoAvailable
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Windows Authentication & ControlsAvailable
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Anti-Malware & AllowlistingAvailable
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Systems and Endpoint Security · OS Concepts and Hardening

5 core skills5% total weight
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Secure Configuration & HardeningAvailable
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Endpoint LoggingAvailable
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Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)Available
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User & File System PrivilegesAvailable
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Process Isolation & PatchingAvailable
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