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Cybersecurity & Ethical Hacking · Module 10 of 10

Careers and certifications

Build a cybersecurity career ethically.

📖 Key ideas

  1. Roles: SOC analyst, security engineer, penetration tester, GRC analyst, cloud security engineer.
  2. Foundations: networking, Linux, scripting, cloud.
  3. Certifications: CompTIA Security+, CEH, CySA+, OSCP, CISSP.
  4. Practise legally: CTFs, TryHackMe, Hack The Box, home labs.
  5. Soft skills: report writing, communication, ethics.
💡 Real-life example: A cybersecurity career is training to be a guard, detective and engineer for the digital world.
SOC analystMonitors and investigates alerts
GRCGovernance, Risk and Compliance
CTFCapture The Flag challenge
Security+Entry-level security certification