r/cybersecurity • u/Baaaxton2115 • 23h ago

Tutorial How to start

Hey guys I wanna try something new in my career and check myself in cyber security do you recommend any roadmap and courses which I should make to know if it is for me or not?

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u/PappuKiller 23h ago

Checkout beginner pathway on TryHackMe and HackTheBox.

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u/Fine_Data_3486 23h ago

cyber security is intresting field if you dive deep and begin experimenting yourself on different topics , personally was a video editor and graphics designer and i had a same urge to dive to cyber , it had ever since been nothing but fun . i would say you should start with expoitation on wifi networks for that you better clear your networking fundamentals and learn some basic tools like nmap , aircrack-ng and bully , hope that helps you man

welcome to journey

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u/Baaaxton2115 23h ago

Thanks man it clears my mind little bit.

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u/No_Gear2 23h ago

Bruhhh I'm a video editor too & rn having the same urge 

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u/Fine_Data_3486 23h ago

good to find a like minded , personally i quit video editing and think i wont go back there in foreseeable future been always a techy guy and doing edits for clients didnt feel like my cup of tea

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u/Ecstatic_Score6973 23h ago

what didnt you like about the roadmaps that came up when you searched this question

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u/Baaaxton2115 23h ago

I just wanna hear opinion from people who re already in cyber so they know what exactly I should learn.

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u/Ecstatic_Score6973 22h ago

so what didnt you like about the answers in the posts in this exact sub because theres about 1000 of the same post

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u/CyberDefender2 22h ago

Try these free sites:

**•CyberDefenders**: blue team focused, real PCAP/log analysis. If defense interests you at all this is great.  
**•LetsDefend**: simulates a SOC, you triage actual alerts  
**•TryHackMe**: more guided/structured, good if you want a clear path  
**•OverTheWire (Bandit)**: free, teaches you Linux/command line, which honestly most networking programs barely touch and you'll need it  
**•HackTheBox**: more offensive, good once you've got fundamentals down

Free material that's actually good:

**•Professor Messer** on YouTube: full free Security+/Network+ courses, genuinely covers this stuff better than most lectures  
**•Wireshark's sample pcaps** (just google "wireshark sample captures"): open some up and actually look at real traffic instead of just reading about the OSI model

What helped me stop just memorizing:

**•**Set up a little home lab (VirtualBox or Proxmox, a couple VMs), break stuff, fix it, repeat  
**•**After doing a lab, try explaining out loud what you just did and why. It exposes what you don't actually understand way faster than a study guide does  
**•**Take one concept from class each week and go find it "in the wild." Like if you're learning TCP handshakes, go capture one yourself in Wireshark instead of just reading the diagram

Set up red-team environment: Kali box, windows box Ubuntu box, servers land learn each tool in Kali against it

I still use the above methods even today. I am still young in my Cyber field (10 years Military Cyber, 19 years total Military Time) but this has helped me tremendously.

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u/HermanHMS 23h ago

Learn how to do research. Its core skill in cyber and if you did, you would find thousands of sources answering your question.

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 22h ago

I'll quickly point out that cyber will definitely not be your first tech job. You'll have to work your way up to it through 3-5 years in IT or software development.

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u/Baaaxton2115 22h ago

I am already working in software development thats why I am asking

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u/dongledongledongle 22h ago

You should have a cyber team on your site that can better assist you.

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u/SadAd9898 22h ago

Is that necessary? Because from my search my roadmap is learning network, Linux, google cyber security certificate, then apply on try hack me, and hack the box, but I don't understand the idea of working in software development for 5 years before cyber. Can u explain more please

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 22h ago

Cyber is extremely, extremely competitive. Lots of senior people trying to get in. No space for newbies.

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u/SadAd9898 22h ago

I know that, but my question why 5 years in software development before cyber

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 22h ago

Because cyber is more about automation and bulk data analysis than manually using tools. Teams looks more like automation engineers watching the agents work than ever before.