Cybersecurity Skills Roadmap

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Overall Structure of the Roadmap

The roadmap has three levels:

Level
Name
Purpose

1

Baseline Skills

Build core foundation

2

Focus Job Roles

Choose your main direction

3

Crucial Skills, Specialized Roles

Go deep + niche expertise

Total ≈ 80 courses across cyber defense, offensive ops, forensics, cloud, ICS/OT, and leadership.

Quick Summary Table

Color
Team / Focus
Primary Role
Goal

Blue

Blue Team

Defender

Protect, detect, respond

Red

Red Team

Attacker (ethical)

Break in, find weaknesses

Purple

Purple Team

Collaborator

Red + Blue synergy

Orange

Cloud Security

Cloud defender

Secure cloud environments

Teal

ICS/OT Security

Infrastructure defender

Protect critical systems

Green

Leadership / Management

Leader / Strategist

Govern & manage security

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