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# Curriculum

<https://www.reddit.com/r/pentest/comments/cwvstm/how_to_start_studying_to_get_into_cyber_security/eyiihsv/>

I've received a few messages requesting info for starting out. I'll go ahead and lay out a full curriculum. It will consist of books, online courses (some free, some not), and associated certifications.

1. Operating Systems
   1. Windows
      1. ebook: Google for "Windows Operating System Fundamentals" filetype:pdf
      2. ebook: Google for "Windows Server Administration Fundamentals" filetype:pdf
      3. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/windows-server-2016-infrastructure>
      4. ebook: <https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Windows_Batch_Scripting>
      5. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/windows-powershell-basics-1>
   2. Linux
      1. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/introduction-to-linux>
      2. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/fundamentals-red-hat-enterprise-linux-red-hat-rh066x>
      3. ebook: <https://www.tldp.org/LDP/Bash-Beginners-Guide/Bash-Beginners-Guide.pdf>
      4. ebook: <https://www.perl.org/books/beginning-perl/>
   3. Mac (OS X)
      1. resource: <https://edu.gcfglobal.org/en/osxbasics/>
      2. book: Mac OS X For Unix Geeks, 4th Edition - ISBN: 9780596520625
      3. ebook: <http://macadmins.psu.edu/files/2017/07/psumac2017-212-Practical-Python-for-Mac-Admins-w5hh1r.pdf>
   4. OS Other
      1. book: Operating System Concepts 8th Edition - ISBN-13: 978-0470128725
      2. training: <http://www.vmwarevideos.com/free-vmware-training>
      3. resource: <https://geek-university.com/oracle-virtualbox/oracle-virtualbox-online-course/>
2. Networking Concepts
   1. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/it-support-networking-essentials-10>
   2. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/digital-networks-essentials>
   3. resource: <https://learningnetwork.cisco.com/thread/15662>
3. Programming
   1. C/C++
      1. resource: <https://www.edx.org/learn/c-plus-plus>
      2. training: <https://www.edx.org/course/programming-in-c-getting-started>
   2. Python
      1. training: <https://www.codecademy.com/learn/learn-python-3>
      2. book: Python Crash Course, 2nd Edition: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming - ISBN-13: 978-1593279288
   3. Java
      1. resource: <https://introcs.cs.princeton.edu/java/home/>
      2. resource: <https://developer.ibm.com/tutorials/j-introtojava1/>
   4. Javascript
      1. resource: <https://www.w3schools.com/js/>
      2. resource: <https://www.codecademy.com/learn/introduction-to-javascript>
      3. training: <https://www.coursera.org/learn/server-side-nodejs>
4. Cloud
   1. resource: <https://aws.amazon.com/training/>
   2. resource: <https://www.edx.org/learn/azure>
5. Broad Security Concepts
   1. resource: <https://www.edx.org/learn/cybersecurity>
   2. book: CISSP All-in-One Exam Guide, Eighth Edition - ISBN-13: 978-1260142655
   3. resource: [https://www.owasp.org](https://www.owasp.org/)
   4. resource: <https://nvd.nist.gov/800-53>
   5. resource: <https://cloudsecurityalliance.org/education/ccsk/study-guide/>
   6. resource: <https://isc.sans.edu/>
6. Pentesting
   1. training: <https://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-training/penetration-testing-training-kali-linux/>
   2. training: <https://www.offensive-security.com/information-security-certifications/oswe-offensive-security-web-expert/>
   3. book: The Web Application Hacker's Handbook: Finding and Exploiting Security Flaws 2nd Edition - ISBN-13: 978-1118026472
   4. resource: <https://portswigger.net/web-security>
   5. training: <https://www.offensive-security.com/metasploit-unleashed/>
   6. training: <https://www.elearnsecurity.com/course/penetration_testing/>
   7. training: <https://www.elearnsecurity.com/course/web_application_penetration_testing/>


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