Curriculum

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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

   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/