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Cybersecurity-Projects

Certification Roadmap by Role

1. SOC Analyst

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Entry Security+ CompTIA Website
Core CySA+ CompTIA Website
Intermediate GCIH (Certified Incident Handler) GIAC Website
Intermediate CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) EC-Council Website
Advanced GCIA (Certified Intrusion Analyst) GIAC Website
Senior/Management CISSP (ISC)² Website

2. Penetration Tester

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Entry-Level Pentest PenTest+ CompTIA Website
Intermediate CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) EC-Council Website
Advanced OSCP (Gold Standard) Offensive Security Website
Expert OSEP Offensive Security Website
Expert GXPN (Exploit Researcher) GIAC Website

3. Security Engineer

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Intermediate CySA+ CompTIA Website
Advanced SecurityX (formerly CASP+) CompTIA Website
Advanced/Expert CISSP (ISC)² Website
Expert (Cloud-focused) CCSP (ISC)² Website

4. Incident Responder

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Entry Security+ CompTIA Website
Core CySA+ CompTIA Website
Core IR Cert GCIH (Certified Incident Handler) GIAC Website
Forensics/Advanced GCFA (Certified Forensic Analyst) GIAC Website
Malware Analysis/Expert GREM (Reverse Engineering Malware) GIAC Website

5. Security Architect

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Advanced SecurityX (formerly CASP+) CompTIA Website
Architect/Management CISSP (Required) (ISC)² Website
Cloud Architecture CCSP (ISC)² Website
Security Architecture Framework SABSA SABSA Institute Website
Enterprise Architecture TOGAF The Open Group Website

6. Cloud Security Engineer

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
AWS Cloud Security AWS Security Specialty AWS Website
Azure Cloud Security Azure Security Engineer Microsoft Website
Vendor-Neutral CCSK Cloud Security Alliance Website
Advanced CCSP (ISC)² Website
Advanced Practice SecurityX (formerly CASP+) CompTIA Website
Expert/Management CISSP (ISC)² Website

7. GRC Analyst/Consultant

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Audit Focused CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) ISACA Website
Risk Management CRISC (Risk and Information Systems Control) ISACA Website
Advanced CISSP (ISC)² Website
Compliance-Heavy ISO 27001 Lead Auditor PECB (and others) Website

8. Threat Intelligence Analyst

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Core CySA+ CompTIA Website
Cyber Threat Intelligence GCTI GIAC Website
Intrusion Analysis GCIA GIAC Website
OSINT (Optional) GOSI GIAC Website
OSINT (Optional) C|OSINT McAfee Institute Website

9. Application Security

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Foundation/Core CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) EC-Council Website
Foundation/Core CySA+ CompTIA Website
Secure Software Lifecycle CSSLP (ISC)² Website
Web App Exploitation OSWE Offensive Security Website
Web App Pentest GWAPT GIAC Website

10. Network Engineer (Security-Focused)

Role

Level Certification Organization Link
Foundation Network+ CompTIA Website
Foundation Security+ CompTIA Website
Associate CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate) Cisco Website
Advanced CCNP Security Cisco Website
Architect/Management CISSP (ISC)² Website