Four-week orientation
Cybersecurity career roadmap
Choose a starting point, make a weekly routine, and keep evidence of the skills you practice.
Read the free roadmapFree beginner resources
A practical first step into IT and cybersecurity.
Pick one topic. Try a small exercise. Keep a note you can explain in your own words. These resources are free to read or download, with no email address required.
Choose where to begin.
Try a practical first step. Read or download these resources without an email address.
One-page beginner PDF
Introduction to Linux
Get familiar with the terminal, paths, and five commands. Try a short file exercise and check your answer.
Download the Linux introductionOne-page beginner PDF
Introduction to cloud
Learn the building blocks, service models, and shared responsibilities. Work through a scenario without a cloud account.
Download the cloud introductionBuild a foundation at your pace.
A little context helps you choose a useful starting point.
Choose the roadmap for a study routine.
The career roadmap offers a four-week orientation with networking, security, and Linux exercises. It helps you keep a skills log and compare your interests with real job requirements. Four weeks is an orientation plan, not a promise of exam readiness or employment.
Choose Linux for command-line basics.
The one-page Linux handout introduces the kernel, distributions, terminal, and shell. It covers paths and five commands, with a short file exercise and answer check. Use a Linux practice environment for the exercise.
Choose cloud for the bigger picture.
The one-page cloud handout explains compute, storage, networking, identity, and the IaaS, PaaS, and SaaS service models. Its planning scenario introduces shared responsibility and cost awareness without requiring a cloud account.
These short handouts introduce the subjects; they are not Linux+ or cloud certification courses.
Ready for more structured practice?
Explore the Network+ N10-009 and Security+ SY0-701 study packs. Each is $9.99 USD, or get both for $17.99.