Career Paths in Cybersecurity & IT
Shape your future in cybersecurity and IT with our industry-aligned cybersecurity career paths and IT career path programs. These focused, role-specific paths are designed to help you develop the knowledge and skills needed to launch your career, transition into a new role, or land your dream job. What are you waiting for?
Learning Tailored to Your Needs
Cybrary Career Paths are comprehensive training programs designed to prepare you for the most in-demand roles in cybersecurity and IT. These cybersecurity career paths and IT career path options follow our Learn, Practice, Prove model, incorporating various activity types aligned with key topics within each path’s domain.
As you progress, your achievements will be tracked in real time using Experience Points (XP), providing a comprehensive capability score for each topic. Upon completion, you’ll earn a shareable digital badge via Credly, showcasing your expertise and readiness for top roles in the industry.
Upskill at Any Stage of Your Career
Explore Cybrary's Cybersecurity and IT Career Paths designed to take you from novice to ninja—and anywhere in between.
IT & Cybersecurity Foundations Career Path
Get everything you need to start your cybersecurity career journey, and stop wasting your time (and money) sorting through unreliable information from questionable sources. While this industry offers very lucrative career opportunities, finding accurate, relevant information to break into the field can be incredibly frustrating. That’s why we’ve crafted this IT and Cybersecurity Foundations path, featuring thoughtful, bite-sized content from expert instructors covering core concepts found across all cybersecurity roles. These instructors have helped thousands of other beginners grasp essential IT and cybersecurity topics. Get ready to take your first steps into cybersecurity by diving into core concepts needed for any cybersecurity role. Build practical skills and gain confidence as you begin your cybersecurity journey.
SOC Analyst Career Path
SOC Analysts are the front line of defensive security operations and the most in-demand job in cybersecurity. They are responsible for receiving, analyzing, and triaging security tickets as part of an organization’s Security Operations Center. This career path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an entry-level SOC Analyst. Over the course of 20 courses and hands-on virtual labs, you will learn Defensive Security Fundamentals, Log Analysis, Network-Based Detection, and Host-Based Detection. Completing this career path and the associated Assessments will prepare you for pursuing a career as a SOC Analyst and further specializing in advanced skills like Threat Intelligence, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, Malware Analysis, and Digital Forensics.
Penetration Tester Career Path
Penetration Testers are professional ethical hackers. They are responsible for assessing an organization's defenses from the perspective of a threat actor. This program is designed to provide you with the foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an entry-level Penetration Tester. Over the course of 22 courses and hands-on virtual labs, you will learn Offensive Security Fundamentals, Reconnaissance and Enumeration, Application Attacks, Network Attacks, and Evasion.
Security Engineer Career Path
Security Engineers are security-minded architects and builders. They are responsible for planning and implementing security controls throughout an IT environment. This career path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an entry-level Security Engineer. In this path, you will learn Security Engineering Fundamentals, Infrastructure Security, Application Security, and Data Security.
Completing this career path and the associated Assessments will prepare you for pursuing a career as a Security Engineer and further specializing in advanced skills like Cloud Security and Cybersecurity Architecture.
Leadership and Management Career Path
Effective Leadership and Management is critical to any security-related function. Leaders and Managers are responsible for providing the vision and advocacy required for an organization to effectively manage cyber risks. This career path is designed to provide you with foundational knowledge and key skills required to succeed as an effective leader within any security domain.
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