Ethical Hacker & Cybersecurity Expert Career Path

Aswin Barath

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TechSoftware

7 min readAug 27, 2022

Step-by-step roadmap to go from beginner (at any age!) to getting hired as an Ethical Hacker

🚨 Spoiler Alert: This is a preview of various courses 🚨

First of all, let me answer a common question: Should I learn ethical hacking?

Is it really worth it?

If these stats don’t convince you, I don’t know what will:
There is a hacker attack every 39 seconds
64% of companies have experienced web-based attacks
Since COVID-19, the US FBI reported a 300% increase in reported cybercrimes
~$10.5 trillion is expected to be spent globally on cybersecurity by 2025
Unfilled cybersecurity jobs worldwide grew 350% to ~3.5 million from 2013 to 2021. Way more jobs are becoming available than there are people with the skills to fill them.

Now that you are convinced, let’s explore more about the courses, action items and resources from the step-by-step Ethical Hacker Career Path.

1. The Complete Python Developer in 2023: Zero to Mastery — Course

In this course, you will learn Python from scratch, get hired, and have fun along the way with the most modern, up-to-date Python course on the web.
Check out the course preview blog for a detailed breakdown of what’s covered in this course: Complete Python Developer

2. Complete the Next 2 Courses — Action Item

For the Next 2 Courses, it’s recommended that you do both the Ethical Hacking and the Cybersecurity courses coming up. You can pick the order!
You can choose the Cybersecurity course first in case you are more into the defensive side of security, or you can go with the Ethical Hacking course first if you are more interested in the offensive side.
If you already know that you prefer one over the other, or your job requires you to learn just one, pick that one.
Again, the recommendation is that you do both courses since you will learn a lot from each (to be an expert in this field, you must learn both offence and defence).

3. Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp 2023: Zero to Mastery — Course

In this course, you will learn Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing from scratch and master the most modern ethical hacking tools and best practices for 2023!
Check out the course preview blog for a detailed breakdown of what’s covered in this course: Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp

4. Complete Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Zero to Mastery — Course

In this course, you will go from zero to being hired as a Cyber Security Engineer.
You will learn the latest cybersecurity best practices, techniques, and tools so that you can build and defend your digital assets against hackers.
Check out the course preview blog for a detailed breakdown of what’s covered in this course: Complete Cybersecurity Bootcamp

5. Personal Online Security — Workshop

ZTM Academy’s security expert, Aleksa, shares his personal online security practices to keep your digital footprint private and secure in the digital age.
These are the best practices everyone should follow.

6. Apply To 5 Jobs — Action Item

Believe it or not, you now have enough skills to start applying for jobs and even get hired!
This process usually takes a while and it’s good to start even if you don’t feel “ready”.
Apply to 5 jobs online right now and see what happens.
You don’t even need to “want” these jobs.
The goal is to practice applying and practice going through the interview process.
Once you finish applying to 5 jobs (you don’t need to hear back), move on to the next step in this Career Path.

7. Web Security & Bug Bounty: Learn Penetration Testing in 2023 — Course

Become a Bug Bounty Hunter.
Hack websites, fix vulnerabilities, improve web security and much more. You’ll learn penetration testing from scratch and master the most modern pen-testing tools & best practices for 2023!
Check out the course preview blog for a detailed breakdown of what’s covered in this course: Complete Cybersecurity Bootcamp

8. Career Advice — Workshop

Career Advice for Developers, Designers, Engineers and anyone who wants a successful career.
Andrei, the lead instructor of [Zero To Mastery Academy], gives you strategies, tips, and advice he’s gathered over his many years to help you get hired and succeed in your career.

9. Apply To 5 Jobs You Really Want — Action Item

This time around, you have more knowledge and more practice.
It’s now time to take your job hunt seriously.
Find 5 companies/jobs that you REALLY want to work for and make a serious effort applying to these jobs based on the tips you learned in the previous lessons.
Don’t take no for an answer and see if you can land an interview at one of these companies you chose. Once you have an interview lined up, move to the next section.

10. Learning to Learn [Efficient Learning]: Zero to Mastery — Course

Become an efficient learner and the best version of yourself.
You’ll learn scientifically proven strategies, techniques & skills used by the world’s top performers!

11. Future-Proof Yourself — Workshop

In this workshop, Andrei, the lead instructor of [Zero To Mastery Academy], shares the framework he has been using for over 10 years and shows you how you can use it to achieve your dream life.
You will build a custom 5-year plan designed specifically for you to achieve your biggest goals.

12. Take Your Next Step — Action Item

Now that you have completed this path, it’s time for you to specialize and upgrade your skills in a specific market. You are now at the point where you need to decide what you want to do in your career. Take the career path quiz again and update your answers based on your newfound knowledge from this path. We will generate a new personal career path for you to take based on your new interests and skills.

Bonus from ZTM:

By enrolling today, you’ll also get to join our exclusive live online community classroom to learn alongside thousands of students, alumni, mentors, TAs and Instructors.

Zero To Mastery (ZTM) Platform Benefits

30-Day Money-back Guarantee

You have nothing to lose.
Because you can start learning right now and if this course isn’t everything you expected, ZTM will refund you 100% within 30 days.
No hassles and no questions asked.

ZTM Membership Plan Benefits

You get access to all of the courses from Zero To Mastery (ZTM) Academy for a monthly, yearly, or lifetime access plan
You can download the courses offline
You can get access to all current courses and future courses to be published

ZTM Offer

👉 Use Code: FRIENDS10 to get a 10% OFF special discount (for life!) before it expires!

So, what are you waiting for?

Note: The following courses are also available at Udemy:

The Complete Python Developer in 2023: Zero to Mastery
Complete Ethical Hacking Bootcamp 2023: Zero to Mastery
Web Security & Bug Bounty: Learn Penetration Testing in 2023
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