Cybersecurity Mastery Path¶

Mastery Path

BOOTCAMP

VINOD BHANUJA

A structured, module-wise cybersecurity program — from the CIA triad and your first home lab to enterprise security architecture and a capstone security program design. It covers both sides of the job: defensive fundamentals (networking, cryptography, hardening, incident response) and offensive methodology, taught the way real security certifications do — strictly in an authorized-lab, CTF, or "your own home lab with written authorization" frame, never as a how-to for attacking systems you don't own.

How the program is organized¶

Level	Focus	Modules
Level 1 · Entry	CIA triad, networking, OS security, crypto, OWASP Top 10, home lab	9 topics + 1 project
Level 2 · Intermediate	Web app security, AD, SIEM, secure coding, pentest methodology	9 topics + 1 project
Level 3 · Advanced	Forensics, malware analysis, threat intel, red/blue team, compliance	9 topics + 1 project
Level 4 · Master	Zero trust, SOAR, DevSecOps, building a SOC, security leadership	9 topics + 1 capstone

How to use this site¶

Work through each level in order — later modules assume earlier ones.
Hands-on modules use real, runnable labs — a local vulnerable Flask app you build yourself, nmap/Wireshark against your own machine or lab VMs, basic iptables rules — always against systems you own or are explicitly authorized to test.
Every offensive-technique module (pentesting methodology, privilege escalation, red team) is framed for CTF/lab practice with written authorization — never for attacking systems you don't control.
Each level ends with a project that combines everything learned in that level.
Use the search bar (top of the page) to jump straight to a topic.

Start here → Level 1 · Entry

🎥 Prefer video? Watch the Mastery Path video series on YouTube — Shorts and full walkthroughs of these lessons.