// LINUX_PROGRESSION

YOUR ASCENT TO ROOT

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PHASE 1: ORIENTATION

Navigate the shell, understand the filesystem, manipulate files and text. Foundation of everything.

ls/cd/pwdcat/grepmkdir/rmman pages
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PHASE 2: CONTROL

Master users, groups, permissions, and understand privilege escalation vectors.

chmod/chownsudo/sushadow/passwdSUID/SGID
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PHASE 3: AUTOMATION

Build bash tools, automate recon, master text processing pipelines with grep, awk, and sed.

bash scriptinggrep/sed/awkcron jobspipes
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PHASE 4: NETWORKING

Map networks, understand TCP/IP, scan services, capture and analyze live traffic.

ip/ifconfignmaptcpdumpSSH tunnels
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PHASE 5: ADVANCED OPS

Kernel internals, memory forensics, binary analysis, and system hardening.

kernel modulesstracegdbiptables
// CERT_LECTURE_TRACKS

CERT TRACKS

CHOOSE YOUR TRACK — SECURITY+, PENTEST+, CCNA, OWASP, CEH OR KLCP. YOU ONLY SEE THE PATH YOU PICK: LECTURE BY LECTURE, MODULE BY MODULE, WITH GRADED CHECKPOINTS.

Pick a certification track to begin. Once you enter a path you'll see only that course — work it top to bottom, module by module, lecture by lecture, then take the graded checks.

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SY0-701
Security+
The proving cert. Foundations, cryptography, architecture, operations and governance — with graded concept checks and domain knowledge checks.
5 domains · 15 modules
ENTER PATH →
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PT0-003
PenTest+
Offensive engagements end to end: scoping and rules of engagement, recon, exploitation, post-exploitation and reporting.
5 domains · 17 modules
ENTER PATH →
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200-301
CCNA
Cisco networking with a security focus: addressing, routing and switching, security fundamentals and automation.
7 domains · 16 modules
ENTER PATH →
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Top 10:2025
OWASP
Web application security — the OWASP Top 10 categories, ASVS, and secure-coding practice.
6 domains · 16 modules
ENTER PATH →
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312-50
CEH
Certified Ethical Hacker methodology end to end: footprinting and scanning, enumeration, system hacking, malware, sniffing, social engineering, web and SQL injection, wireless, cloud and cryptography.
6 domains · 17 modules
ENTER PATH →
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PEN-103
KLCP
Master the Kali platform: verify & install with LUKS full-disk encryption, configure and secure it, package management, customization and deployment.
4 domains · 13 modules
ENTER PATH →
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ISC2
CISSP
The management-level security standard: the eight ISC2 domains — security & risk, asset security, architecture & engineering, network, IAM, assessment & testing, operations, and software development security — capped by an integrated 8-domain capstone.
8 domains · 14 modules
ENTER PATH →
SOON
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Certified Information Security Manager
CISM
Governance and program management: information-risk strategy, program development, and incident management.
course in development
COMING SOON
SOON
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Certified Cloud Security Professional
CCSP
Cloud security architecture, data security, platform and infrastructure, application security, and legal/compliance.
course in development
COMING SOON
SOON
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AWS Certified Security – Specialty
AWS Security
Securing AWS workloads: IAM, detection, infrastructure protection, data protection, and incident response on AWS.
course in development
COMING SOON
SOON
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Licensed Penetration Tester (Master)
LPT
The apex offensive credential: multi-level, fully hands-on penetration testing against hardened, real-world networks.
course in development
COMING SOON
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MODULE TITLE
▪ BEGINNER · 4 LESSONS · 0% COMPLETE
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SELECT A LESSON TO BEGIN

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LAB TITLE
LAB_01 · BEGINNER · ~20 MIN
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LAB COMPLETE — ALL OBJECTIVES CLEARED

Well executed. Review your commands above or proceed to the next lab.

LAB_01 // ACTIVE
root@lab:~$