Free ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Roadmap
An entry certification from the body behind CISSP. A good first credential if you want security specifically, rather than general IT. ISC2 updated the exam outline on 1 September 2026 (governance and cloud security now have their own domains); the course chapters still use the earlier domain names.
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Step 1 — Learn the five CC domains
Security principles, business continuity, access control, network security and operations.
🔒 The full roadmap adds here: 1 full course (Membership)
- Course · The Ultimate ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) Course · 🔒 Membership
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Step 2 — Prove the basics hands on
Turn the concepts into practice on real systems.
🔒 The full roadmap adds here: hands-on labs 1–33 of 33 (22 labs in Membership · 11 labs in Infrastructure Labs)
- Lab 1 of 33 · Additional Scanning Options · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 2 of 33 · Basics of Metasploit · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 3 of 33 · BCP DRP and Test Planning · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 4 of 33 · BitLocker Setup · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 5 of 33 · Block Incoming Traffic on Known Port · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 6 of 33 · Comparing Controls · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 7 of 33 · Creating a List of Installed Programs, Services and User Accounts from a WIN2K12 Server · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 8 of 33 · Creation of BCP and DRP · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 9 of 33 · Data Backup to Prep for Recovery · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 10 of 33 · Event Log · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 11 of 33 · Host Data Integrity Baselining · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 12 of 33 · Installing Patches and Testing Software · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 13 of 33 · MITRE - Attack · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 14 of 33 · MITRE - Defend · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 15 of 33 · Network Discovery · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 16 of 33 · Network Segmentation (FW/DMZ/WAN/LAN) · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 17 of 33 · Network Topology Generation · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 18 of 33 · Open Source Collection · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 19 of 33 · Open Source Password Cracking · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 20 of 33 · Scanning From Windows · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 21 of 33 · Windows Event Log Manipulation via Windows Event Viewer · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 22 of 33 · Wireshark · 🔒 Membership
- Lab 23 of 33 · Implement File Hashing [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 24 of 33 · Implement File Encryption [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 25 of 33 · Examine Network Communications by Using Wireshark [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 26 of 33 · Communicate Between Systems by Configuring SSH for Remote Access [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 27 of 33 · Improve IT Security by Using Incident Response Tools [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 28 of 33 · Implement Group Policy [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 29 of 33 · Test Network Security by Using Metasploit [Guided] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 30 of 33 · Can You Perform Hashing, Encryption, and Exploitation? [Advanced] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 31 of 33 · Can You Use Wireshark and SSH? [Advanced] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 32 of 33 · Can You Manage Windows with GPOs? [Advanced] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
- Lab 33 of 33 · Can You Use Hashing, Network Sniffing, and GPO Management to Improve Security? [Expert] · 🔒 Infrastructure Labs
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The full ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) roadmap
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