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01 Journey
The progression
No bootcamp, no cs degree — curiosity and stubbornness, then a curriculum that filled the gaps. Here's the order things happened in.
2023
Started Self-Directed Learning
Cybrary, Cisco Networking Academy, OverTheWire (Bandit), TryHackMe, HackTheBox — no roadmap, just curiosity and stubbornness. First exposure to Linux, networking fundamentals, and basic exploitation.
2024
First Certifications
Completed Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate · ALX Africa Professional Foundations · ALX Africa Cybersecurity. Foundation locked in.
2025
AfricaHackon Full Curriculum
Cybersec Primer · Linux · Recon/OSINT · Networking · Windows/AD · Wireless Pentesting · Python/Bash · Web & API Security (OWASP Top 10) · Mobile Security · Cloud Security (AWS, IAM, VPC, flaws.cloud) · Malware Creation & Analysis · Kernel Rootkits · GRC · IR & Threat Hunting · Blue Team Essentials.
2026
AfricaHackon Certified · Portfolio Sprint
Passed the AfricaHackon practical examination. Entered portfolio sprint phase — daily GitHub projects, CV build, personal branding. One project per day until the stack speaks for itself.
NOW
Security+ → eJPT → CPTS → OSCP
Cert roadmap locked and loading. CPTS (HackTheBox) is the current primary target. OSCP is the milestone. Building a company to fight cybercrime is the destination.
02 Cert Roadmap
The order of attack
Each cert has a job. Foundations first, then practical offensive certs, then the one that opens doors.
Google Cybersecurity ✓
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AfricaHackon ✓
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Security+
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eJPT
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CPTS — current
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OSCP
Next milestone — CPTS
[TARGET]HackTheBox CPTS — Certified Penetration Testing SpecialistStudying
[AFTER]OSCP — Offensive Security Certified ProfessionalPlanned
[LAB]Velociraptor + Sysmon DFIR Lab — Kali server / Windows 10 clientRunning
[WHY]Getting good enough that saying "I do security" is just true.
Certifications are checkpoints. Work is the point.
Everything on this timeline shows up somewhere in the twelve projects I've shipped.