Cybersecurity

Career Track & Learning Roadmap

UPH INTECH 2025

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Agenda

Demand for Talent

Career Track

Learning Roadmap

Demand for Talent

Why Cybersecurity Matters (in Indonesia)

  • Indonesia experienced over 347m cyberattacks in the first half of 2023 source
  • Major cyberattacks have disrupted critical government services source
  • Indonesia's cybersecurity market is projected to grow from USD 2.05 billion in 2023 to USD 3.39 billion by 2028 source

Security Incidents

  • Indonesia BPJS data leak source
  • Indonesia PDN ransomware source
  • XZ Utils Backdoor source
  • Ronin Network hacking (cryptocurrency heist) source
  • Facebook accounts data leak source

Career Track

Cybersecurity Job Roles

  • Security Analyst - Monitor and respond to threats
  • Penetration Tester (Ethical Hacker) - Simulate attacks to find weaknesses
  • Security Engineer - Build secure systems and networks
  • Incident Responder - Handle security breaches and forensics
  • GRC Analyst - Focus on Governance, Risk, and Compliance
  • CISO (Chief Information Security Officer) - Executive-level leadership

Skills

  • Entry - Networking, Operating Systems, Security+
  • Mid - Threat modeling, SIEM (Security Information & Event Management), IDS/IPS (Intrusion Detection/Prevention System)
  • Senior - Risk mgmt, Red/Blue Team Ops, Strategy
  • Include soft skills: communication, problem-solving, critical thinking

Red Team vs Blue Team

  • Red Team simulates real-world attacks to expose vulnerabilities
  • Blue Team defends secures system, defends againts attacks and responds to incidents.

Penetration Testing Lifecycle

Learning Roadmap

Step by Step

  • Networking
  • Operating System (Linux, Windows, MacOS, Android, iOS, etc)
  • Scripting
  • Tools (wireshark, burp suites, metasploit)
  • Labs (TryHackMe, Hack The Box)
  • Capture the Flag (CTF)
  • Certifications (CEH, OSCP, SSCP, CISSP, CISA, OSCE, CHFI)
  • Specialization (cloud, forensics, red teaming, GRC)
  • https://roadmap.sh/cyber-security

Tips To Get Started

  • Join local and global cyber communities
    • OWASP, cdef.id, indoXploit
  • Build a home lab (virtual machines, CTFs)
    • vulnhub, picoctf, Hack The Box (HTB), TryHackMe
  • Document learning (github, blog, writeup)
  • Volunteer in security-related activities & bug bounty programs
    • black hat conference, indosec
  • Contribute to open source

Thank You

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Cybersecurity: Career Track & Learning Roadmap

By Des Dulianto

Cybersecurity: Career Track & Learning Roadmap

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