Knowledge areas for technologies

These are the technical topics that need to be understood before you can become a leading cybersecurity professional:

1. 1. cryptography fundamentals,
   2. antimalware protection (desktop vs. server)
   3. malware analysis,
   4. IDS vs IPS,
   5. FW vs WAF,
   6. IAM, PAM vs PAW vs jump servers,
   7. DLP, IRM, DRM,
   8. secure configuration, patching and vulnerability management,
   9. SIEM - event monitoring, security incident management,
   10. cybersecurity technical audits (network and web application scanners)
   11. security in system development lifecycle,
   12. hacking, cracking (Kali examples).