Cybersecurity Learning Timetable (2 Hours/Day)
■ Duration: 16 Weeks (Approx. 4 Months)
■ This timetable is designed for beginners dedicating 2 hours daily to learn cybersecurity efficiently
from basics to advanced.
Phase Duration Topics Key Outcomes
What is Cybersecurity?
Types of Threats & Attacks
CIA Triad (Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability)
Basics of Networking (IP, DNS, HTTP, HTTPS)
1. Foundation Week 1–2 Firewalls, VPNs, Proxies Understand how internet communication and basic
Linux basics & commands
Windows security features
File systems, permissions
2. OS & System Security
Week 3–4 User authentication & privileges Be comfortable using both Linux & Windows for sec
Network topologies
Packet analysis (Wireshark intro)
IDS/IPS, Firewalls
3. Network Security Week 5–6 Common protocols & vulnerabilities Learn how network attacks happen and how to dete
Phases of hacking
Reconnaissance, Scanning, Enumeration
Metasploit basics
4. Ethical Hacking Basics
Week 7–8 Vulnerability scanning (Nmap, Nessus) Understand attacker mindset and how to ethically te
OWASP Top 10
SQL Injection, XSS, CSRF, SSRF
Burp Suite basics
5. Web Application Security
Week 9–10 Secure coding practices Learn how to find & fix website vulnerabilities
Hashing, Encryption, Encoding
Symmetric vs Asymmetric Cryptography
6. Cryptography & Data
WeekSecurity
11–12 SSL/TLS, Digital Certificates Know how data is protected & encrypted in real sys
Malware types & analysis
Forensic tools & evidence handling
Log analysis
7. Incident Response
Week
& Forensics
13–14 SIEM tools intro (e.g., Splunk) Learn how to detect, analyze, and respond to cyber
Penetration Testing full process
Bug bounty overview
Certifications (CEH, CompTIA Security+, OSCP)
8. Advanced & Career
Week 15–16 Building your Cybersecurity portfolio Prepare for real-world jobs and certifications
■ Total Study Hours: 224 Hours (2 hours × 112 days)
■ Tip: Combine theory with practicals using tools like Wireshark, Burp Suite, and VirtualBox for real
experience.
■ Recommended Next Steps:
• Create a virtual lab environment for safe testing. • Explore free courses on TryHackMe, Hack The
Box, and Cybrary. • Join cybersecurity communities for real-time updates.
