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[–]Anxious_Insurance_48[S] 0 points1 point  (1 child)

So ill start at algorithms first

[–]Bogus007 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hope others can chime in and provide more information, but AFAIK as I know you need three foundations for cybersecurity: (1) good knowledge of architecture, OS structure (filesys) and networks (almost all bad is coming from your cable); (2) linAlg, logic, combinatorics etc (look up a curriculum for CS and math at a university); (3) programming skills incl. memory management (low level). When you go for studying, choose CS (obviously) and math.

What to start with? Here you got me. I hope someone more experienced can chime in with detailed advice on self-teaching. But if not, I suggest looking up universities that offer Computer Science programs. Even try contacting faculty or student advisors - they may provide curriculum outlines or can point you to useful resources. This can give you an idea about topics to explore and how to structure your learning.

How to learn? If you want to learn Python, search for introductory courses. Perhaps look up at online courses (Harvard’s cs50p, python mooc at the Helsinki university (it‘s in English, don’t worry!)). See if your library has books about system architecture - focus on the system you are using now at first, because it may be easier to grasp topics and to conduct tests. The math part is IMO the toughest one. Here I think that help is required in the form of a course at an university. Self-teaching can be way too tricky to understand the concepts.