Cybersecurity Roadmap

Cybersecurity is one of those fields where everyone has an opinion on where to start and most of that advice is either outdated or written by someone who has never actually worked in security. I am studying cybersecurity at SSUET, have done peer review for IEEE Access in security research, and co-authored a formally verified cloud security framework. I know what the field actually looks like from the inside. Tell me your background and what direction interests you (blue team, red team, cloud security, bug bounty, AppSec, research) and I will give you a focused honest roadmap based on what the market needs right now, not what looks impressive on a certification catalog.