TheCyberCerts

TheCyberCerts is a modern, searchable, YAML-driven security certification platform and roadmap inspired by the original SecCertRoadmap.

Official domain: https://thecybercerts.com

Inspiration

This project was inspired by the original work from Paul Jerimy:

• https://github.com/PaulJerimy/SecCertRoadmap

Highlights

• Full catalog import from the original project (482 entries) plus modern AI-focused additions
• Current catalog size: 503 certifications
• Domain chart grouped by security domains and sub-areas
• Dedicated visual Cert Matrix page inspired by MITRE ATT&CK
• Dedicated A-Z Glossary page with full certification metadata drill-down
• Dedicated visual Mind Map page with expandable domain/sub-area nodes
• Career Paths Wizard page (Blue Team, Red Team, GRC, Cloud) by level and budget
• Compare View page for side-by-side comparison of 2 to 4 certifications
• Metadata search with key-value syntax and advanced DSL comparators
• Description and price are split into dedicated fields (description, price_label, price_usd)
• Filters for provider, price type, min/max price range, and role category
• Tooltip on chart chips showing certification name + price details
• PWA shell with offline-friendly cache for catalog browsing, matrix, glossary, and mind map

Role category filter values:

• Network
• Asset
• Engineer
• Management
• Testing
• Software
• Blue Team Ops
• Red Team Ops
• IAM

Domain Model

Primary domains:

• Communication and Network Security
• IAM
• Security Architecture and Engineering
• Asset Security
• Security and Risk Management
• Security Assessment and Testing
• Software Security
• Security Operations

Sub-areas:

• Cloud/SysOps
• *nix
• ICS/IoT
• GRC
• Forensics
• Incident Handling
• Penetration Testing
• Exploitation

Local Run

cd <project-directory>
python3 -m http.server 8080

Open:

• http://127.0.0.1:8080/ (Catalog + Domain Chart)
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/mindmap/ (Mind Map)
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/wizard/ (Career Paths Wizard)
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/compare/ (Compare View)
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/matrix/ (Cert Matrix)
• http://127.0.0.1:8080/glossary/ (A-Z Glossary)

Jekyll (clean URLs)

This repository now includes a Jekyll config (_config.yml) with permalink: pretty to favor extensionless routes.

Typical local run (if Ruby/Jekyll is installed):

bundle exec jekyll serve

Search Syntax

Examples:

• provider:isaca
• domain:security operations
• subarea:forensics
• rolegroup:"Blue Team Ops"
• level:advanced
• ai:true
• price:<=1000
• year:>=2024
• provider:giac subarea:exploitation price:500..2000

Supported keys:

• provider:
• domain:
• subarea:
• track:
• level:
• role:
• rolegroup:
• tag:
• code:
• ai:
• year:
• status:
• price:

price: supports paid, free, unknown, numeric comparison (<, <=, =, >=, >), and ranges (price:300..1200).

Project Structure

• index.html: main application shell
• assets/app.js: catalog loading, filtering, chart and cards rendering
• mindmap/index.html: mind map page
• wizard/index.html: career wizard page
• compare/index.html: compare page
• matrix/index.html: certification matrix page
• glossary/index.html: certification glossary page
• guide/index.html: grouping and levels guide page
• assets/styles.css: responsive UI, chip tooltip styling, chart layout
• assets/guide.css: guide page styles
• assets/matrix.css: matrix page styles
• assets/matrix.js: matrix page rendering and filtering
• assets/glossary.css: glossary page styles
• assets/glossary.js: glossary page rendering and details panel
• service-worker.js: runtime + shell caching for offline mode
• manifest.webmanifest: PWA manifest
• data/index.yaml: catalog index (schema v2)
• data/certifications/*.yaml: one certification per file
• docs/schema.md: v2 schema documentation
• docs/grouping-and-levels.md: grouping model and level definitions
• scripts/import_from_original.py: imports and normalizes data from original JSON
• scripts/rebuild_index.py: rebuilds data/index.yaml
• scripts/validate_catalog.py: validates all YAML files against schema requirements

Data Maintenance

Re-import from original source and regenerate catalog:

python3 scripts/import_from_original.py

Rebuild only the index:

python3 scripts/rebuild_index.py

Validate catalog integrity:

python3 scripts/validate_catalog.py

The validator includes semantic quality gates (domain/sub-area compatibility, URL format, date format, and price field coherence).

Notes

• Last review date in this version: 2026-07-07
• price_usd may be 0 when provider pages do not publish a stable single exam value
• price_label is always present and shown in chart tooltips

Governance

• Contribution guidelines: CONTRIBUTING.md
• License: LICENSE.md (CC BY-SA 4.0)