When I started learning cybersecurity, everyone said "learn networking."

So I did.

TCP one day. DNS the next. VLANs the week after.

No structure. No direction. Just chaos.

It took me way too long to figure out what actually matters.

So I did the work for you.

Here are the 5 network protocols every cybersecurity beginner should learn first, and exactly why each one matters for security.

If you're early in your journey, this one's for you 👇