Career — from sysadmin to PAM specialist

How to turn this study into a cybersecurity career focused on Privileged Access Management (PAM).

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Sysadmin → PAM roadmap	Why PAM suits a sysadmin, transferable skills, a phased 0–12 month roadmap, PAM roles, and how the WALLIX ladder (WCA→WCP→WCE) fits
Skills & adjacent certifications	A skills matrix and a survey of complementary certs (CompTIA, WALLIX, CyberArk, BeyondTrust, Delinea, Microsoft, AWS, (ISC)²) — vendor-specific vs vendor-neutral

Market claims here are kept qualitative or cited — no fabricated salary/demand figures. Verify certification specifics on the provider's site (some details change yearly).