Free materials and certs

If you want to go into cybersecurity, at the beginning, you do not need money. Do the first things with free resources and if you like it, than spend money on certs. Some certs are free, like AZ-900 (Azure fundamentals) if you attend a free seminar with Microsoft Training Days or Microsofts's Ignite event in March.

Ways to use this list

To make money, you need a goal, you should do something what you like and you need available jobs. Jobs are bound to an area. If you do not want to move and a job is not available, it does not make much sense to learn it. Remote jobs are available, but few for an entry level position.

The us say you are going into the red side (pen testing):

-> INEs starter pass is great. Free labs and 1500 slides. You learn the basics in ethical hacking for free. If you like it, you can add The Cyber Mentors Zero to Hero course on YouTube. Sign up for tryhackme, HTB, etc ($10 a month). You want to make a carrer out of it? At this point you have to spend money for a real cert. OSCP is helpful to get a job, but it is about $1350 fot 90 days. Alternative: INE and their courses, but only if you do more than one cert in a year.

The blue side:

-> The blue side has more jobs and you can start with Rangeforce free labs (https://go.rangeforce.com/free-cyber-security-training-community-edition). You will need a couple of days to learn everything. It is a SOC and tool introduction with hands-on labs. You can move on with the free splunk course to add more knowledge with a SIEM. If you like it, download Security Onion and start Boss of the SOC, Chris Long Detection Labs, cyberdefenders, etc. You want to make a career out of it? You can spend money: BTL1 is an option (~$700) or RangeForce certs (I do not know the price).

LetsDefend is also a great place to start, if you want to get a SOC Analyst job (https://letsdefend.io/)

Seach for games like https://threatgen.com/ if you like to play.

Cybersecurity introduction

• https://www.open.edu/openlearn/science-maths-technology/introduction-cyber-security-stay-safe-online/content-section-overview?active-tab=content-tab
• https://tutorials.cyberaces.org/tutorials.html
• https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/services/education/digital-learning
• https://geek-university.com/courses/
• https://cybering.cc/
• https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/cryptography
• https://www.sans.org/free
• https://nps.edu/web/c3o/labtainers
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgmKUGuMi7c

With certs

• https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/introduction-cybersecurity
• https://www.netacad.com/courses/cybersecurity/cybersecurity-essentials
• https://www.itmasters.edu.au/free-short-course-phishing-countermeasures/
• https://www.itmasters.edu.au/free-short-course-cyber-warfare-and-terrorism/
• https://www.itmasters.edu.au/free-short-course-enterprise-cyber-security-fundamentals/
• https://www.securitylearningacademy.com/
• https://www.fortinet.com/training/cybersecurity-professionals (CPE credits)
• https://htcia.org/free-courses/

Free online Cybersecurity courses

1. Sans Cyber Aces https://www.cyberaces.org/
2. Cybrary https://www.cybrary.it/
3. US Dept of Homeland Security https://lnkd.in/f847cCk
4. Open Security https://lnkd.in/ff7c-fk
5. Udemy (Free)

• Cyber Security Law https://lnkd.in/ftkzuhP
• Intro Cybersecurity https://lnkd.in/frrxP7N

6. Future Learn - Intro Cybersec https://lnkd.in/frYxbqd
7. Heimdal Security https://lnkd.in/fKaGrv8
8. Coursera https://lnkd.in/f852BiH
9. MOOCs https://lnkd.in/f3eambQ
10. Inteligenca - 100 Women in 100 Days Accelerator https://lnkd.in/gqWPByE
11. Mossé Cyber Security Institute: -Free Internship for Women https://lnkd.in/fxv9qsA
12. Network (Palo Alto): https://www.paloaltonetworks.com/resources/test-drives?

For Students:

65 Free Exercises https://lnkd.in/fmEnrJx https://pwnschool.com/

Cyber Awareness https://lnkd.in/ftx9TP2

12. Charles Sturt https://lnkd.in/fUkydVi
13. Wizer Awareness https://lnkd.in/fzyuy2w
14. Edx https://lnkd.in/fAWXNaE
15. AttackIQ Academy https://lnkd.in/gcZWVqw

Also #NIST Framework: https://lnkd.in/fwj2EEg

Cyberdeception BHIS

https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/training/active-defense-cyber-deception-training/

Blue with hands-on lab

• https://go.rangeforce.com/free-cyber-security-training-community-edition (CPE credits, hands-on)
• https://osint-i1.thinkific.com/courses/osintmini
• https://www.hackers-arise.com/osint
• https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training/courses/splunk-fundamentals-1.html

Other blue labs (free and paid)

1. Chris Long Detection Lab (free).
2. Hand made Security Onion/Vulnhub lab (free).
3. Boss of the SOC Datasets with Splunk (free).
4. Traffic analysis exercises on Malware-Traffic-Analysis.net (free).
5. Cybrary Insider Pro labs (cheap)
6. SANS NetWars (Core Continuous/DFIR) (very expensive, >$8K).
7. ISACA CSX Labs (expensive).
8. Immersive Labs (free if you have a .edu email).
9. eLearnSecurity Hera Labs (~$750).
10. RangeForce Community (22 free labs, >500 labs paid)
11. Blue Team security (BTLO or BTL1)
12. https://cyberdefenders.org/ (free, similar to BTLO)

Free tools

• http://canarytokens.org/generate (generate face documents -> if someone opens it, you get the location)

Red side free labs

• https://checkout.ine.com/starter-pass?utm_source=74&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=starterpass&utm_content=vip

Red side youtube

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ArlFuFYMpEewyRBzdLHiw (The Cyber Mentor, The Zero to Hero course is great {use a Kali 2019.3})
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0ZTPkdxlAKf-V33tqXwi3Q (Hackersploit)
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa6eh7gCkpPo5XXUDfygQQA (IppSec, useful with HackTheBox)
• https://www.youtube.com/user/RootOfTheNull (John Hammond, a lot of things)
• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClcE-kVhqyiHCcjYwcpfj9w (LiveOverflow)

Career vidoes in cybersec

• https://www.youtube.com/c/GeraldAuger/featured
• https://www.youtube.com/c/CyberWarriorStudios/featured
• https://osint-i1.thinkific.com/courses/osint-challenge

General IT and OS

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/
• https://www.youtube.com/user/professormesser All about CompTIA A+, Net+ and Sec+
• https://alison.com/courses/network-and-security
• https://github.com/OlivierLaflamme/Cheatsheet-God (very large repository with a ton of resources)

CISSP knowledge

• https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeJRBYVsg9jvNbYOh0Tiutg

Programming

• https://pythoninstitute.org/free-python-courses/
• https://www.learn-c.org/

Cloud

• https://www.aws.training/LearningLibrary?filters=language%3A1&filters=digital%3A1&tab=view_all
• https://www.aws.training/LearningLibrary?filters=language%3A1&filters=digital%3A1&tab=digital_courses
• https://aws.amazon.com/training/course-descriptions/security-fundamentals/
• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/learn/browse/?products=azure
• https://cloud.google.com/training

free training with AZ-900 exam voucher

• https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/trainingdays

free ebooks

• http://libgen.rs/

Sources:

• https://freetraining.dfirdiva.com/category/free-training-categories
• google search

LinkedIn connections

Kevin Apolinario: Everything to get ready for an IT job, he works with YouTube and Discord

Neal Bridges: A famous Twitch streamer, extensive knowledge about Cybersecurity

Gerald Auger, Ph.D.: Works mainly with YouTube, and it is all about Cybersecurity, mostly entry-level.

DFIR Diva: Masterpiece of free/ affordable resources. Works with a fantastic website.

Mic Merritt: Focus on LinkedIn, huge background about hiring people in Cybersecurity. You learn what you need to stand out.

John Strand / Black Hills Information Security: Offers highest-end quality courses about Cybersecurity. These courses are pay-as-you-can. Additionally offers a ton of free 1-hour webinars (2 or 3 per week).

Josh Mason: Cybersecurity instructor, shares free stuff and good posts.

Archan Choudhury: High-end knowledge on the blue side. Works with YouTube.

Silvio Condric: Has a Cybersecurity Newborn group and works with Discord.

Christophe Foulon: Great posts about how to start a cybersecurity career

Renee Small: Many different topics, including a weekly video podcast

Naomi Buckwalter: Great post for beginners in Cybersecurity (transmits hope)

Jay Jay Davey: A blue teamer with a very big heard. Great posts on LinkedIn, works withs Discord and CyberDojo (mentoring)

Katia D: A lot of helpful content, works with a website and YouTube

Dr. Mansur Hasib: Has a recorded show about Cybersecurity.

Heath Adams/The Cyber Mentor: His Zero-to-Hero course on YouTube is a legend, offers very affordable entry-level courses on his platform and on udemy

Michael Refuerzo: A good motivator, it is a referral, I do not know him.

Danish Haider: A motivative recruiter, active on Discord

Daniel Lowrie: A very friendly and calm person. I love his courses and YouTube content

John Hammond: Famous YouTuber, he is on the red side of the house

Amr Thabet: Multiple people recommend him; I do not have him on my list, but my view is small, and the world is enormous.

Busra Demir: Same here; it is a recommendation from others.

Professor Messer: He has the best YouTube channel about A+, Network+, and Security+. You do not need anything else.

David Bombal: YouTuber and on Twitch. I like his calm style, a wide variety of topics; in the past, more on the network side (CCNA). His udemy courses are legend.

Kip Boyle: A YouTuber about Cybersecurity

Alexandre BLANC: A lot of great content to think about security. It is usually brand new stuff.

Bob Carver: Great content about Cybersecurity

Dan Williams: Shares great Cybersecurity related posts

Tamra Groff: Writes awesome comments

Stefan Waldvogel: That is me, but most likely you have me already.