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LEARNING UNIVERSITY<\/h1>\n

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FREE IT LEARNING RESOURCES<\/em><\/h5>\n

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Cybersecurity Certifications & Training Pathways<\/p>\n

ISC\u00b2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC):<\/strong>
\nISC\u00b2 One Million Certified in Cybersecurity Initiative<\/a><\/p>\n

Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) \/ Skills for All:<\/strong>
\nCisco Networking Academy – Skills for All<\/a><\/p>\n

Fortinet Certified Fundamentals (FCF):<\/strong>
\nFortinet Training Institute<\/a><\/p>\n

AWS Skill Builder (Technical Badges & Security Pathways):<\/strong>
\nAWS Skill Builder Free Digital Training<\/a><\/p>\n

Microsoft Security Fundamentals (SC-900 & Cloud Challenges):<\/strong>
\nMicrosoft Learn – SC-900 Certification & Training<\/a><\/p>\n

Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Training:<\/strong>
\nPalo Alto Networks Beacon Platform<\/a><\/p>\n

Splunk Training & Education:<\/strong>
\nSplunk Free Training Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

Qualys Vulnerability Management Certified Specialist:<\/strong>
\nQualys Training University<\/a><\/p>\n

APIsec University Certification:<\/strong>
\nAPIsec University Free API Security Courses<\/a><\/p>\n

NDG Linux Essentials via Cisco:<\/strong>
\nCisco Networking Academy – Linux Essentials<\/a><\/p>\n

Forage Virtual Job Simulations<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Free workplace simulations with major firms (like Mastercard, PwC, and Deloitte) to build practical resume experience.<\/a><\/p>\n

KC7 Cyber<\/strong><\/p>\n

A gamified SOC analyst and threat-hunting training platform using real query languages (KQL) against simulated attack data.<\/a><\/p>\n

Breach Lab<\/strong><\/p>\n

An active offensive and defensive security training ground.<\/a><\/p>\n

PortSwigger Web Security Academy<\/strong> : The gold standard for free, hands-on web application vulnerability training paired with Burp Suite.<\/a><\/p>\n

OverTheWire<\/strong> : Classic, command-line-only Linux and security wargames via SSH.<\/a><\/p>\n

Cisco Networking Academy (Skills for All)<\/strong> : Excellent free networking and foundational IT\/security training.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Resource \/ Program<\/strong><\/td>\nDescription \/ Link<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
ISC\u00b2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nISC\u00b2 One Million Certified in Cybersecurity Initiative<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco Certified Support Technician (CCST) \/ Skills for All<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCisco Networking Academy – Skills for All<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fortinet Certified Fundamentals (FCF)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nFortinet Training Institute<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
AWS Skill Builder<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nAWS Skill Builder Free Digital Training<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Microsoft Security Fundamentals (SC-900 & Cloud Challenges)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMicrosoft Learn – SC-900 Certification & Training<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palo Alto Networks Cybersecurity Training<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPalo Alto Networks Beacon Platform<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Splunk Training & Education<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSplunk Free Training Courses<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Qualys Vulnerability Management Certified Specialist<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nQualys Training University<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
APIsec University Certification<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nAPIsec University Free API Security Courses<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NDG Linux Essentials via Cisco<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCisco Networking Academy – Linux Essentials<\/a><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forage Virtual Job Simulations<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nThe Forage<\/a> \u2014 Free workplace simulations with major firms (like Mastercard, PwC, and Deloitte) to build practical resume experience.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
KC7 Cyber<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nKC7 Cyber<\/a> \u2014 A gamified SOC analyst and threat-hunting training platform using real query languages (KQL) against simulated attack data.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Breach Lab<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nBreach Lab<\/a> \u2014 An active offensive and defensive security training ground.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
PortSwigger Web Security Academy<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nPortSwigger Web Security Academy<\/a> \u2014 The gold standard for free, hands-on web application vulnerability training paired with Burp Suite.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
OverTheWire<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nOverTheWire<\/a> \u2014 Classic, command-line-only Linux and security wargames via SSH.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cisco Networking Academy (Skills for All)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCisco Skills for All<\/a> \u2014 Excellent free networking and foundational IT\/security training.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
FREE IT LEARNING RESOURCES<\/em><\/h5>\n

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