General Security

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A List of Online IT and Security Training Resources

There is a TON of practical, online training and learning resources available. See for yourself below…

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General Security

  1. Certifications. In my experience - recruiters, hiring managers, other infosec pros (to some degree) and the infosec industry at large love certifications. Take for example, the CompTIA Security+ certification. The Securtiy+ is a great entry-level cert which can not only demonstrate that you are serious about getting into infosec but it also is a great introduction to a lot of the foundational infosec concepts you will need throughout your career. I think the return on investment in getting this cert is well worth it (I in-fact started out my infosec career with this cert so I can attest to its worthiness to some degree.) As you learn more (and with time/budget willing), begin to take a look at some other certification options as well.

Certifications

Certs. Love ‘em or hate ‘em, they can be helpful.

  • CompTIA Security+ - Entry level certification but provides invaluable entry-level knowledge to the field of infosec.
  • SANS - Fantastic cybersecurity training but very expensive.
  • OSCP - Practical penetration testing training (and highly regarded certification in the industry).
  • CISSP - Need to improve resume? This cert can often help.
  • eLearnSecurity - Practical, hands-on infosec training. They have a great catalog of courses.

Web Application Security

Penetration Testing/Exploit Development

Incident Response (Forensics, RE, Malware Analysis, etc…)

Programming

Cloud

Cloud

The cloud is just someone else’s computer right? Well if you’re putting stuff on someone else’s computer you should probably learn to secure it even better.

  • AWS - Heard of the cloud? AWS can give you your own chunk of the cloud to play in.
  • Azure - Microsoft is also in the cloud game.
  • Google Cloud - Not to be outdone, Google. Also in the cloud.

Networking

Industrial Control Systems (ICS)

Vendor-Specific Training

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