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Get Started in Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity is an exciting career choice within everyone's reach. If you're curious, enjoy working with computers, and like solving challenges and puzzles, you already have your foot in the door! With the right training, mentorship, and resources, you can become an in demand cybersecurity candidate and secure a well-paying, mission-critical job. Utilize the training, programs and community resources below to get started on your own cybersecurity journey.
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Learn the Fundamentals

Start gaining real-world skills and knowledge from the top experts in cybersecurity. Four proven training options enable you to select a starting point for your cybersecurity learning journey.
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Cyber Aces
Free, introductory instruction on the basics of IT & cybersecurity.
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CyberStart
An immersive game for young adults and students to learn fundamental skills before embarking on their career.
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Foundations Course
Learn the core knowledge and skills needed to begin a career transition or prepare you for advanced SANS cybersecurity training.
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Courses and Certifications
Gain deep understanding of fundamental to advanced cybersecurity techniques with hands-on training from experienced and respected mentors.
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New to Cyber Field Manual

This manual contains several sections, each focusing on different ways to develop cybersecurity skills. If you focus efforts on each one, you will gain exposure to the industry and be able to better define your specific pathway and interests.

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Programs to Join Now

See if you qualify for one of the free training programs running now, and share these opportunities with others who may also qualify. Together, through security education and awareness, we will create a safer global community.
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CyberStart America
US high school students: Discover your talent and win one of 600 $2,500 college scholarships by playing a game and succeeding in a challenge round. Registration for this challenge has now closed.
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Cyber FastTrack
US college students: Win one of 400 $1,000 scholarships and the SANS Foundations course to let you stand out in the competition for cybersecurity jobs. Deadline: March 31, 2021
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Skill Paths

Explore common cyber career paths and the training that aligns with each.

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20 Coolest Careers in Cybersecurity

In our economy of increasing need for cybersecurity professionals, training in this profession puts you at an advantage in comparison to other industries. Safe in the knowledge that unemployment in this sector is so low, the investment of time and money to improve your cybersecurity skills is a wise move.

Organizations are hiring individuals with a unique set of skills and capabilities, and seek those who have the abilities and knowledge to fulfill many new job roles in the cybersecurity industry. We've put together a list of careers in cybersecurity that are the coolest and most in-demand by employers.

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Free Resources

No technical experience is required to start your journey towards a cybersecurity career. Begin learning the basics with these free resources.
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Getting Started in Cybersecurity with a Non-Technical Background
As organizations and governments around the world are increasingly vulnerable to cyber threats and continue to get hacked, it might feel like we’re reading or hearing about cybersecurity in the news every day. As a result, there's a growing demand for people to be trained in cybersecurity to help...
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Top 5 Steps to Immerse yourself into the cybersecurity field
We asked several cyber professionals, including some of our SANS Instructors to give us the most important steps to get into cyber. Here are the top 5
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Security Essentials Core Concepts
Security is anything but new: humans have had security concerns since the dawn of time, and security fundamentals have not changed since then. How we implement security fundamentals can and often does change as technology advances. Security core concepts have nothing to do with technology. Although...
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Introduction to Linux
If you are unfamiliar with Linux, please view this introduction to Linux by SANS Instructor John Strand to help get you started.
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    Scholarship Academies

    SANS and our partners have launched a series of scholarship programs to empower underrepresented groups, to foster diversity in our industry and to bring more talent into critical cybersecurity roles.
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    SANS Technology Institute Degrees and Certificates

    Once you’ve established fundamental cybersecurity knowledge, SANS.edu prepares you to master core and advanced cybersecurity practices through experiential and project-based learning lead by SANS expert instructors.
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    Reviews

    Great class, great content, great presenter... this is my 4th SANS class and I think every IT leader and decision maker should be taking this training. I will say that to as many people as I can.
    Jonathan Kimmitt
    - University of Tulsa
    Fantastic experience all-around. Cannot wait to take another course from SANS.
    Daniel Vandermark
    - SUNY Oswego
    SANS training never fails to impress. Instructors who are in the trenches sharing current data, tools, and techniques, bring such value to these courses.
    Jessie Prevost
    - Trend Micro