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Learn the Fundamentals

Regardless of your background, SANS has a course to teach you the fundamentals. From zero technical experience to basic IT knowledge, SANS has a solution that will enable you to select a starting point for your cybersecurity learning journey.
Cybersecurity and IT Essentials
SEC275: Foundations: Computers, Technology, & Security
SANS Foundations is the most comprehensive, certified introductory cybersecurity course on the market. Developed by leading subject matter experts, SEC275 builds fundamental cybersecurity knowledge and skills, giving students with no prior technical or industry experience a level of proficiency...
Certification:

  • GFACT

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Cybersecurity and IT Essentials
SEC301: Introduction to Cyber Security
This introductory certification course is the fastest way to get up to speed in information security. Written and taught by battle-scarred cyber security veterans, this entry-level course covers a broad spectrum of security topics and is liberally sprinkled with real life examples. Course lecture...
Certification:

  • GISF

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Cybersecurity and IT Essentials
SEC401: Security Essentials - Network, Endpoint, and Cloud
Whether you are new to information security or a seasoned practitioner with a specialized focus, SEC401 will provide the essential information security skills and techniques you need to protect and secure your critical information and technology assets, whether on-premise or in the cloud. SEC401...
Certification:

  • GSEC

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    Free Resources

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    Cybersecurity and IT Essentials, Cybersecurity Insights
    The ABCs of Cybersecurity
    A glossary of cybersecurity terminology that will help you quickly get up to speed on the industry’s terms and meanings.
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    Cybersecurity Insights
    How to Get into Cyber Security: 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 Awareness, Cybersecurity and IT Essentials
    How to Get Started in Cyber Security 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...
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    Lance Spitzner
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    Security Awareness
    Resources for Women Getting Started in Cybersecurity
    Earlier this week a friend of mine reached out to me, her sister had just graduated college and wanted to enter the cybersecurity field.
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    Cybersecurity Insights - Cybersecurity News
    I Want to Work in Cybersecurity...Whatever That Means!
    Maybe you saw the 60 minutes report on SolarWinds. Perhaps you've read the New York Times article about "3.5 million open cybersecurity jobs." Or maybe, like me, you were tired of fixing printers. The point is, you've been bitten by the cybersecurity job bug. But how do you get that first job? What...
    I Want to Work in Cybersecurity...Whatever That Means!
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      Skill Paths

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

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      Cyber Security Skills Roadmap

      Explore this interactive training roadmap to find the right courses for your immediate cyber security skill development and for your long-term career goals. More than 60 courses deliver critical skills in the cyber defense operations, digital forensics, cloud security, penetration testing, and management practice areas of cyber security. You can download a more complete version of this roadmap here.
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