Name & Direct Link: Threat/Warning Analyst (OSINT and Dark Web Pathway) 

Platform: CyberSkills2Work/Dakota State University

Cost: Free for Eligible Students.

Application Link: https://cyberskills2work.org/join

Eligibility Requirements:

• Must be a U.S. citizen or permanent resident.
• Must be a veteran, transitioning service member, first responder, military spouse, or government personnel.
• Must have at least a high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. School transcripts of the highest level of education completed are required.
• Must have some IT or cybersecurity experience.

Courses Included:

• OSINT Foundations
• OSINT Optimized
• OSINT Search Engine Researcher
• OSINT Social Media Researcher
• OSINT Technical Researcher
• OSINT Public Records Researcher
• OSINT Analyst
• OSINT Presenter
• OSINT Special Investigator – Capstone

Name & Affiliate Link*: Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Full learning path: Mastering Embedded Systems and Communication Protocols

Platform: TrainSec

Course Instructor: Amichai Yifrach

Cost: $50 – $729

Proof of Completion: Certification of Completion

Community/Forum: There is a Discord community

Individual Hardware Hacking Courses & Prices:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 01: Introduction to Embedded Systems & Reverse Engineering ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 02: Hacker Mindset & Attack Strategies for Hardware Experts ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 03: Analyzing PCBs and Smart Components: Essentials for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 04: Datasheet Hunting: Mastering Component Analysis for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 05: Hardware Hacker’s Toolkit: Essential Tools and Setup ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 06: Introduction to Wired Communication Protocols for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 07: Wired Communication Protocols: UART Deep Dive for Hardware Hackers ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 08: Advanced UART Protocols (RS232/422/485): Techniques for Hardware Hackers ($50)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 09: Advanced SPI Techniques ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 10: I2C Protocol Mastery: Analysis and Exploitation Techniques ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 11: JTAG Communication Protocol Mastery ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 12: Communication Protocols: Mastering USB for Hardware Hackers ($150)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 13: Mastering CAN Bus: Advanced Techniques for Hardware Hackers ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 14: Wireless Communication Protocols: Security, Exploitation, and Defense ($100)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 15: RFID and NFC Security: Analysis, Exploitation, and Defense ($200)
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 16: Bluetooth & BLE: Deep Dive into Protocols and Security ($200)

Hardware Hacking Bundles and Prices

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Full learning path: Mastering Embedded Systems and Communication Protocols ($729)

Includes all Hardware Hacking Courses

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 01: Hardware Hacking Foundations: From Mindset to Mastery ($174)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 01: Introduction to Embedded Systems & Reverse Engineering
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 02: Hacker Mindset & Attack Strategies for Hardware Experts
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 03: Analyzing PCBs and Smart Components: Essentials for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 04: Datasheet Hunting: Mastering Component Analysis for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 05: Hardware Hacker’s Toolkit: Essential Tools and Setup

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 02: Wired Communication Protocols Mastery: Deep Analysis & Exploitation ($435)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 06: Introduction to Wired Communication Protocols for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 07: Wired Communication Protocols: UART Deep Dive for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 08: Advanced UART Protocols (RS232/422/485): Techniques for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 09: Advanced SPI Techniques
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 10: I2C Protocol Mastery: Analysis and Exploitation Techniques
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 11: JTAG Communication Protocol Mastery
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 12: Communication Protocols: Mastering USB for Hardware Hackers
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 13: Mastering CAN Bus: Advanced Techniques for Hardware Hackers

Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Bundle 03: Wireless Security Mastery: Exploiting and Defending Communication Protocols ($290)

Includes:

• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 14: Wireless Communication Protocols: Security, Exploitation, and Defense
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 15: RFID and NFC Security: Analysis, Exploitation, and Defense
• Hardware Hacking Expert – Level I – Class 16: Bluetooth & BLE: Deep Dive into Protocols and Security

*DFIR Diva is an affiliate of TrainSec and receives a small percentage of sales made through affiliate links that go toward keeping the site running.

Name & Direct Link: Automated Detection with Sigma

Platform: The Taggart Institute

Cost: Free or Pay What You Can

Community: There is a Taggart Institute Discord Server

Topics Include:

• Understanding Sigma Rules
• Using Sigma CLI to Convert a Single Rule
• PySigma Pipelines
• Automation
• Threat Hunting and Detection Engineering
• Atomic Red Team for Log Generation
• Writing You Own Sigma Rules

Name & Direct Link: Foundations of Threat Hunting

Platform: Picus Purple Academy

Cost: Free

Topics:

• Threat Hunting Fundamentals
• Threat Hunting Loop
• Create Hypothesis
• Investigate via Tools & Techniques
• Uncover New Patterns & TTPs
• Inform & Enrich Analytics

Name & Direct Link: Insider Threat Hunting: Detecting and Responding to Internal Security Risks

Platform: LinkedIn Learning

Instructor: Mike Wylie

Cost: $39.99/month (includes all LinkedIn Learning courses)

Topics:

• Insider Threat Hunting Framework
• PRECEED Framework for Hunting Insider Threats
• Hunting for Insider Threat Reconnaissance
• Hunting for Insider Threat Pre-Exfiltration Evasion
• Hunting for Insider Threat Data Collection
• Hunting for Insider Threat Data Exfiltration
• Hunting for Insider Threat Post-Exfiltration Evasion
• Hunting Insider Threats in Email
• Hunting Insider Threats in Cloud File Storage
• User and Entity Behavior Analytics (UEBA)
• Using AI to Hunt for Insider Threats

Name & Direct Link: MASA – Certified All Source Analyst

Platform: Mossé Cyber Security Institute

Community: They have a Discord Server

Training & Certification Pricing: $995

Exam Type: Practical Hands-On

Topics:

• Lab Setup
• Fundamentals of Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
• Search Engines
• Social Media
• Personal Identifiable Information (PII)
• Documents
• Data Breaches
• Multimedia
• Deep Web
• Geolocation
• Documentation for OSINT
• Fundamentals of Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
• Situational Awareness
• Open-Source Intelligence for CTI
• Monitoring for New Threats
• Harnessing Threat Feeds
• Cyber Threat Intelligence Operations
• Internal Logs Sources
• Hypothesis Creation
• Supporting Red Teams and Threat Hunting Teams
• Reporting for CTI
• Policies, Procedures and Methodologies

Name & Direct Link: Live OSINT Training Courses

Platform: Unchartered

Cost: $225 – $800

Courses Include:

• OSINT Fundamentals
• Advanced OPSEC
• Report Writing Workshop
• Investigating the Dark Web
• Crypto Essentials
• Unmasking Fraud
• OSINT Risk Intelligence
• Global Intelligence Discovery: Uncovering Insights from Nation-States

Name & Direct Link: Introduction to AWS Threat Detection

Platform: LinkedIn Learning

Instructor: Day Johnson

Cost: $34.99

Topics:

• MITRE Cloud Matrix
• Log Analysis in AWS
• CloudTrail Log Analysis
• Investigating Compute Threats
• Investigating IAM Threats
• Investigating Storage Threats
• Investigating Logging and Monitoring Threats
• Amazon GuardDuty

Name & Direct Link: Foundations of Detection Engineering

Platform: LinkedIn Learning

Instructor: Eric Thomas

Cost: $24.99

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Topics:

• What is Detection Engineering?
• The History of Intrusion Detection
• A Day in the Life of a Detection Engineer
• Career Pathways for Detection Engineers
• Understanding the Adversary
• Detection Lifecycle
• Detection Engineering and Threat Intelligence
• Detection Engineering and the SOC
• Detection Engineering and Incident Response
• Working with SIEM Systems
• Building on Your Detection Skills

Name & Direct Link: Constructing Defense

Platform: Constructing Defense

Cost: $150 (get 25% off using code: DFIRDIVA)

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Topics Include: 

• Lab Construction and Provisioning
• Terraform Setup
• Domain Controller
• Windows 11
• Certer
• Linux
• PCAP
• Cloud Accounts (Azure, AWS)
• Kubernetes Setup
• Sysmon Setup
• Telemetry Setup & Miscellaneous Lab Configuration
• Windows Auditing and GPO Setup
• Linux Auditd + Laurel
• SIEM
• Windows and Linux Event Collection
• Kubernetes Monitoring
• Cloud Collection
• Lab Executions
• Credential Access
• Lateral Movement
• Threat Detection
• LOLBAS / LOLBINs