Name & Direct Link: Cybersecurity Foundations

Platforms: YouTube & Level Effect

Cost: Free – $19+ (Pay What You Can)

Hands-On: Labs are included with the Pay What You Can courses

Proof of Completion: There is a certification for the Pay What You Can courses

Community: They have a Discord server

Free YouTube Videos:

IT Fundamentals

• IT Fundamentals – Module 1 – Windows Operating System
• IT Fundamentals – Module 2 – Linux Operating System
• IT Fundamentals – Module 3 – Networking

Compliance Fundamentals

• Compliance Fundamentals – Module 1 – Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC)

Cybersecurity Fundamentals

• Cybersecurity Fundamentals – Module 1 – Cybersecurity Industry
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals – Module 2 – Cryptography
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals – Module 3 – Logging for Security
• Cybersecurity Fundamentals – Module 4 – Cyber Threat Intelligence

SOC100-1 & SOC100-2 (Course, Labs, Certification) – $19+ Pay What You Can

The courses in the YouTube videos above that were previously part of their Cybersecurity Foundations path are now part of SOC100-1 & SOC100-2.

SOC100-1 Topics:

• Windows Operating System
• Linux Operating System
• Networking
• Windows Enterprise Administration
• HelpDesk Analyst & Troubleshooting
• Career Prep Portfolio
• Home Lab

SOC100-2 Topics:

• Cybersecurity Industry
• Governance, Risk, Compliance (GRC)
• Cryptography
• Windows Triage & Malware Analysis
• Email Security
• Log & Event Analysis with SIEM
• Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI)
• Report Writing
• Career Prep – Malware Lab

Name & Direct Link: Not Scary Binary

Platform: YouTube

Hands-On: Yes – Course exercises are on GitHub

Topics:

• Binary Encoding
• Min & Max Values
• Hexadecimal
• Byte Ordering
• Masking and Shifting

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

Name & Affiliate Link*: Windows Internals

Platform: TrainSec

Course Instructor: Pavel Yosifovich

Community/Forum: There is a Discord community

Cost: $139 (single course) – $849 (5 course bundle)

Topics:

• Windows Internals: Day 1
  • Windows Versions
  • Core Concepts
  • System Architecture
  • Using WinDbg
  • The SSDT
  • Core System Files
  • Objects and Handles
  • Sessions
  • System Processes
• Windows Internals: Day 2
  • Process Fundamentals
  • Process Creation and Termination
  • “Special” Process
  • Jobs and Silos
  • Threads Fundamentals
  • Thread Scheduling
• Windows Internals: Day 3
  • Interrupts
  • Exceptions
  • System Crash
  • Object Management
  • Sharing Kernel Objects
  • Synchronization
  • More Mechanisms
• Windows Internals: Day 4
  • Memory Fundamentals
  • Sharing and Protection
  • Virtual Address Translation
  • Physical Memory
  • Memory Usage: User Mode
  • Memory Usage: Kernel
  • Memory Mapped Files
• Windows Internals: Day 5
  • I/O System Basics
  • I/O Request Packets (IRPs)
  • Devices and Drivers
  • IRP Processing
  • More About Drivers
  • Security Fundamentals
  • Security in Detail
  • Securing Objects
  • Other Security Features

*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: Defensive Security Pathway Curriculum

Platform: Safer Internet Project

Cost: This pathway is part of the $35/month SIP Membership

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Community: They have a Discord server

Topics:

• Networking Fundamentals
• Programming Fundamentals
• Bash Fundamentals
• Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
• Microsoft Sentinel
• Splunk
• WordPress Defence
• Honeypots
• Cybersecurity Incident Response Plans
• Writing Professional Security Assessment Reports
• How to Follow the ASD Essential 8 Framework and What it’s Used For
• When to Assign Admin Access
• Securing API’s
• Cybersecurity Best Practices (Data Integrity, PII & IP Risks)
• Data Breaches

Name & Direct Link: Getting Started in Cybersecurity

Platform: Safer Internet Project

Cost: Free

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Community: They have a Discord server

Topics:

• The Importance of Cybersecurity
• Career Pathways in Cybersecurity
• Defensive Cybersecurity
• Basics of Network Security
• Secure Software Development Lifecycle
• Incident Response and Forensics
• Security Awareness and Training
• Offensive Cybersecurity
• Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing
• Vulnerability Assessment and Management
• Exploit Development
• Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks
• Network Security Tools
• Malware Analysis Tools
• Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems
• Security Information and Event Management
• Risk Assessment and Management
• Security Policies and Procedures
• Secure Configuration Management
• Data Privacy and Protection
• Compliance and Regulatory Requirements
• Machine Learning in Cybersecurity
• Cloud Security
• Internet of Things (IoT) Security
• Mobile Security
• Blockchain Security
• Building a Cybersecurity Resume
• Interview Preparation and Skills
• Professional Certifications in Cybersecurity
• Networking in the Cybersecurity Industry
• Continuing Education and Skill Enhancement

Name & Affiliate Link*: Enterprise Security Fundamentals 

Platform: Blue Cape Security

Cost: $299 (It can also be bundled with Practical Windows Forensics with their Hero Bundle for $449)

Hands-On: Has online labs

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion

Community: There is a BlueCapeSecurity Discord Server

Topics:

• Cyber Threat Landscape
• Enterprise Domain Environments
• Logging, Telemetry, Visibility
• Windows Event Logs
• PowerShell Event Logging and Tuning
• Sysmon Event Logging and Detection
• Initial Access Techniques
• Discovery, Execution and File Transfer with LOLBins
• Domain Reconnaissance
• Credential Attacks
• Lateral Movement Techniques
• Windows Endpoint Compromise
• Persistence Mechanisms
• Privilege Escalation Techniques
• Execution and Defense Evasion
• Data Staging and Exfiltration Techniques
• Network Telemetry and Security
• C2 Beacon Analysis
• Malware Analysis

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

Name & Direct Link: CNIT 50: Network Security Monitoring

Platform: Sam Bowne’s Website

Additional Information: This contains the class recordings and slides for the course taught at City College. Anyone can also attend any of the live class sessions on Twitch for free. Non-City College students can also take the quizzes. Visit Sam Bowne’s homepage to see if a live class is being taught: https://samsclass.info/

Topics: Machine Data, Splunk, Getting Data In, Basic Searching, Using Fields, Best Practices, SPL Fundamentals, Transforming Commands, Reports and Dashboards, Pivot and Datasets, Lookups, Scheduled Reports and Alerts

Name & Direct Link: Linux for OSINT

Platform: GitHub

Cost: Free

Hands-On: Yes

Good for Beginners: Yes

Topics: Working with Files and Directories, Bash Script Syntax, Install and Run Utilities, Batch File Processing, Downloading Files and Working with APIs, Curl, Grep, Sed, Awk, Vim Text Editor, Screen and Crone, Text Analyzing and Editing Utilities, Video, Audio, Images, PDF, MS Office Files, JSON, XML, CSV, Scraping, Web Search Automation Tools, File Sharing Sites, Torrents, FTP, Domain Investigation, Git and GitHub, Tools to Make Linux Easier to Use

Name & Direct Link: CryptoHack

Community: They have a Discord Server

Topics: Courses and Challenges Related to Cryptography

Challenges Include: ASCII, RSA, XOR, Symmetric Ciphers, Diffie-Hellman, Elliptic Curves, Hash Functions, JSON Web Tokens

Courses Include: Introduction to Cryptohack, Modular Arithmetic, Symmetric Cryptography, Public-Key Cryptography, Elliptic Curves