Introduction to security, compliance, and identity concepts (SC-900 part 1)
Covers Zero Trust, shared responsibility, authentication vs authorization, and how federation works.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
$ ls ./free-training
Free IT Training
Free courses and learning paths in IT and security. Each one gets checked against the provider's own page before it goes on the list, and any catches (account needed, labs not included, signup limits) are noted. Offers change, so confirm on the provider's site.
21 courses
ICS cybersecurity web-based training (VLP)
Courses on common ICS components, how IT components affect ICS, and ICS threats and vulnerabilities. Available 24/7 on CISA's Virtual Learning Portal.
No tuition costs per CISA. Signup needs a work, government, military, or school email.
FortiAnalyzer 7.6 Analyst
SOC analyst work in FortiAnalyzer. Covers events, indicators and incidents, threat hunting, playbooks, and reports.
Self-paced version is free per Fortinet.
FortiOS 8.0 Administrator
Covers firewall policies and NAT, site-to-site IPsec VPN, SD-WAN, and high availability.
Self-paced lectures are free per Fortinet. Labs may not be included.
Introduction to Generative AI
Covers what gen AI is, how it differs from traditional machine learning, and Google tools for building gen AI apps. About 45 minutes.
The course page doesn't show a price. Free access is through the no-cost Google Skills Starter plan.
Introduction to Generative AI, Art of the Possible
Covers what gen AI gets used for, its risks and benefits, and walks through a content generation example. About an hour.
Free per the Skill Builder course page.
AWS Security Fundamentals
Covers IAM and access control, data encryption methods, and securing network access to AWS resources. About 2 hours.
Free per the Skill Builder course page.
Splunk free courses (Intro to Splunk, Using Fields, SPL2)
Intro to Splunk covers reports and dashboards. There's also a course on using fields in searches and an introduction to SPL2.
Free self-paced courses per Splunk.
Introduction to DevOps and Site Reliability Engineering (LFS162)
Covers Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD, observability, and site reliability engineering.
Free per the Linux Foundation course page.
Introduction to Kubernetes (LFS158)
Covers Kubernetes architecture, spinning up a local cluster with Minikube, and ConfigMaps and Secrets.
Free per the Linux Foundation course page.
Introduction to Linux (LFS101)
Covers command line basics, file operations, Bash shell scripting, and local security principles. Self-paced.
Free per the Linux Foundation course page.
Get Started with Python Programming, Part 1
Beginner Python path. Covers user input and strings, conditional logic, and setting up VS Code with pip.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Manage Microsoft 365 users, groups, and licenses with PowerShell
Intermediate module. Covers connecting to a Microsoft 365 tenant and managing users, groups, roles and licenses with PowerShell. Assumes you already know PowerShell.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Explore Microsoft 365 administration
Goes through the admin center and basic setup for core services like Teams, Exchange and SharePoint, plus Zero Trust basics.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Microsoft Intune fundamentals
Covers device and app management in Intune, Conditional Access policies, and fixing compliance issues.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Introduction to Microsoft security solutions
Covers what Microsoft Sentinel does as a SIEM and SOAR, plus Defender for Cloud and Defender XDR.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Introduction to Microsoft Entra
Covers MFA, self-service password reset, conditional access, and Entra roles and RBAC.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Introduction to Cloud Infrastructure: Describe cloud concepts (AZ-900 part 1)
Covers shared responsibility, cloud deployment models, and the cloud service types and when each one fits.
Free per the Microsoft Learn FAQ.
Networking Basics
Walks through IPv4 and IPv6 addressing, DHCP, ARP, and TCP vs UDP, with Packet Tracer labs. Self-paced. Outline checked against a regional NetAcad site because the main page only loads with JavaScript.
Free per Cisco NetAcad.
AWS Cloud Practitioner Essentials
Goes over how virtual compute gets provisioned, storage tiers and data lifecycle policies, and the six pillars of the Well-Architected Framework. Self-paced, about 12h 45m.
Free. Needs a free Skill Builder account.
Cybersecurity and Cloud Fundamentals (NSE 1)
Covers social engineering, malware, cryptography and PKI, authentication and access control, and how securing cloud and virtual networks differs from on-prem. Self-paced, about 11 hours.
Free. Fortinet says all self-paced courses are free. Needs a free FortiCloud account.