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There are all kinds of free training resources available for information security professionals. They typically come in two flavors — those designed to help prepare you for a security certification or to fill in security knowledge gaps. While some courses require you to sign up, others start with just one click, so you can browse and decide quickly if they’re right for you.
Longtime IT and cybersecurity trainers, Ralph P. Sita, Jr. and Ryan J. Corey, launched Cybrary in January 2015. The Cybrary course catalog is impressive — it contains more than 100 courses spread across systems administration, network administration, cloud computing and cybersecurity. The bulk of the courses are geared toward some IT certification, such as the Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH), (ISC)2 CISSP and Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA); while other courses focus on skills, like using the Metasploit Framework, Python for security professionals, plus malware analysis and reverse engineering.
All courses are delivered online, and include lectures, interactive lab demonstrations and study…
