Free Cybersecurity Training Resources

Continuously Updated. Current as of June 26, 2020.

Whether it’s the post-pandemic landscape requiring you go digital for CPE/CEU or you just want to learn more about cybersecurity, I’ve got you covered. Here are the courses I’ve gathered along with whether CPE certificates are available (and if so, the cost) and whether Open Badges are integrated.

Here’s a current listing of all free cybersecurity training over the web I’ve identified and whether they offer certificates for completion. If you have any you’d like to add, let me know! I’ll give you a shout-out.

General IT – Cybersecurity

Cybrary

CPE Certificates: Yes (Free, but costs with scale)

Open Badge Integrations: No

Hopper’s Roppers Introduction to Security

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: Yes

Cybersecurity Fundamentals (edX)

CPE Certificates: Yes ($150 USD)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Cyber Security Basics: A Hands-On Approach (edX)

CPE Certificates: Yes ($50 USD)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Introduction to Cybersecurity by OpenLearn

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Introduction to Cybersecurity by Cisco Networking Academy

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

SANS Cyber Aces Online Tutorials

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Cybersecurity courses from Class Central

CPE Certificates: Yes (Not Free)
Open Badge Integration: No

Cybersecurity Training from Trailhead

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

30 Things to Get you Started in Infosec by Black Hills Information Security

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Courses on Open Security Training

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Courses at EH Academy

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Short Course: Phishing Countermeasures

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Short Course: Cyber Warfare and Terrorism

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: No

Free Short Course: Enterprise Cyber Security Fundamentals

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: No

Tenable University

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

IBM Security Learning Academy

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Palo Alto Learning Center

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Geek University

CPE Certificates: Yes (FREE)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Cybering.cc

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No

Security+ (Professor Messer) via YouTube

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Network & Security Courses at Alison

CPE Certificates: Yes (NOT Free)
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

Web Security Academy

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

ICS-CERT Learning Portal

CPE Certificates: Unknown
Open Badge Integration: Unknown

CISSP Training by Academy of Cyber Training

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No

EC-Council Code Red (30 Days of Free Access)

CPE Certificates: No
Open Badge Integration: No 

Fortinet (is offering free training for the rest of 2020)

CPE Certificates: Yes
Open Badge Integration: No