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