Build in-demand (cyber)tech skills without leaving your house!

Hello new Stay@Home worker, if you are like me, an eternal learner and you want to make the most of your time, here’s a list of temporarily free cybersecurity learning resources to strengthen your skills during the pandemic. Further down, there are additional helpful free online cybersecurity courses. Unfortunately, cyber crimes do not stop during a global pandemic. The world needs more cyber security experts, and it needs them now. There will be up to 3.5 million unfilled positions in cybersecurity by 2021, only 20% of the world's information security professionals are women, minorities (those who do not self-identify as White or Caucasian) are under-represented with less than 26% of the workforce across many large organizations... The importance of a diverse security workforce has already been proven, so if you’re able to use this time to train for a new career, DON'T HESITATE!

Expand your skillset no matter where you are, all you need is to "Be passionate and bold. Always keep learning. You stop doing useful things if you don't learn.' – Satya Nadella. 

Cisco

• Join Cisco for an upcoming conference, cyber defense clinic or threat hunting workshop. For example, register for April 8, 2020 Cisco Threat Hunting Workshop, a hands-on webinar to develop your skills and test your abilities.
• Build your skills here with free online training from Netacad.
• You could start learning Python with this free interactive tutorial https://www.learnpython.org/ and since we are talking about interactive learning, take a look of this little interactive primer on Assembly.  

Check Point

• Check Point has collaborated with Cybrary to provide a free online Check Point Jump Start program as an introduction to the Check Point Network Security Solution. After the free online course, take the online un-proctored exam. The exam is 25 questions and cost $49. And in this time of COVID19, all Check Point Pearson Online Exams are now available at a 35% discount using the promo code: Remote2020. Exams must be taken by April 30, 2020.

Coursera

Free courses to build cloud tech skills, from machine learning to cloud computing by Coursera. Discount will be applied at checkout. Offer is subject to change and valid through 5/31/2020.

• Machine Learning for Business Professionals
• AWS Computer Vision: Getting Started with GluonCV
• Getting Started with AWS Machine Learning
• Building Conversational Experiences with Dialogflow
• Developing AI Applications on Azure
• Industrial IoT on Google Cloud Platform
• Cloud Computing Basics (Cloud 101)
• Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals for AWS Professionals
• Introduction to Cloud Identity

Elasticsearch

Elasticsearch is releasing free and open on-demand courses over the next few weeks. Some of those are regularly priced 200$ up to 1600$, so now you can build your Elastic Stack, observability, and security skills for free.

• Elastic Endpoint Security Fundamentals, fundamental skills for utilizing Elastic Endpoint Security to protect those endpoints.
• Elastic Machine Learning for Cybersecurity, learn how Elastic machine learning can help you quickly and efficiently detect security threats, regardless of data size. 
• Elastic SIEM Fundamentals, leverage Elastic SIEM to drive your security operations and threat hunting.
• Fundamentals of Securing Elasticsearch, elastic Stack security features enable you to lock down your Elasticsearch cluster and secure all in and outbound communication.

eLearnSecurity

• eLearnSecurity is offering their entry-level Penetration Testing Student course for free. It is invite only, so first register (for free) at their website.  

Google

• Google is offering access for 30 days to more than 60 Google Cloud training courses available on-demand.
• Generally here are free resources: free hands-on training, Coursera, Qwiklabs.

Linux Academy

To continually support their mission to learn and grow, Linux Academy encourage you to try these free courses (in April) and resources for developing and advancing your Cloud skills. You will be able to take this courses for free without doing a free 7-day trial. Just create your free Community account here and you will be able to access these free courses and other great resources for developing Linux and Cloud skills.

• Azure DevOps 
• AWS Certified Developer
• Google Cloud AI Services
• DevSecOps Essentials
• AWS Essentials
• Database Administration and SQL Language Basics
• Kubernetes Essentials

Microsoft

Microsoft is offering free, three-part (May 11-12-13) course to improve your understanding of cloud concepts and acquire the knowledge you need to earn the Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification. Attendees will receive free vouchers to take the AZ-900 Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification exam.

• Microsoft Azure Fundamentals certification

Oracle

Oracle is offering free online learning and certifications for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Autonomous Database. Save regular costs of more than $150.

• Oracle Autonomous Database Specialist
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Foundations Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Cloud Operations Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Developer Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Associate
• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Architect Professional

Pluralsight

• Pluralsight announced it is giving new users free, unlimited access to its entire library of more than 7,000 technology courses for all of Aprilcourses for all of April. It is open to anyone who is not a current, active subscriber. New free accounts and reactivated accounts opened through April 30, 2020 will have access to Pluralsight’s library of video courses through April. Stay home, Skill up.

Red Hat

Because of COVID-19 Situation RedHat provides free courses for a duration of 30 days.

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux Technical Overview (RH024)
• Red Hat Agile Integration Technical Overview (DO040)
• Ansible Essentials: Simplicity in Automation Technical Overview (DO007)
• Deploying Containerized Applications Tech Overview (DO080)
• Red Hat Satellite Technical Overview (RH053)
• Red Hat OpenStack Technical Overview (CL010)
• Virtualization and Infrastructure Migration Technical Overview (RH018)

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