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Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - JNath - Sep 25, 2025
As the title says, can someone suggest me a free course? I will buy the google one for certification afterwards.
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - Bastille - Sep 25, 2025
Cybersecurity is a wide field, do you want to study something specific ? Do you know what job you want to do ?
Otherwise, if you want to start with something more "general", you should take a look at Security+ from CompTIA, take a look here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEptGbnEBc&list=PLG49S3nxzAnl4QDVqK-hOnoqcSKEIDDuv
I don't know Google certs, and if they're appreciated by recruiters
I've passed the cert few months ago, if it can help : https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=6298287
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - Pοιsonlεaf - Sep 25, 2025
Hey hey,
I would suggest beginning with the following.
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst
It has 6 free courses with a CCST cert. at the end.
Goodluck!
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - DramaKing - Sep 25, 2025
(Sep 25, 2025 01:31 AM)JNath Wrote: As the title says, can someone suggest me a free course? I will buy the google one for certification afterwards.
Here you go: https://www.isc2.org/landing/1mcc.
(Sep 25, 2025 02:52 AM)Bastille Wrote: Cybersecurity is a wide field, do you want to study something specific ? Do you know what job you want to do ?
Otherwise, if you want to start with something more "general", you should take a look at Security+ from CompTIA, take a look here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiEptGbnEBc&list=PLG49S3nxzAnl4QDVqK-hOnoqcSKEIDDuv
I don't know Google certs, and if they're appreciated by recruiters
I've passed the cert few months ago, if it can help : https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=6298287
He's talking about the CompTIA cybersecurity course and certification. No employer looks for Coursera certs. It's like Testout. It probably doesn't hurt anything to list it on a resume, and you can use it to show some training, but it will not get you your first job. All my certs can't get me a job doing Tier 1 helpdesk or inventory management.
CPTS is relatively inexpensive. It still gets zero hits on Indeed, but HackTheBox has good rep. It's also a practical exam, which is important.
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - The Pact - Sep 30, 2025
Wow I think I actually found something for you here.
https://www.isc2.org/Certifications/CC
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - DAL-SHA - Oct 1, 2025
Hi there !
was going to ask this question myself ..
thanks for asking the right question and def im reading the comments and learning from them
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - Lefty - Oct 2, 2025
(Sep 25, 2025 03:38 AM)Pοιsonlεaf Wrote: Hey hey,
I would suggest beginning with the following.
Junior Cybersecurity Analyst
It has 6 free courses with a CCST cert. at the end.
Goodluck!
Thanks for that I will check that out also haha
RE: Can someone suggest me a free cybersecurity course as me being a complete beginner. - Pοιsonlεaf - Oct 2, 2025
(Oct 2, 2025 01:41 AM)Lefty Wrote: Thanks for that I will check that out also haha
No problem! Happy to help! :)