📜 Free Cybersecurity Certifications & Paths

Structured certifications you can earn or prepare for using free training resources.

🧾 1–10 Entry Level

  1. ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
    https://www.isc2.org/certifications/cc

  2. Cisco Cybersecurity Essentials
    https://www.netacad.com

  3. Google Cybersecurity Certificate
    https://www.coursera.org/professional-certificates/google-cybersecurity

  4. Microsoft Security Fundamentals
    https://learn.microsoft.com

  5. AWS Cloud Security Essentials
    https://aws.amazon.com/training

  6. Fortinet NSE 1–3 Free
    https://training.fortinet.com

  7. IBM Cybersecurity Analyst Path
    https://www.coursera.org/ibm

  8. CompTIA Security+ (Free Study Resources)
    https://www.professormesser.com/security-plus/sy0-701/sy0-701-training-course/

  9. Cybrary Certification Prep
    https://www.cybrary.it

  10. SANS Cyber Aces Certificate Path
    https://www.sans.org/cyber-aces/

🔐 11–20 Intermediate

  1. CEH Free Study Resources
    https://www.eccouncil.org

  2. Offensive Security Learning Path
    https://www.offsec.com

  3. PortSwigger Web Security Academy
    https://portswigger.net/web-security

  4. Hack The Box Academy
    https://academy.hackthebox.com

  5. TryHackMe SOC Level Path
    https://tryhackme.com

  6. Splunk Fundamentals
    https://www.splunk.com/en_us/training.html

  7. IBM Security Analyst Certification Prep
    https://www.ibm.com/training

  8. Google Cloud Security Cert Path
    https://cloud.google.com/certification

  9. Linux Foundation Security
    https://training.linuxfoundation.org

  10. AWS Security Specialty Prep
    https://aws.amazon.com/certification

🧠 21–30 Advanced Prep

  1. OSCP Prep Labs (OffSec)
    https://www.offsec.com/labs

  2. Red Team Ops Labs
    https://www.rangeforce.com

  3. Blue Team Labs Online
    https://blueteamlabs.online

  4. MIT Cybersecurity Course
    https://ocw.mit.edu

  5. Stanford Security Course
    https://online.stanford.edu

  6. SANS White Papers
    https://www.sans.org/white-papers

  7. NIST Framework Study
    https://www.nist.gov/cyberframework

  8. Google CTF Cert Training
    https://capturetheflag.withgoogle.com

  9. Malware Analysis Labs
    https://www.malware-traffic-analysis.net

  10. Security Blue Team Path
    https://securityblue.team