Another one for the bookmarks Gerry! This is the video I wish I had when I first started looking into cybersecurity. As someone who works full time and goes to college, I have to be selective with my "extra" time and $$. Getting guidance from a seasoned professional on great sources for building new skills is priceless, thank you.
I was thinking about making a video about this exact topic! There are so much good and free resources to learn today Thank you for this video Gerald, very concise and informative 😊
Thanks David. If you make one ping me on LinkedIn with it so I can check it out and share it with the SimplyCyber community. There are SOOOO many, I just wanted to highlight some of my favorites and that I think are excellent.
Absolute gems. Another one people can level up with that's free is cyber defenders. It's geared towards blue team (specifically DFIR) with a bunch of ctf like challenges. Another awesome video Gerald, greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!
Thank you for the help. I am about half way through your Cyber 101 course and am really enjoying it. I'm trying to ramp up and see what direction in the Security field I will migrate towards
Great video, Gerald. I love Heath's courses and information that he shares. Also, thanks for pointing out the Azure resources. I feel way too many people don't know about that. But learned something new from you today as well. Thank you!!!!!!
Depends. Some boot camps are trash, some good. Ask around about ppl that have gone through the camp ur looking at and see. These training are great and cost less
Hi Gerald, question for ya, I've looked at the PhD from Dakota state for the cyber ops path, I read the syllabus and course description for for each course and the required reading material and I don't see anything that I can't learn from elearnsecurity, offsec, and corelan. So, my question is what would you say the PhD has that the much cheaper certs can't provide?
Hey Scott. Fun question. i read this last night and slept on it. There are a couple key differences. The level of depth you go into in the courses at the PhD level is a bit deeper and (at least at DSU) very current. For example, ROP was a somewhat newer concept for software exploitation, and JOP was just being discussed. These concepts were studied in the curriculum. You may not get that with the training providers until these concepts become a bit more mainstream. Also, some faculty are security researchers at DSU so you are learning and collaborating with the folks developing and finding new vulns / attacks. Having said that, the content, curriculum, and educators at the orgs you listed above could certainly do that as well, so its not exclusively a difference. Another MAJOR difference is the dissertation. This is a core requirement of any phd program and is an intensive research effort where you ultimately contribute new knowledge to the space/industry. My dissertation took 18 months, and was intensive. The outcome I'm proud of, but the key takeaway for students is learning the 'research' skill. It goes far beyond just googling a topic and reading about it. Its grounded in understanding objective data, how to find data, how to forumulate a research question specific to answer a well-defined problem, and how to scientifically justify findings. Its pretty great and I still use that skill today. Again you might be able to find an organization that teaches 'how to do research', and bypass a phd. The PhD didn't result in me getting more money at my job, or some access to something i couldnt get without one, but I always had a life goal of earning a phd, and I LOVE cybersecurity so it made sense for me to pursue it. I'm very happy I did. I hope this helps shed some light on why a PhD, and answers why going the training org approach is a good idea if it aligns with your goals. I also think (as a side topic) that Higher education in general is messed up and a massive reckoning is coming.
Nice and very informative topic. I am more interested in Blue Team and looking for Cyber Security entry leve roles . Is there good free learning platforms for me to learn from? Thanks in advance
@@SimplyCyber looks like he does live trainings that you must register and attend at the scheduled times and it says prices is $25-545 but to use on-demand training it's $200 minimum.
Yes that’s right. Not all the trainings are pay what you can, but 3 of his are. The $25 and up live ones can actually be $0 if you look closer. There is that option. The non-live ones they bake in the cost of the hosting platform and staff to manage it.
Links to All the Resources in the Show Description Above. Bookmark'em. Good times!
Another one for the bookmarks Gerry! This is the video I wish I had when I first started looking into cybersecurity. As someone who works full time and goes to college, I have to be selective with my "extra" time and $$. Getting guidance from a seasoned professional on great sources for building new skills is priceless, thank you.
I was thinking about making a video about this exact topic!
There are so much good and free resources to learn today
Thank you for this video Gerald, very concise and informative 😊
Thanks David. If you make one ping me on LinkedIn with it so I can check it out and share it with the SimplyCyber community. There are SOOOO many, I just wanted to highlight some of my favorites and that I think are excellent.
@@SimplyCyber Thank you so much, I'll definitely do that 😊
Thank you for this Gerald. 🤗 Please don’t skip on the ads guys. 😊
My pleasure. Appreciate it.
Great video as always 🙂. Thank you for the shout out!
Absolute gems. Another one people can level up with that's free is cyber defenders. It's geared towards blue team (specifically DFIR) with a bunch of ctf like challenges. Another awesome video Gerald, greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!
Thanks Gerald. Your videos are always appreciated!
Thank you for the help. I am about half way through your Cyber 101 course and am really enjoying it. I'm trying to ramp up and see what direction in the Security field I will migrate towards
I also paid twice once for the Udemy PEH and again for the Lifetime Pass which I pay monthly for!
Thanks a million. Great resources and thanks for sharing your rolodex.
Much needed!! Thanks alot!! The channel is a great help to the beginners like me.. A big thanku Gerald!
Happy to help!
This is great ❤️ channel like yours will surely reach more audience so soon keep rocking
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you very much!
This is so good! Wish you great success!
Thank you so much!!
Great information sir thank u useful for everybody mainly in India can't able to afford much dollars😅
This is great data, thank you, Gerald! I plan to check out these free training.
Thank you!
Great video, Gerald. I love Heath's courses and information that he shares. Also, thanks for pointing out the Azure resources. I feel way too many people don't know about that.
But learned something new from you today as well. Thank you!!!!!!
Thank you for making this video. Super helpful! See you at DefCon
Awsome content! Really appreciate what you do.
My pleasure!
Thank you so much for this video, very helpful.
You are so welcome!
Amazing thanks so much
You are my man!
Thanks for sharing these wonderful contents....
Glad you like them!
This is awesome.....💥💥
Update 2024: the INE training is not free anymore it costs 59$ a month to access courses.
Hi Gerald, thoughts on a bootcamp or would you suggestion be to go through some online curriculum like you've mentioned in your video?
Depends. Some boot camps are trash, some good. Ask around about ppl that have gone through the camp ur looking at and see. These training are great and cost less
Thanks 😀
You're welcome 😊
This is 🏅
This is so awesome
Thanks for the support Josh. It was a fun episode to make; top 5 (cough 9)
You dropped gems
Thanks Shivam. I hope you can take advantage of some of these trainings.
I clicked on John Strand SOC skills link you have shared, but the link is dead right now. Is there a new link for his SOC course?
Google Antisyphon training and it will be there
@SimplyCyber thank you for the quick reply, Gerald. You are awesome!!
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Hi Gerald, question for ya, I've looked at the PhD from Dakota state for the cyber ops path, I read the syllabus and course description for for each course and the required reading material and I don't see anything that I can't learn from elearnsecurity, offsec, and corelan. So, my question is what would you say the PhD has that the much cheaper certs can't provide?
Hey Scott. Fun question. i read this last night and slept on it. There are a couple key differences. The level of depth you go into in the courses at the PhD level is a bit deeper and (at least at DSU) very current. For example, ROP was a somewhat newer concept for software exploitation, and JOP was just being discussed. These concepts were studied in the curriculum. You may not get that with the training providers until these concepts become a bit more mainstream.
Also, some faculty are security researchers at DSU so you are learning and collaborating with the folks developing and finding new vulns / attacks.
Having said that, the content, curriculum, and educators at the orgs you listed above could certainly do that as well, so its not exclusively a difference.
Another MAJOR difference is the dissertation. This is a core requirement of any phd program and is an intensive research effort where you ultimately contribute new knowledge to the space/industry. My dissertation took 18 months, and was intensive.
The outcome I'm proud of, but the key takeaway for students is learning the 'research' skill. It goes far beyond just googling a topic and reading about it. Its grounded in understanding objective data, how to find data, how to forumulate a research question specific to answer a well-defined problem, and how to scientifically justify findings. Its pretty great and I still use that skill today.
Again you might be able to find an organization that teaches 'how to do research', and bypass a phd.
The PhD didn't result in me getting more money at my job, or some access to something i couldnt get without one, but I always had a life goal of earning a phd, and I LOVE cybersecurity so it made sense for me to pursue it. I'm very happy I did.
I hope this helps shed some light on why a PhD, and answers why going the training org approach is a good idea if it aligns with your goals.
I also think (as a side topic) that Higher education in general is messed up and a massive reckoning is coming.
@@SimplyCyber
Thanks for getting back to me.
Nice and very informative topic. I am more interested in Blue Team and looking for Cyber Security entry leve roles . Is there good free learning platforms for me to learn from? Thanks in advance
Yes. Check out hte Rangeforce one i featured in this video
Awesome
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I checked the INE link, requires paid subscription
For the PTS course?? I confirmed 30 minutes before I recorded this video. Can you confirm it’s the PTS course they are charging for?
Ok. I just confirmed its free. GEt the "Starter Pass" which is free and gets you access to PTS.
John's courses are now $200 minimum.
If ur talking about John strand there are several pay what you can including $0. I know for a fact. Look at antisyphon
@@SimplyCyber looks like he does live trainings that you must register and attend at the scheduled times and it says prices is $25-545 but to use on-demand training it's $200 minimum.
Yes that’s right. Not all the trainings are pay what you can, but 3 of his are. The $25 and up live ones can actually be $0 if you look closer. There is that option. The non-live ones they bake in the cost of the hosting platform and staff to manage it.