Take Your Cybersecurity Skills to the Next Level
Are you completely new to cybersecurity, changing jobs or considering a career in Cybersecurity? If you’re new to SANS, you're probably wondering where to start. SANS training and GIAC certifications can help you reach your goals, but first you need to find the right course or certification for you.
Join the Community
SANS Community membership grants you access to thousands of free content-rich resources, summits, and community CTF events to enhance your skills and level up. These resources are produced by SANS instructors and are updated continuously to include immediately useful knowledge and capabilities to support your cybersecurity goals.
Learn the Fundamentals
Start gaining real-world skills and knowledge from the top experts in cybersecurity. Four proven training options enable you to select a starting point for your cybersecurity learning journey.
SEC275: Foundations - Computers, Technology & Security
This is the best course for those with little to no technical experience. SEC275 provides the cybersecurity foundations needed to understand the concepts of computer systems, technology, and cybersecurity. Take a walkthrough and see what this course has to offer.
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SEC301: Intro to Cybersecurity
This course offers a balanced mix of technical and managerial issues for students who need to understand the salient facets of basic information security and risk management.
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SEC401: Security Essentials: Network, Endpoint, and Cloud
Learn essential information security skills and techniques to protect and secure critical information and technology assets. This course dives deep into active defense, cryptography, networking, architecture, Linux, security policy, Windows, web security, Cloud and much more!
Learn More Challenge Your Knowledge and Find Your Next Course
Want to see where your security skills could take you? Take this short, fun test to challenge your knowledge and see if you know more than you think you know. This isn’t an assessment test, but it can give you a bit of guidance on which SANS course could help you to level up.
Find Your Security Field
Worldwide the cybersecurity skills gap is growing and there’s an increasing demand for cyber security practitioners. Do you think you’ve got what it takes to get into the Cybersecurity industry? Explore common career paths and training that aligns too your area of interest.
Real Stories
Read real-world stories and tips from cybersecurity professionals around the world from various backgrounds and specialisms.
Why Should Cybersecurity Professionals Keep Training?
Not one day is the same in Cybersecurity. That is a given. Every day sees new developments, new patches, new threats. So it's crucial for people in this industry to continuously learn and train themselves. See what our Certified Instructor Bojan Zdrnja had to say when we asked him why cybersecurity professionals should keep training themselves.
Advice from World Leading Experts to Those Just Getting Started
“The best advice I could give to someone who's new in cybersecurity - figure out first what you enjoy doing and then second how you can make a career out of that” - Jason Fossen, SANS Fellow
Find Your Next Level with SANS Academies and Programmes
SANS and our partners have launched a series of scholarship programs to empower underrepresented groups, to foster diversity in our industry and to bring more talent into critical cybersecurity roles.
SANS CyberTalent AcademiesSANS CyberTalent AcademiesLearn more about SANS CyberTalent Immersion Academies for women, veterans and diversity, and apply to be accepted into a future cohort.
VetSuccess Immersion AcademyVetSuccess Immersion AcademyVeterans and active duty spouses are invited to apply for acceptance into a future VetSuccess Academy.
Work Study Programme
The Work Study Program is a popular and competitive method of SANS training which allows a selected applicant the opportunity to attend the SANS training as a facilitator and/or Moderator at a highly discounted tuition rate.
