Free IT/Cyber Security Training for Gov't Employees and Vets

TomkoTechTomkoTech Member Posts: 438
Someone made me aware of this in another section of these forums. However it looks to be pretty useful as another training resource if you are a gov't employee or veteran.

https://fedvte.usalearning.gov/

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  • TomkoTechTomkoTech Member Posts: 438
    Here is a list of the videos available:



    Advanced PCAP Analysis and Signature Development (APA) - 1 Hour





    Advanced Windows Scripting - 6 Hours





    Analysis Pipeline - 6 Hours





    Certified Ethical Hacker v8 (CEHvicon_cool.gif - 24 Hours





    Certified Information Security Manager 2013 Self-Study Course - 11 Hours





    CDM Module 1 : Overview - 2 Hours





    CDM Module 2: Hardware Asset Management - 1 Hour





    CDM Module 3: Software Asset Management - 1.5 Hours





    CDM Module 4: Configuration Settings Management - .5 Hours





    CDM Module 5: Vulnerability Management - .5 Hours





    Cisco CCENT Self-Study Prep - 13 hours
    In Progress




    Cisco CCNA Security Self-Study Prep - 15 Hours





    Cloud Computing Security - 1 Hour





    CompTIA A+ Prep 2013; 220-801 - 12 Hours





    CompTIA A+ 220-802 Certification Prep - 11 Hours





    CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) - 20 Hours





    CompTIA Network+ N10-005 Certification Prep - 17 Hours
    In Progress




    CompTIA Security+ (SY0-401) Prep - 19 Hours





    Cyber Risk Management for Technicians - 11 Hours





    Cyber Risk Management for Managers - 6 Hours





    Cyber Security Investigations - 9 Hours





    Cyber Security Overview for Managers - 6 Hours





    Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) with IDS/IPS - 9 Hours





    DNSSEC Training Workshop - 2 Hours





    DoD IA Boot Camp - 12 Hours





    Emerging Cyber Security Threats - 12 Hours





    Introduction to Investigation of Digital Assets - 4 Hours





    Introduction to Windows Scripting - 4 Hours





    IPv6 Security Essentials Course - 5 Hours





    ISACA Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) Prep - 20 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CAP Certification Prep Self Study 2014 - 11 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CISSP (R) Prep 2015 - 25 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CISSP:ISSAP Certification Prep - 15 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CISSP:ISSEP Certification Prep - 12 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CISSP:ISSMP Prep 2014 - 14 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) CSSLP Certification Prep Self Study - 20 Hours





    (ISC)2 (TM) Systems Security Certified Practitioner - 16 Hours Prep 2015





    LAN Security Using Switch Features - 2 Hours





    Linux Operating System Security - 9 Hours





    Mobile and Device Security (2015) - 22 Hours





    Network Layer 1 & 2 Troubleshooting - 3 Hours





    Network Monitoring with Open Source Tools - 5 Hours





    Penetration Testing - 14 Hours





    Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Security - 1 Hour





    Securing Infrastructure Devices - 1 Hour





    Securing the Network Perimeter - 1 Hour





    Security and DNS - 1 Hour





    SiLK Traffic Analysis - 7 Hours





    Software Assurance Executive Course (SAE) - 10 Hours





    Windows Operating System Security - 16 Hours





    Wireless Network Security - 9 Hours

  • LaPantallaLaPantalla Registered Users Posts: 2 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thank you!
    I just signed up! waiting for the emails to roll in.
  • J.TotJ.Tot Member Posts: 84 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Do gov contractors qualify for this as well?
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  • dhay13dhay13 Member Posts: 580 ■■■■□□□□□□
    if you have a .gov email address you can register
  • scaredoftestsscaredoftests Mod Posts: 2,780 Mod
    or .mil email address
    Never let your fear decide your fate....
  • aderonaderon Member Posts: 404 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Insanely jealous right now lol
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  • PC_Load_LetterPC_Load_Letter Member Posts: 18 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thanks.... You DA MAN!
  • PC_Load_LetterPC_Load_Letter Member Posts: 18 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Also SAFARI online is free with a .mil account as well. TONS of videos and books.
  • cshkurucshkuru Member Posts: 246 ■■■■□□□□□□
    If you are a veteran and don't have a .mil address you can still request access. After they verify your status they will grant access.
  • billDFWbillDFW Member Posts: 45 ■■□□□□□□□□
    Also SAFARI online is free with a .mil account as well. TONS of videos and books.

    Can you please post a link regarding the .mil accounts
  • ChevelChevel Member Posts: 211 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Thank you for posting this, I can start reading up on CISSP in the mean time to get some basic knowledge.
  • ErtazErtaz Member Posts: 934 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Just finished the 20 hour CASP training this morning. This is going to be great for CPEs.
  • CyberscumCyberscum Member Posts: 795 ■■■■■□□□□□
    Another good place for free resources is

    SECURITY ZIP - Home
  • spiderjerichospiderjericho Registered Users, Member Posts: 896 ■■■■■□□□□□
    My Safari Books subscription expired lol. I hadn't accessed it in 90 days.

    But the customer service was remarkable in getting me another account. Safari is a money benny to have as an IT practitioner in the Federal Government.
  • VeritiesVerities Member Posts: 1,162
    In the past I completed the HBSS (talk about 32 hours of boring), Windows OS Security, and Linux OS Security courses. They're OK, but not worth it in terms of learning essential items. From what I understand FedVTE was created to help people satisfy CEUs.

    Safari Books content is much better alternative for learning. Someone posted the DoD/Contractor link last year and I've been using it ever since.

    Things to note:

    The contract with the DoD and Safari Books has been extended to 2020.

    The O'reilly learning paths valued at almost $150+ per course are excellent learning resources.

    PearsonVue Live Lessons are gold

    I think I've used/studied over $1,000 of study material for free.
  • GoDuxGoDux Member Posts: 6 ■□□□□□□□□□
    Thanks for postings. As a local government (Port District) employee they accepted my account. Love the free resources for training
  • goatamagoatama Member Posts: 181
    Awesome thread, thank you!!
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  • SteveLordSteveLord Member Posts: 1,717
    I just realized our security team emailed this out back in December! Doh!
    WGU B.S.IT - 9/1/2015 >>> ???
  • Pmorgan2Pmorgan2 Member Posts: 116 ■■■■□□□□□□
    I would like to add that Skillsoft is available for Department of Defense Servicemembers and civilians at the following sites:

    Air Force https://usafprod.skillport.com (CAC Required)
    Army https://usarmy.skillport.com
    Navy/Marines https://navycswf.skillport.com
    Coast Guard https://cgportal.uscg.mil/delivery/Satellite/uscg

    The training includes Security, but goes into other IT disciplines and self help topics too.

    Not sure if contractors can use these.
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  • ChevelChevel Member Posts: 211 ■■■□□□□□□□
    Pmorgan2 wrote: »
    I would like to add that Skillsoft is available for Department of Defense Servicemembers and civilians at the following sites:

    Air Force https://usafprod.skillport.com (CAC Required)
    Army https://usarmy.skillport.com
    Navy/Marines https://navycswf.skillport.com
    Coast Guard https://cgportal.uscg.mil/delivery/Satellite/uscg

    The training includes Security, but goes into other IT disciplines and self help topics too.

    Not sure if contractors can use these.

    Nope.....icon_sad.gif another strike for contracting.
  • PC_Load_LetterPC_Load_Letter Member Posts: 18 ■□□□□□□□□□
    So to add to the Safari books thing... I am currently at Florida Institute of Technology in the MSCIS program. After wasting money renting my book from a company I checked to see if my college book was in the Safari library. It was and I found out most of my books are. Free college books! Just keeps getting better.
  • dhay13dhay13 Member Posts: 580 ■■■■□□□□□□
    Does anyone note the courses completed on their resume? Maybe with a note saying 'Not certified'? Seems they should hold some weight and be noted but how?
  • EnderWigginEnderWiggin Member Posts: 551 ■■■■□□□□□□
    dhay13 wrote: »
    Does anyone note the courses completed on their resume? Maybe with a note saying 'Not certified'? Seems they should hold some weight and be noted but how?
    If you have no work experience, you could slide them on, to show that you've been studying some things, I suppose.... But even then it seems a bit of a stretch.
  • Pmorgan2Pmorgan2 Member Posts: 116 ■■■■□□□□□□
    dhay13 wrote: »
    Does anyone note the courses completed on their resume? Maybe with a note saying 'Not certified'? Seems they should hold some weight and be noted but how?

    On the plus side, having those keywords in there might get your resume to a real life human. On the minus side, that human might think it was pointless and dismiss your otherwise qualified application. I personally wouldn't give it any consideration either way if I saw it on a resume. I've seen plenty of people clicking "next" through this training without actually watching/reading them.
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