Domestic Preparedness Campus --- Texas A&M and FEMA

I know someone who is an Emergency Management Manager for a state county, and he pointed me to this online learning resource from FEMA and Texas A&M. I'm currently going through Information Security Basics course. So far it looks like pretty good stuff. It feels a lot like the Security+ only deeper. Once you complete the course you get a certificate. I think it will be some great review material and maybe I will learn something in the process

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com

DHS/FEMA Certified Cyber Security Training

Courses are offered at no cost

Earn a DHS/FEMA Certificate of Completion

Earn Continuing Education Units (CEU) upon course completion

10 Courses in 3 Discipline-Specific Tracks

Non-Technical for End-users

Technical for IT Professionals

Business Managers and Professionals

Courses are designed to enhance the confidentiality, availability, & integrity of IT systems powering our global economy

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veritas_libertas

Actually, this class is feeling CCENT / Security+ material. Not bad at all.

Devilsbane

Is this free? I don't see prices listed anywhere.

veritas_libertas

Devilsbane wrote: »

Is this free? I don't see prices listed anywhere.

Yup, completely free! Well you did pay for it with your tax dollars

Devilsbane

veritas_libertas wrote: »

Yup, completely free! Well you did pay for it with your tax dollars

Guess I should have read your post. Who pays taxes anyway? jk IRS... don't audit me.

veritas_libertas

Guess I know more than I thought I did.

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tpatt100

Thanks for posting, will sign up

hiddenknight821

veritas_libertas wrote: »

Guess I know more than I thought I did.

Congrats. Plans to add it to your sig?

veritas_libertas

hiddenknight821 wrote: »

Congrats. Plans to add it to your sig?

No, but I'm trying to figure out how to make it look impressive on LinkedIn

NetworkingStudent

veritas_libertas wrote: »

I know someone who is an Emergency Management Manager for a state county, and he pointed me to this online learning resource from FEMA and Texas A&M. I'm currently going through Information Security Basics course. So far it looks like pretty good stuff. It feels a lot like the Security+ only deeper. Once you complete the course you get a certificate. I think it will be some great review material and maybe I will learn something in the process

http://www.teexwmdcampus.com

Could this certificate be a talking point at an interview?

Could you mention that you would like to give the employer a link for the end user security training, to help them train their workers? Could you mention this certificate in an interview? I saw there was an end user security course. I’m always trying to think of a way of giving myself an edge. I’m afraid to put this on my resume, because it might throw potential employers for a loop. I used to put my HDI cert on my resume, but then I got tired of giving a 2-5 minute speech of what HDI is , and what they did as an organization. Furthermore, I had to explain my cert and that since it wasn’t proctored, I wasn’t sure of the validity of the certification.

NetworkingStudent

veritas_libertas wrote: »

Guess I know more than I thought I did.

I just wanted to say that certificate looks sweet. I think it's the homeland security logo on the certificate, but it looks alot cooler than the comptia certficates. Thanks for sharing rep given.