Specialized media cover cybersecurity every day, but if you decide to deepen your knowledge, the classic question is "where do I start?" The material is abundant on the Web, however, the best places are those that offer superior organization, and that is where portals like Cybrary come in. There we find free courses focused on penetration testing, Metasploit, ethical hacking, and much more.
Scientia potentia est Knowledge is power... but it takes time to assimilate. The world of computing is not immune to this, and a moment comes when you cannot escape the "flight hours": if you want to know more about a computer and the software it runs, you need to sit in front of one. Now, that rule doesn't take away value from online courses and theoretical teaching. Quite the contrary: although the so-called "visual instruction" is going through one of its best moments thanks to services like YouTube, that material must be complemented in some way, including conventions, talks, and the aforementioned courses. This is how we arrive at Cybrary.
Basically, what we find there are dozens of courses covering various aspects of cybersecurity, but they are not limited to that. For example, anyone looking for essentials such as installation and/or configuration of computers, troubleshooting problems on a local network, and configuration of mobile operating systems has at their disposal a course that exceeds 40 hours. The most relevant cybersecurity topics are penetration testing, ethical hacking, "post-exploit" hacking, a class dedicated to the well-known tool Metasploit, and malware analysis, among other things. The best part? Most of them are free.
Beyond its free nature, Cybrary's courses carry the same problem that other similar portals have, and that is the lack of diversity in language. In other words, you need a good command of English to access and interpret this content. Fortunately, the registration process is not complicated, and deleting the account takes just three or four clicks. Still, I am convinced that Cybrary deserves a chance, as well as our time.
