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Cybersecurity Learning Paths
Advance your cybersecurity skills with learning paths thoughtfully engineered to accomplish your unique goals. Our broad spectrum of learning paths leverages real-world, hands-on training labs, and simulations to teach and validate the critical skills needed to excel in your chosen cybersecurity career focus area.
Discover the Right Learning Path for You
SANS Institute delivers the best and most technically comprehensive cybersecurity training available. Explore foundational NICE, DoDD 8140, and ECSF frameworks; New to Cyber training; Leadership tracks; and more.
Focus Areas
Effective cybersecurity operations require a combination of the latest skills across multiple focus areas, from cloud security to forensics and incident response to industrial control systems security.
Offensive Operations, Pen Testing and Red Teaming Training
Training in penetration testing, red teaming, purple teaming, and exploit development, provides the skills needed to simulate real-world attacks, evade defenses, and enhance security through adversary emulation and improving defense strategies.
Learn moreCyber Defense Training
Effective Cyber Defense enables organizations to anticipate, withstand, and recover from cyber-attacks through proactive monitoring, threat detection, and incident response. It combines security operations, automation, and resilient architecture to reduce risk and minimize attack impact.
Learn moreDigital Forensics, Incident Response & Threat Hunting Training
Digital Forensics and Incident Response (DFIR) is essential to understand how intrusions occur, uncover malicious behavior, explain exactly “what happened”, and restore integrity across digital environments.
Learn moreCloud Security Training
Cloud security encompasses technologies, policies, and controls that protect data, applications, and infrastructure in cloud environments. Knowing how to safeguard sensitive information in cloud environments is crucial for preventing cyber threats, ensuring compliance, and maintaining business continuity.
Learn moreICS/OT Security Training
Industrial Control Systems (ICS) and Operational Technology (OT) are increasingly targeted by cyber threats, putting businesses, governments, and national infrastructure at risk. Specialized ICS/OT security training is vital to securing operations across all industries and defending the systems that make, move, and power the world.
Learn moreCybersecurity Leadership Training
Resilient cybersecurity leadership is critical for protecting digital assets, managing cyber risks, and aligning security with business goals. Informed leaders bridge the gap between technical teams and executives, drive security strategies, ensure regulatory compliance, manage effective incident response, and foster a security-first culture.
Learn moreFind Your Learning Path by Skills Frameworks
Find the courses and cybersecurity certifications that align with your current or desired role using our framework mapping.
NICE Framework
Master essential skills and earn required certifications for your cybersecurity role with learning paths tailored to the NICE framework. Discover diverse, in-depth training to keep you on the cutting edge.
US Department of Defense 8140 Mandate
The DoD 8140 Qualification Program provides a comprehensive approach to managing cyber workforce talent. It establishes baseline standards for qualifications that directly support operational needs and workforce readiness.
European Cybersecurity Skills Framework (ECSF)
Hone your skills with premier training courses developed within the ECSF framework, a practical tool to align and assure core competencies across European cybersecurity professionals.
New to Cyber
Step into the cybersecurity field with pragmatic skills and immediately applicable knowledge designed to empower new cyber professionals. Unlock hands-on training and free resources.
