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Donald Hester

Free Online Cyber-security Training for Veterans


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There is free online cybersecurity training resources for veterans and Active Military members. Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE), is an online, and on-demand cyber security training website for federal employees. In the fall of 2015, the FedVTE program partnered with Hire Our Heroes to verify and enable US veterans to access FedVTE. The Federal Virtual Training Environment (FedVTE) now has more than 100,000 users!

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Veterans will need to register at https://hireourheroes.org/veterans-training/

Federal employees with a .gov or .mil email address can sign up directly at: https://fedvte.usalearning.gov

Below is a list, of course, available as of August 2016. The list includes the number of hours of training for each course.

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

  • Advanced Windows Scripting - 6 Hours

  • Analysis Pipeline - 6 Hours

  • Certified Ethical Hacker v8 (CEHv8) - 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Foundations of Incident Management - 10.5 Hours

  • Introduction to Threat Hunting Teams

  • 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

  • Root Cause Analysis

  • 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

  • CMaaS Overview

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