Category: Hybrid Theory

Name & Direct Link: LetsDefend

Platform: LetsDefend

Cost: Free – $40/month

Good For Beginners: Yes

Hands-On Component: Yes

Community: They have a Discord server

Proof of Completion: Each learning path has a proof of completion

Student Discount: They have Special Pricing for Students (50% off)

Learning Paths:

• Malware Analysis
• Incident Responder
• SOC Analyst
• Detection Engineering
• Cybersecurity for Students

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In addition to learning paths, they offer several courses. Some of them are free.

Name & Direct Link: TryHackMe

For Beginners: Yes – Has Easy, Medium and Hard Challenges as well as learning paths for beginners.

Cost: Free – $126/year

Student Discount: They offer a 20% discount for students.

DFIR & Blue Team Challenges Include: Investigating Windows, Windows Forensics, Linux Forensics, Redline, Disk Analysis & Autopsy, Reverse Engineering, Volatility, OSINT, Malware Analysis, Splunk, Linux, Ghidra, & Radare2, Suricata, Graylog, OpenEDR, Linux Fundamentals, Windows Fundamentals, MITRE, YARA, MISP, Threat Intelligence, Memory Forensics, TShark, Linux Server Forensics,

OSINT Challenges Include: Sakura Room, Grep, KaffeeSec – SoMESINT, Google Dorking, Searchlight – IMINT, Shodan.io, webOSINT, Geolocating Images

Premium Includes: The following Learning Paths:

• Pre-Security (Learn the Basics)
• Introduction to Cybersecurity
• Cyber Defense (Detection, Identification, Response, Intelligence Gathering)
• SOC Level 1 (Detection & Analysis, SIEM Tools, Endpoint Monitoring, Analyzing Forensic Artifacts)
• SOC Level 3 (Log Analysis, ELK, Splunk, Threat Hunting, Detection Engineering, Malware Analysis, Incident Response)

Community: There is a TryHackMe Discord Server

Proof of Completion: Certificate of Completion for Completing Learning Paths.