Courses

Foundational IT literacy certification covering computing concepts, infrastructure, applications and software, software development concepts, data and databases, and security fundamentals -- CompTIA's entry point for newcomers to IT, replacing the retired ITF+.

The first of CompTIA's two-exam entry certification (220-1201): mobile devices, networking, hardware, virtualization and cloud computing, and hardware/network troubleshooting -- the hands-on foundation every IT support role builds on.

The second of CompTIA's two-exam entry certification (220-1202): operating systems, security, software troubleshooting, and operational procedures -- pairs with Core 1 to complete the A+ credential.

Foundational networking certification covering network concepts, implementation, operations, security, and troubleshooting -- the standard entry point into infrastructure and network administration roles.

Foundational cybersecurity certification covering security concepts, threats, architecture, operations, and program management -- the most widely recognized entry-level security credential.

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Specialist-level cybersecurity analyst certification covering security operations, vulnerability management, incident response, and reporting -- for practitioners moving from general security work into SOC analyst and threat-hunting roles.

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Specialist-level penetration testing certification covering engagement management, reconnaissance, vulnerability discovery, exploitation, and post-exploitation -- for practitioners moving into offensive security and red team roles.

Expert-tier certification (formerly CASP+) covering enterprise security governance, architecture, and engineering for experienced practitioners. Capstone of the Cybersecurity track, after CySA+/PenTest+.

Fundamentals-level certification covering core Microsoft 365 services, data protection and governance for Microsoft 365 and Copilot, and basic administrative tasks for Copilot and agents -- the required entry point into Microsoft's 365 administration track.

Associate-level certification covering deploying, managing, protecting, and monitoring Microsoft 365 endpoints using Intune -- for IT professionals managing devices at scale across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android.

Associate-level certification covering planning, implementing, managing, and troubleshooting Teams environments, security and compliance settings, governance, external collaboration, meetings, and Teams Phone -- for IT professionals administering Microsoft Teams at scale.

Associate-level certification covering planning, designing, configuring, and troubleshooting Teams Phone, Teams meetings/webinars/town halls, Teams Rooms, and certified devices -- for engineers who own the voice, meeting, and device layer of Microsoft Teams collaboration.

Certification covering Microsoft Purview information protection, data loss prevention, retention, and insider risk management -- including the newest AI-data-security controls (DSPM for AI).

Certification covering Microsoft Entra ID identity, access, authentication, and governance -- the identity specialization alongside the Microsoft 365 admin line.

Associate-level certification covering security operations across Microsoft Defender XDR, Microsoft Sentinel, and Microsoft Purview -- managing the SOC environment, responding to incidents, and threat hunting with KQL -- for security operations analysts monitoring and responding to threats. Seventh step of the Microsoft 365 track.

Certification covering on-premises and cloud server hardware, administration, virtualization, and the security/disaster-recovery practices that keep server infrastructure running. First rung of the IT Infrastructure track.

Certification covering Linux system administration, security, scripting, and troubleshooting across the distributions and environments most infrastructure teams actually run. Second rung of the IT Infrastructure track.

Certification covering cloud architecture, deployment, security, operations, and DevOps practices across the major cloud service models. Capstone of the IT Infrastructure track.

Certification covering data concepts, mining and acquisition, analysis and visualization, and data governance -- the foundational data-literacy credential for analysts and data-adjacent IT staff. First rung of the Data & Analytics track.

Certification covering database administration, high availability, SQL/BI, database platforms, and cloud data management. Second rung of the Data & Analytics track.

Expert-tier certification (formerly DataX) covering applied AI/ML for data professionals -- statistics, modeling, machine learning, and the operational and specialized-application skills of a working data scientist. Capstone of the Data & Analytics track.

CISSP concentration covering security architecture -- designing enterprise security solutions across governance, infrastructure, and identity/access layers. Requires an active CISSP.

CISSP concentration covering security engineering -- integrating security into systems engineering processes across the full system lifecycle. Requires an active CISSP.

CISSP concentration covering security leadership and management -- building and running enterprise security programs, teams, and incident response capability. Requires an active CISSP.

Entry-level certification covering core cloud concepts and Azure's architecture, services, and management/governance tooling. First rung of the Azure track.

Associate-level certification covering implementing, managing, and monitoring an Azure environment -- identities and governance, storage, compute resources, virtual networking, and monitoring/backup -- for IT professionals administering Azure at scale.

Certification covering designing, implementing, and managing Azure networking -- connectivity, application delivery, private access, and network security. Capstone of the Azure track, after AZ-104.

Associate-level certification covering end-to-end security controls across cloud and AI workloads -- identity and access, storage/database/network security, compute and AI security, and security posture management -- for security engineers protecting hybrid and multicloud environments. Fourth and most advanced step of the Azure track, after AZ-900, AZ-104, and AZ-700; replaces the retiring AZ-500 with expanded AI-security scope.

Certification covering IT audit process, governance, systems acquisition/development, operations, and asset protection -- ISACA's flagship audit credential.

Certification covering enterprise IT risk identification, assessment, response, and monitoring, plus the technology and security controls that mitigate that risk.

Certification covering privacy by design -- governance, risk and compliance, data life cycle management, and the technical privacy-engineering controls that operationalize it across systems.

Certification covering enterprise IT governance -- aligning IT investment, resources, and risk with enterprise value and strategy, for board- and executive-level practitioners.

Certification covering hands-on cybersecurity operations -- technology essentials, adversarial tactics, incident detection/response, and asset security, including ISACA's own performance-based lab items alongside multiple-choice.

Entry-level certification covering core data concepts, relational and non-relational data services, and analytics workloads on Azure -- for those beginning to work with data in the cloud. First step of the new Microsoft Data & BI track, followed by PL-300.

Associate-level certification covering the full Power BI analyst workflow -- preparing, modeling, visualizing, and securing data with Power Query, DAX, and workspace governance -- for analysts turning raw data into actionable reports. Second and final step of the Microsoft Data & BI track, after DP-900.

Foundational European privacy law certification covering the historical origins and institutions of European data protection, core GDPR concepts and data subject rights, lawful processing bases and international data transfer mechanisms, territorial scope and accountability obligations, and compliance issues spanning employment, surveillance, direct marketing and internet technology -- for professionals who work with or advise on EU data protection compliance.

Foundational U.S. private-sector privacy certification covering the U.S. legal and regulatory environment, federal sector-specific privacy laws spanning the FTC, healthcare, financial services, education, and telecom/marketing, government and court access to private-sector data, workplace privacy, and the fast-expanding body of state privacy and data breach notification laws -- for professionals who work with or advise on U.S. privacy compliance.

Technical certification covering the privacy technologist's organizational role, privacy-safe data collection and handling, privacy risk management, privacy by design, and privacy engineering and governance -- for IT and engineering professionals who build privacy into products and systems throughout the development lifecycle.

Operational privacy management certification covering how to build a privacy program framework and governance model, assess data through vendor, physical, technical and M&A risk reviews, protect personal data with security controls and privacy by design, sustain program performance through metrics and audits, and respond to data subject requests and privacy incidents -- for professionals who build and run an organization's privacy program day to day.

Entry-level network security certification covering network defense management, perimeter protection, endpoint security across Windows, Linux, mobile, and IoT, application and data protection, virtual/cloud/wireless network protection, and incident detection, response, and prediction -- EC-Council's foundational network defense credential, with no eligibility application required.

EC-Council's Certified Ethical Hacker: the industry-standard offensive-security credential covering the full ethical hacking lifecycle -- reconnaissance and footprinting, system hacking and malware threats, network/perimeter attacks (sniffing, social engineering, DoS, session hijacking, IDS/firewall evasion), web application and SQL injection attacks, wireless hacking, mobile/IoT/OT hacking, cloud hacking, and cryptography -- built against EC-Council's official CEH Exam Blueprint v5.0. Preps the 312-50 knowledge exam only; EC-Council's separate hands-on CEH Practical exam (real-world lab challenges, scored independently) is not covered here.

Advanced-level certification covering digital forensics investigation methodology -- forensic science and cybercrime fundamentals, regulations/policies/ethics governing evidence handling, digital evidence characteristics and analysis, investigation procedures and methodology, digital forensics techniques (anti-forensics, file/network/malware analysis), and forensic tools -- for security professionals conducting cyber crime investigations. The capstone credential in EC-Council's Forensics track, following CND and CEH.

Advanced incident-handling and response certification covering the end-to-end incident response process, first response and crime-scene evidence handling, and the detection, containment, eradication, and recovery playbooks for malware, email, network, web application, cloud, insider-threat, and endpoint (mobile/IoT/OT) security incidents -- for security professionals who lead an organization's incident response function. Capstone course of EC-Council's Incident Handling & Response track, after CND and CEH.

Expert-level penetration testing certification covering the full CPENT blueprint (exam 412-80) -- engagement scoping and methodology, information gathering and social engineering, external and internal network penetration testing (including Windows/Linux exploitation and firewall/IDS/router/switch assessment), web application penetration testing, wireless and IoT penetration testing, industrial control systems (SCADA/Modbus) and cloud penetration testing, and binary analysis and exploitation -- for practitioners aiming to move from vulnerability scanning to full-scope, professional-grade penetration testing. This course builds the knowledge and methodology foundation the exam assumes; the real CPENT exam itself is a fully hands-on, 24-hour practical exam scored on live network compromise, so passing it also requires dedicated hands-on lab practice (a home/cloud pentest lab, EC-Council's iLabs range, or equivalent) well beyond what any knowledge-based course can provide.

Executive-level credential for experienced security leaders operating as, or moving into, the CISO role -- covering governance/risk/compliance/audit, executive leadership and organizational communication, security program management and operations, core technical competencies from access control through incident response and forensics, and strategic planning, finance, procurement, and third-party management. Unlike every other course in this catalog, EC-Council requires verified work experience before you can sit the 712-50 exam: five years across all 5 CCISO domains for the self-study path, or five years across at least 3 of 5 domains if paired with official EC-Council training. This course prepares qualified, experienced practitioners for that exam -- it does not substitute for the experience requirement and is not an entry point for beginners.

Foundational AWS certification validating overall knowledge of the AWS Cloud independent of any specific job role -- cloud concepts and the Well-Architected Framework, security and the shared responsibility model, core compute/database/network/storage/AI-ML services, and AWS billing, pricing, and support. No prerequisites.

AWS's flagship associate-level credential: design solutions on AWS that are secure, resilient, high-performing, and cost-optimized, evaluated against the AWS Well-Architected Framework. Covers secure access and multi-account identity design, data protection and encryption, scalable/loosely-coupled and highly-available architectures, disaster recovery strategy, compute/storage/database/network performance tuning, data ingestion and transformation, and cost optimization across every layer of an AWS workload -- built against AWS's official SAA-C03 Exam Guide (4 content domains, 14 task statements).

Specialty-level certification covering how to secure AWS cloud workloads at scale: detection (monitoring, alerting, and logging), incident response, infrastructure security for network edge and compute, identity and access management, data protection (in transit, at rest, and for secrets/keys), and security foundations and governance across multi-account AWS organizations. For security professionals with 3-5 years of experience securing cloud solutions.

The most advanced architecture certification in the AWS catalog, covering the full SAP-C02 blueprint: designing for organizational complexity across multi-account, multi-region environments (network connectivity, security controls, resilience, and cost visibility at scale); designing new solutions for deployment strategy, business continuity, security, reliability, performance, and cost; continuously improving existing solutions across operational excellence, security, performance, reliability, and cost; and accelerating workload migration and modernization (the 7 Rs, migration tooling, re-architecture, and modernization onto serverless, containers, and purpose-built databases). SAP-C02 assumes Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03)-level fluency as a practical prerequisite -- AWS sets no hard enrollment gate, but the exam is written for architects who already design and operate AWS workloads day to day. This course builds the knowledge and judgment the blueprint expects; real proficiency at this level also comes from hands-on design work across real multi-account AWS environments.

Professional-level AWS certification covering the full DOP-C02 blueprint -- CI/CD pipeline implementation and automated testing, artifact management and multi-platform deployment strategies, infrastructure as code and multi-account governance automation, high availability and scalable architecture design, automated disaster recovery to meet RTO/RPO targets, log and metric collection and analysis, automated monitoring and event-driven remediation, incident troubleshooting, and identity/security automation at scale -- for practitioners who already operate at an AWS Solutions Architect Associate (SAA-C03) level and are moving into full-lifecycle DevOps ownership: provisioning, operating, and managing distributed systems and services on AWS with 2+ years of hands-on AWS experience assumed.

Cisco's foundational networking certification (exam 200-301) covering network fundamentals (components, topologies, cabling, TCP/UDP, IPv4/IPv6 addressing and subnetting, wireless principles, virtualization, and switching concepts), network access (VLANs, trunking, EtherChannel, spanning tree, and wireless architecture), IP connectivity (routing tables, static routing, single-area OSPFv2, and first hop redundancy), IP services (NAT, NTP, DHCP/DNS, SNMP, syslog, QoS, and SSH), security fundamentals (access control, ACLs, VPNs, Layer 2 security, AAA, and wireless security), and automation and programmability (controller-based networking, REST APIs, and configuration management). A standalone certification with no prerequisite exam.

Concentration-level Cisco certification covering the full 300-410 ENARSI blueprint -- troubleshooting administrative distance, route maps, loop prevention, and redistribution across routing protocols; deep EIGRP, OSPF, and BGP troubleshooting (neighbor relationships, authentication, DUAL path selection, area types, route reflectors, and routing policy); MPLS operations and Layer 3 VPNs; single-hub DMVPN; IOS AAA, ACL, uRPF, and control-plane policing security hardening; IPv6 First Hop Security; and infrastructure services troubleshooting spanning device management, SNMP, logging, DHCP, IP SLA, NetFlow, and Cisco DNA Center assurance -- for network engineers advancing past CCNA-level fundamentals into enterprise-scale routing and infrastructure troubleshooting. Important: ENARSI is a concentration exam, not a standalone certification -- passing 300-410 alone earns only the Cisco Certified Specialist - Enterprise Advanced Infrastructure Implementation credential. Full CCNP Enterprise certification requires passing BOTH the 350-401 ENCOR core exam (sold separately, not covered by this course) AND one concentration exam, of which ENARSI is one of six options; this course covers ENARSI only.

Covers the full 300-710 SNCF blueprint for Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense: deployment modes and high availability (routed and transparent firewall modes, NGIPS passive and inline modes, port-channel and failover HA, ECMP routing, static route tracking, and clustering, plus on-premises and cloud-based virtual appliance management); configuration in Secure Firewall Management Center (system settings, access control and identity policy, network discovery and the Encrypted Visibility Engine, object and intrusion rule management, device and network settings, zero trust and VPN secure access, and Snort inspection); management and troubleshooting (Management Center and CLI diagnostics, dashboards and reporting, packet capture and Packet Tracer, risk and event reporting, and Cisco Security Cloud Control); and integration (Malware Defense, Secure Endpoint, Threat Intelligence Director, Cisco XDR, pxGrid, Rapid Threat Containment, and Splunk-based analytics). SNCF (300-710) is a CCNP Security concentration exam, not a standalone certification -- passing it alone earns only the Cisco Certified Specialist - Securing Networks with Cisco Firewalls credential. Full CCNP Security certification additionally requires passing the 350-701 SCOR core exam, sold and studied separately and not covered by this course, plus one concentration exam of which SNCF is one of several options (alongside SISE, SSCA, SDSI, and SACA). This course builds the firewall-and-threat-defense half of that requirement; SCOR remains a separate, required course for the full certification.

PMI's entry-level project management certification (2023 Exam Content Outline), covering project management fundamentals and core concepts (project vs. program vs. portfolio, project vs. operations, predictive vs. adaptive approaches, PMI's Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, project planning purpose, and project roles and responsibilities), predictive plan-based methodologies (organizational fit, the schedule management plan, critical path method, work breakdown structure, and project controls), agile frameworks and methodologies (when an adaptive approach fits, iteration planning, adaptive project controls, and distinguishing Scrum, Extreme Programming, SAFe, and Kanban), and business analysis frameworks (BA roles, stakeholder communication, requirements gathering, product roadmaps, and validating requirements through delivery). CAPM has no professional-experience requirement -- eligibility requires only a high school diploma, associate degree, or global equivalent, plus 23 contact hours of formal project management education. This self-paced course, with its graded lesson assessments, is designed to count toward that 23-contact-hour requirement; completing it does not by itself grant CAPM eligibility, since PMI reviews and approves every candidate's application directly. PMI does not publish a minimum passing score for the CAPM exam. A standalone certification with no prerequisite exam.

Full-spectrum PMP exam prep built against PMI's current Project Management Professional (PMP)(R) Examination Content Outline (July 2026), covering all three domains across both predictive and agile/hybrid delivery approaches -- People (fostering stakeholder vision and alignment, conflict resolution, team leadership and empowerment, stakeholder engagement and expectation management, knowledge transfer, and communication planning); Process (assessing complexity and choosing a delivery approach, building an integrated project management plan, scope, value-based incremental delivery, resource and procurement and vendor management, finance, quality planning and continuous improvement, schedule development and variance analysis, status evaluation, and closure); and Business Environment (project governance, compliance, change control, impediment and issue management, risk identification and response, continuous improvement, organizational change, and scanning the external business environment for regulatory/technology/market shifts). The exam itself is 180 questions (170 scored, 10 unscored/pretest) across a 240-minute session with two scheduled 10-minute breaks, using multiple-choice, multiple-response, matching, enhanced matching, pull-down list, point-and-click, and newer case/scenario and graphic-based item formats; PMI does not publish a numeric passing score, and none is stated here. Important eligibility note: PMP is not an entry-level credential, and this course cannot make you PMP-eligible on its own. To actually sit for PMI's PMP exam, a candidate must independently document one of four experience paths within a 10-year window before applying -- 60 months (5 years) leading projects with a high school diploma/GED or global equivalent, 48 months (4 years) with an associate's degree or vocational/technical diploma, 36 months (3 years) with a bachelor's degree or higher, or 24 months (2 years) with a degree from a PMI-GAC-accredited program -- plus, on every path, 35 contact hours of project management education. This course's structured lessons and graded end-of-course quizzes are designed to count toward that 35-contact-hour education requirement (PMI's current rules let a self-paced course with graded assessments satisfy it without the course itself needing special PMI accreditation, unlike live/instructor-led offerings). What this course cannot do is supply or substitute for the years-of-experience requirement -- that experience has to be real, and the candidate documents and submits it to PMI directly as part of their own application. Completing this course does not itself grant PMP eligibility; eligibility is determined by PMI, and candidates apply directly through PMI's own certification process.