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gerryguy311/Free_CyberSecurity_Professional_Development_Resources resource

An awesome list of FREE resources for training, conferences, speaking, labs, reading, etc that are free. Originally built during COVID-19 for cybersecurity professionals with downtime can take advantage of to improve their skills and marketability to come out on the other side ready to rock. Now its taken on a life of its own and will persist, COVID be damned. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/gerryguy311/Free_CyberSecurity_Professional_Development_Resources observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

62/100

  • Activity 67
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 2338
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 203
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2178 stars · 303 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A curated awesome list of free cybersecurity professional development resources including training, conferences, labs, books, podcasts, and networking communities. Originally created during COVID-19 to help security professionals upskill, it is now maintained at SimplyCyber.io.

Use cases

  • find free cybersecurity training courses
  • learn penetration testing for free
  • discover free security conferences and webinars
  • find cybersecurity books and podcasts
  • upskill as a security professional without paying
  • find bug bounty and web security learning resources

When to choose

  • you want a curated directory of free cybersecurity learning materials
  • you are a security professional looking to improve skills at no cost
  • you need pointers to labs, certifications, and communities in one place

When to avoid

  • you need structured, interactive training rather than a link list
  • you need up-to-date conference listings, which are delegated to external sites
  • you need paid or enterprise-grade training programs

Facets

learning-resource · maturity maintenance

developer-tools documentation security education awesome-lists cross-platform cybersecurity awesome-list free-resources training career-development

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