# microsoft/Security-101

8 Lessons, Kick-start Your Cybersecurity Learning.

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/Security-101
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/security-101
Homepage: https://microsoft.github.io/Security-101/
Language: HTML
License: CC0-1.0
License Family: permissive
Topics: appsec, cia-triad, data-protection, data-security, iam, identity, risk-management, secops, security, threat-modeling, zero-trust
Last push: 2026-08-24T14:33:45+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 70/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 35, longevity 67
- inputs: {"age_days": 946, "days_push": 9, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 6834, forks 923 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:48.914075+00:00)

## What it is
An 8-lesson open curriculum from Microsoft that teaches cybersecurity fundamentals to beginners, covering topics like the CIA triad, identity and access management, zero trust, threat modeling, and SecOps. It is published as a free multi-language learning resource under a CC0 license.

## Use cases
- learn cybersecurity from scratch
- beginner cybersecurity course
- understand zero trust and IAM basics
- study for a security fundamentals interview
- teach an intro to security class
- learn threat modeling and risk management basics

## When to choose
- you are new to cybersecurity and want a structured, free curriculum
- you need concise lessons on core concepts like CIA triad, IAM, and SecOps
- you want multilingual learning material

## When to avoid
- you need hands-on labs or offensive security practice
- you are looking for advanced or certification-focused deep dives
- you need tool-specific operational guides

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: security, documentation
- domain: security, education, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: cybersecurity, beginner-friendly, curriculum, zero-trust, threat-modeling, iam, secops, course, web-server

## Member repositories
- microsoft/Security-101 (main) score 70

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.914075+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:41:52.788902+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/Security-101 (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:48.914075+00:00, sha 7c4ed3925d4d)
  - homepage: https://microsoft.github.io/Security-101/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:37:49.703223+00:00, sha 922754e19d1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.