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Free Resources

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We've collected our favorite paid and FREE resources into these guides to help you on your cybersecurity journey.

The TCM Career Guide

Our best advice for breaking into cybersecurity and gaining the soft skills to land the job.

The Ethical Hacker Guide

From foundational skills to ethical hacking, this guide will explain what you need to learn to succeed as a pentester.

The SOC Analyst Guide

If the blue team is for you, this guide explains how you can advance from basic IT to investigating and detecting threats.

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THE TCM ACADEMY FREE TIER

Cybersecurity success starts with a solid foundation in IT fundamentals. At TCM Security, we offer over 40 hours of completely FREE training focused on the fundamentals you'll need before proceeding to hacking or defending. No card required.

Practical Help Desk

Linux 100: Fundamentals

Programming 100: Fundamentals

AI 100: Fundamentals

Practical Security Fundamentals

Soft Skills for the Job Market

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CERTS WORTH CHASING

TCM certs are different: 100% practical exams that mirror real-world engagements, no multiple choice. Every exam includes the training, builds hands-on experience you can put on a resume, and comes with one free retake.

PJPT

Practical Junior Penetration Tester

PNPT

Practical Network Penetration Tester

PAPA

Practical AI Pentest Associate

PSAA

Practical SOC Analyst Associate

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