These online trainings can help you learn about cybersecurity. (No sponsors, no affiliate links.)

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More info | Yes | - From zero to hero.

• Lots of hands-on labs. | | Hack the Box | hackthebox.com/ | $14/month

More info | Yes | - Focuses on training about ethical hacking.

• Gamified labs with social integration. | | Hack the Box Academy | academy.hackthebox.com | $8/month (students)

$18/month

More info | Yes | - Instructional courses from zero to hero, including on topics outside ethical hacking.

• Separate login from HTB. | | OffSec | offsec.com | $67/month ($799/year)

More info | No | - Hands-on practice for ethical hacking.

• Includes training on “Fundamentals too.”
• Most expensive.
• Customer support is available only through Discord, and tries not to state answers directly.
• Known for their more advanced material (such as PEN-200 for the OSCP certification).
• From the makers of Kali Linux. | | TryHackMe | tryhackme.com | $14/month

More info | Yes | - From zero to hero.

• Gamified labs with social integration. | | Portswigger Academy | https://portswigger.net/ | Free | Free | - Focused on ethical hacking and the technical side of web security.
• From the makers of Burp Suite, a web security tool. | | Rhana Khalil | academy.ranakhalil.com | $129 (one time)

More info | No, but free YouTube channel | - Ethical hacking, focused on web apps. | | APISec University | apisecuniversity.com | Free

Certifications start at $150.

More info | Yes | - Attacking and defending APIs. | | 100 Days of Code: The Complete Python Pro Bootcamp, on Udemy | https://www.udemy.com/course/100-days-of-code/?couponCode=NVD20PMUS | $22.99 | No | - This teaches Python, not security, but knowing a programming language like Python can be helpful. |