Free & Affordable Training News: Black Friday 2025 Edition
Highlighting Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals related to Digital Forensics, Incident Response, Malware Analysis/Reverse Engineering, and OSINT.
Deals are tracked year-round on the Current Discounts page.
Everything on the Free & Affordable training site is under $1,000 so that’s what I’ll be focusing on here as well. Can’t afford the deals? I’ll also be letting you know about any free options I know about related to the discounts. In addition, there is a section at the end for deals over $1,000 for those with more wiggle room in their budgets.
Note: Purchases made through affiliate/partner links and/or using personalized discount codes is one of the things I rely on to be able to keep this website running. I am an affiliate or partner of the following companies, and references to them contain affiliate/partner links: INE, TCM Security, Hexordia, Blue Cape Security, CyberDefenders, Teepublic, TrainSec, and Amazon.
Deals with One or More Offerings Under $1,000
13Cubed
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get $100 off all courses and bundles using code: BLACKFRIDAY2025
FREE: 13Cubed has an excellent digital forensics YouTube Channel as well as free resources on their website.
Ace Responder
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 35% off Annual Analyst or Defender Subscriptions using code: BLACKFRIDAY
FREE: They offer some free training modules and a free challenge.
Amazon
Applied Network Defense
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 25% off any Applied Network Defense course using code: ALLYALL
As a bonus, Chris Sanders will randomly choose someone every day during this sale to receive three free months of access to the Analyst Skills Vault.
FREE: Chris Sanders of Applied Network Defense has a free The Cuckoo’s Egg Decompiled Course
arcX
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 35% off arcX courses using code: BLACKFRIDAY
FREE: Cyber Threat Intelligence 101 is free.
BlackPerl Academy
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get up to 80% off BlackPerl Academy – BCAD, THP, BCSA (On-Demand Courses) using code: BLACKLIVE
For Academy-based courses use code: BLACKFRIDAY
FREE: The BlackPerl YouTube channel has a lot of free training.
Blu Raven
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 35% off Blu Raven courses using code: BFCM25
Blue Cape Security
Sale Dates: Now until December 3rd
Details: Get 25% off Blue Cape Security Training using code: BLACKFRIDAY25
FREE: Blue Cape Security has free tutorials, free courses, and free recorded workshops
Brett Shavers – Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard
Sale Dates: Going on Now – Limited Quantities
Details: The book Placing the Suspect Behind the Keyboard: DFIR Investigative Mindset by Brett Shavers is on sale at IngramSpark
FREE: Brett has free resources on DFIR Training.
CQURE Academy
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 40% off everything at CQURE Academy.
FREE: CQURE has free content on their YouTube Channel
Cyber 5W
Sale Dates: Now until November 30th
Details: Get 50% off all Cyber 5W courses using code: blk25
FREE: In addition to paid courses, Cyber 5W also offers free courses that come with certifications of completion
CyberDefenders
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: This isn’t specifically a Black Friday deal, but I thought it was worth adding it here. CyberDefenders has a 30% off launch offer on their new SOC Analyst Training and corresponding CCDL1 Certification using code: CCDL1-BETA-ACCESS
FREE: They have several free hands-on challenges.
CyberWarFare Labs
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get up to 90% off CyberWarFare Labs courses and bundles
Defensive Security
Sale Dates: Now until December 6th
Details: Get 25% off Linux Attack, Detection and Live Forensics – MATERIALS ONLY – Lifetime Access
Discount Code: DFIRDIVA25
FREE: They have a free Advanced Linux Detection and Forensics CheatSheet
eForensics Magazine & Courses
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 30% off everything
Forensic OSINT
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Save on Forensic OSINT Lifetime Memberships
FREE: There is a free version of Forensic OSINT
INE
Sale Dates: Now until December 4th
Details: Save on INE Premium, Skill Dive, and INE Certifications
- Get 50% off Certifications
- Save $749 on Premium Subscription + Skill Dive + Certification
- Save $650 on Premium Subscription + Certification
- Save $150 on Fundamentals Annual Subscription
Invictus Incident Response
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 20% off Training and CloudLabs using code: BLACKFRIDAY25
Invoke RE
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 20% off all Introduction to Malware Binary Triage courses and bundles.
FREE: They have free content on their YouTube channel.
Just Hacking Training
Sale Dates: Now until November 30th
Details: Get 25% off all Just Hacking Training courses (excluding bundles) using code: BlackFriday25
FREE: They have free Upskill Challenges
Kase Scenarios
Sale Dates: Black Friday Only & Cyber Monday Only
Details:
Black Friday: Get 40% off everything at Kase Scenarios using code: BLACKFRIDAY40
Cyber Monday: Project Sandshark will be 50% off
FREE: They have a Free Dragon Con Detective Scenario
KeyNorth Group
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 15% off online courses using code: BFSALE15
LetsDefend
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 50% off LetsDefend Annual Plans using code: BLCKFRDY
FREE: LetsDefend also offers free courses as well as challenges.
Level Effect
Sale Dates: Now until December 8th
Details: Get up to 45% off Level Effect courses.
MAD20
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get $100 off all Annual Subscriptions using code: BLKF100
Malware Analysis for Hedgehogs
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get 40% off a single course or 60% off two Malware Analysis for Hedgehogs courses.
FREE: They have free content on their YouTube channel.
My OSINT Training
Sale Dates: Now until November 30th
Details: Get 25% off the OSINT Immersion Bundle and the All OSINT Courses Bundle
FREE: Careers Using OSINT Skills, Using OSINT Bookmarklets and Introduction to OSINT are free courses. They also have free OSINT Tools
No Starch Press
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 42% off everything at No Starch Press using code: BLACKFRIDAY25
Here are a few of their titles:
- Practical Linux Forensics
- Practical Forensic Imaging
- Rootkits and Bootkits
- Evasive Malware
- Practical Malware Analysis
- The Art of Mac Malware
- The Android Malware Handbook
- The Ghidra Book
- The IDA Pro Book
- Practical Packet Analysis
FREE: Patrick Wardle, the author of The Art of Mac Malware has a free online versions of Volume 1 and Volume 2. Al Sweigart, the author of Automate the Boring Stuff with Python also has a free online version.
OSINT Combine
Sale Dates: Now until November 28th
Details: Get 25% off the Advanced OSINT Course and The OSINT Redbook: Searching the Chinese Internet course using code: BLACKFRIDAY2025
FREE: They have OSINT Webinars and Presentations: A FREE OSINT Knowledge Library. Check out their Blog as well.
OSINT Industries
Sale Dates: Now until November 30th
Details: Get 60% off your first month’s subscription for new subscribers using code: BLACKFRIDAY
Packt
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 50% off eBooks using code: BLACKFRIDAY50
Get 40% off AI Defense in Action and Inside the Cyber Kill Chain workshops using code: CYBER40
PimEyes
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get up to 40% off all paid plans using code: BLACKFRIDAY4
Open Plus – 30% off
PROtect – 35% off
Advanced – 40% off
(If you subscribe during the Black Friday sale, you will keep the discounted price for the entire following year)
Pluralsight
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 60% off Individual Plans using code: BLACKFRIDAY60
Pulsedive Threat Intelligence
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 30% off 12 months of Pulsedive Pro using code: BLACKFRIDAY25
FREE: Pulsedive has a free tier.
R-Tools
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Get up to 25% off Drive Imaging, Data Recovery, and Privacy software.
Security Blue Team
Sale Dates: Now until December 3rd
Details: up to 50% off Security Blue Team training, certifications, and labs.
FREE: There are 6 free Investigations in Blue Team Labs Online as well as free challenges. Security Blue Team has several free courses that come with certificates of completion including:
Blue Team Junior Analyst Pathway Bundle (contains 6 free courses)
Introduction to Threat Hunting
Introduction to Digital Forensics
Introduction to Network Analysis
Introduction to Dark Web Operations
SweetScape Software
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 15% off the 010 Hex Editor
TCM Security
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 20% off TCM Security Certifications & Live Trainings and 50% off the first payment to the Academy.
FREE: The course author of Practical Malware Analysis & Triage made some of the course content available on his HuskyHacks YouTube channel. The course author of OSINT Fundamentals made some of the course content available on his The Cyber Mentor YouTube channel.
TeePublic
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: Everything on Teepublic is up to 40% off.
DFIR Shops on Teepublic:
The DFIR Report Store
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 50% off swag (T-Shirts, Stickers, Hoodies).
(Discounted prices show in the cart, no code needed)
The Mitten Mac
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 15% off Threat Hunting macOS using code: THRUNTMAS
The OSINT Newsletter
Sale Dates: Now until December 8th
Details: Get 60% off an Annual Subscription to the OSINT Newsletter.
The OSINTion
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 25% off Blue Team Fusion using code: BLACKFRIDAY2025
TrainSec
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Black Friday Sale: Get 40% off all Individual Courses using code: BF2025
Get 30% off the MAoS (Malware Analysis on Steroids) Bundle using code: MAOSCOMMINGSOON
Get 20% off the Windows Security Researcher path
(The path includes Windows Internals and Malware Analysis courses)
TryHackMe
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 40% off Annual Subscriptions and 40% off Certifications.
FREE: TryHackMe has several free rooms
UserSearch
Sale Dates: Going on Now
Details: UserSearch Black Friday Sale:
Everyone: 20% off all credits (Coupon: Credit)
New Customers: Get 99.99% off and $10.00 free credit (Coupon: Newbie)
Returning Customers: 50% off and $10.00 free credit (Coupon: WelcomeBack)
FREE: They have a free Preview tier.
Zero2Automated
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Get 25% off Zero2Automated training using code: BLACKFRIDAY25
Deals Over $1,000
Antisyphon Training
Sale Dates: Now until December 31st
Details: Get access to 50+ On-Demand courses with the Antisyphon Training 1-Year Subscription.
It also includes 1 year of access to the Cyber Range and a virtual ticket to the Wild West Hackin’ Fest Conference.
Hexordia
Sale Dates: Now until December 2nd
Details: Get 35% off Hexordia mobile and computer forensics courses using code: BF35
FREE: They have a few free Mobile Forensics courses and free Cryptocurrency Wallet Seizure and Findings Guides
Mile2
Sale Dates: Now until December 1st
Details: Buy any Ultimate Self Study Combo, get one free using code: BLACKFRIDAY2025
FREE: First Responder/Military Operation Gratitude – Choose a FREE Self-Study Cybersecurity Certification Course
(United States based First Responders, Law Enforcement, Military, & Government Employees Only – Ends November 30th)
