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There are a lot of places that we recommend for additional education in cybersecurity, as well as information technology in general. Working ahead of time will get you valuable experience!
Hack The Box: https://www.hackthebox.com/
Try Hack Me: https://tryhackme.com/
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These are very similar product offerings that allow you to take learning paths in cybersecurity and see real work in the industry of cyber. They both have academies to take you step by step through cyber and are great for learning!
ACI Learning/IT Pro TV: https://www.acilearning.com/itpro/
CBT Nuggets: https://www.cbtnuggets.com/
Both are very certification heavy, but can be good introductions to cybersecurity. They can teach blue and red team skills.
Beginner Friendly Competitions
National Cyber League ($35 Entry Fee): https://nationalcyberleague.org/
Pico CTF (Free): https://picoctf.org/
These are both capture the flag oppurtunities. In a capture the flag you are given a few tasks within a certain category. Categories can fall within reverse engineering, cryptogrophy, and more. These are great places to gain hands-on knowledge with cybersecurity.
There are tons of Youtubers as well that provide free learning content. We recommend also looking there to help with learning the topics. Keeping a diverse number of places helps you learn a lot!