Knowledge is Power
Learn cybersecurity. Stay current. Keep building.
Bare Metal Cyber brings together free, ad-free audio courses, certification books, Daily Cyber News, podcasts, Magazine features, a growing educational Cyber Wiki, and an independent Cyber Challenge for putting knowledge into play.
68 audio courses
100% ad-free
124 companion books
The Bookshelf
Study, review, lead, and go deeper.
Use companion books alongside the Academy, or explore cybersecurity leadership and professionally published references.
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BMC Cyber Challenge
Learn. Play. Earn. Share.
Put cybersecurity knowledge into action with focused quizzes, certification practice, the Daily Five, and guided Cyber Missions. Review the explanation behind every answer, earn challenge-coin achievements, and share the progress you choose to show.
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The Challenge is a separate BMC learning site. No login is required, and progress remains in the player’s browser.Bare Metal Cyber Academy
Build certification knowledge wherever you can listen.
Choose from a broad catalog of audio courses, then reinforce major certification courses with a study guide and flashcards book. Every Bare Metal Cyber audio course is free and contains no advertisements.
68audio courses
100%free and ad-free
62courses with companion books
124study guides and flashcards
Turn study time into decisions
Practice what you are learning.
Open a mapped certification practice set, review every explanation, earn achievements, and share your progress directly from the Challenge.
CompTIAChoose individual lessons
CompTIA Security+
A complete, audio-first Security+ study system with focused lessons, companion learning resources, and an episode-by-episode directory.
Open course →ISC2Choose individual lessons
ISC2 CISSP
A structured audio course for professionals building broad security knowledge across risk, architecture, operations, software, identity, and governance.
Open course →ISC2Choose individual lessons
ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity (CC)
A plain-language starting point for learners building the core knowledge expected in entry-level cybersecurity work.
Open course →CompTIAChoose individual lessons
CompTIA Network+
A practical audio route through network concepts, operations, troubleshooting, and the security foundations that support modern infrastructure.
Open course →MicrosoftChoose individual lessons
Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)
An approachable audio course covering cloud concepts, core Azure services, management, governance, and foundational cloud decision-making.
Open course →Bare Metal CyberChoose individual lessons
AI Security
A focused course on the risks, controls, governance questions, and defensive practices that surround modern AI systems.
Open course →Stay Current
Read the news. Follow the analysis. Listen on your schedule.
Choose a concise weekday briefing, a longer Magazine feature, or one of two podcasts built for different learning needs.
Free Newsletter
Know what changed before your day gets busy.
A clear weekday cybersecurity briefing that helps you see what changed, why it matters, and what deserves attention next.
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Bare Metal Cyber Magazine
Practical cybersecurity features worth taking time to read.
Explore certification guidance, careers, leadership, analysis, and educational features.
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Podcast
Bare Metal Cyber
Longer narrated features and focused discussions that connect cybersecurity decisions to risk, operations, leadership, resilience, and the systems organizations depend on.
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Podcast
Mastering Cybersecurity
Compact cybersecurity lessons built around approachable explanations, practical concepts, certification subjects, and focused review that fits into a commute, walk, or study session.
Explore the show →Cyber Wiki
Turn one lesson into a larger understanding.
The Cyber Wiki is a growing educational reference that connects cybersecurity concepts to related courses, books, individual audio lessons, controls, frameworks, and the subjects you may want to study next.
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