{"id":178240,"date":"2026-01-14T15:11:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T15:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T20:40:08","slug":"free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/","title":{"rendered":"Free DHS-Certified Cybersecurity Training Coming to Texarkana This April"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/\">Free DHS-Certified Cybersecurity Training Coming to Texarkana This April<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/\">https:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-01-14 15:11:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"txktoday.com\">txktoday.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Author: <a href=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p> Using an unordered list, summarize the following article with between 4 and 8 key points. <\/p>\n<p>            \u00a0<br \/>\nTexarkana, AR \u2014 Technical personnel who protect critical infrastructure networks will have the opportunity to attend a free, four-day cybersecurity training course April 6\u20139, 2026, provided by the CybersecurityDefense Initiative (CDI). The Comprehensive Cybersecurity Defense (CCD) course will run daily from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at 3501 U of A Way, Building TKW, Room 133 in Texarkana, Arkansas.<br \/>\nCybersecurity Defense Initiative<br \/>\nThe CCD course gives participants hands-on expertise in defending communications and data networks against cyber threats. Over four days, attendees will study methods attackers use and learn how to plan, install,harden and monitor network defenses. The curriculum emphasizes proactive security, real-world lab exercises and strategies that aren\u2019t tied to specific software tools \u2014 helping agencies adopt solutions with limited cost implications.<br \/>\nCybersecurity Defense Initiative<br \/>\nStudents who complete the training will gain an enhanced understanding of the evolving cyber threat landscape, defensive network design, and emerging attack methodologies like social engineering. They willalso work with tools used by attackers to better anticipate and mitigate real-world security challenges.<br \/>\nCybersecurity Defense Initiative<br \/>\nThe course is offered at no cost to technical personnel working for agencies or organizations that are part of the nation\u2019s critical infrastructure. It uses a blended learning format that balances classroominstruction with hands-on labs and supplemental materials.<br \/>\nCybersecurity Defense Initiative<br \/>\nCDI is a national cybersecurity program developed under a cooperative agreement funded by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and FEMA. CDI courses \u2014 including CCD \u2014 are certified through DHS anddelivered across the country to strengthen defensive capabilities in both public and private sectors.<br \/>\nCybersecurity Defense Initiative<br \/>\nInterested participants can register online now at<br \/>\nCCD Course Texarkana<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free DHS-Certified Cybersecurity Training Coming to Texarkana This April https:\/\/txktoday.com\/news\/free-dhs-certified-cybersecurity-training-coming-to-texarkana-this-april\/ Publish Date: 2026-01-14 15:11:00 Source&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":178241,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"http:\/\/txktoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/UACCH-texarkana-2.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[24],"class_list":["post-178240","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-cybersecurity"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":178242,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178240\/revisions\/178242"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testing.news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}