TCM Security Academy
A very low-cost subscription academy whose forensics catalogue is small but practical, covering Windows forensics fundamentals and evidence acquisition and triage.
Type: Free & low-costCareer changersStudents
Offered by TCM Security
The facts
- Cost
- $29.99 per month, $154.99 for six months or $299.99 per year. A free tier exists before upgrading.Figure read 2026-09-12 from tcm-sec.com/academy
- Prerequisites
- None.
- Format
- Self-paced video courses. The forensics-relevant titles are Introduction to Windows Forensics (about 7 hours 30 minutes) and Windows Evidence Acquisition and Triage (about 3 hours).
- Length
- Self-paced within the subscription period.
- Renewal
- No renewal or recertification requirement is published for this entry.
- Accreditation
- No accreditation is claimed for this entry, and none should be inferred.
- Who it suits
- A beginner who wants a cheap, clearly taught introduction to Windows forensics before deciding whether to invest properly.
- Audience
- Career changers · Students
- Official page
- tcm-sec.com/academy
Strengths
- $29.99 a month is among the cheapest paid training in this directory.
- Plain, practical instructional video rather than gamified challenges, which suits people who want to be taught rather than tested.
- A free tier lets you evaluate before paying.
Limitations
- The forensics catalogue is thin — roughly ten hours across two courses, against a pentesting catalogue many times larger.
- No accredited credential, and the forensics courses do not carry an exam that anyone hiring would recognise.
- We could not confirm that the malware-research certification sometimes associated with TCM currently exists under that name on their site.
- Subscription access means the material stops when you stop paying.
Sources
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