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CBT Nuggets has been a leader in on-demand IT training for more than 25 years. Subscribers have 24/7 access to training from trusted vendors like Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, and more. Our training library also offers office productivity courses for project managers, and end user courses on security best practices, Microsoft Office, and more. The CBT Nuggets training team has years of experience in their respective fields — these are certified experts in fields like networking, wireless, cybersecurity, data analytics, AI and machine learning, and more. Many CBT Nuggets courses map to IT certification exams, which are an excellent resource for those who want to become certified. As an on-the-job resource, CBT Nuggets training breaks down tricky technical topics into specific skills. Teams and training admins can assign videos to employees and track their progress. Whatever your goal, CBT Nuggets provides the training needed to be successful in your job.

At ACI Learning, we don’t just teach IT and cybersecurity—we prepare you to thrive in the real world. Our expert-led videos, immersive labs, and certification prep turn learning into action so you gain the skills that truly matter. myACI, our dynamic training platform, connects knowledge to performance with gamified elements, progress tracking, and powerful analytics for teams and managers alike. Scalable, flexible, and trusted by companies worldwide, ACI Learning helps you build skills, boost retention, and prove ROI with every training initiative.

NINJIO is an all-in-one cybersecurity awareness training solution that lowers human-based cybersecurity risk through engaging training, personalized testing, and insightful reporting. This multi-pronged approach to training focuses on the latest attack vectors to build employee knowledge and the behavioral science behind human engineering to sharpen users’ intuition. Our proprietary NINJIO Risk Algorithm™ identifies users’ social engineering vulnerabilities based on phishing simulation data and informs content delivery to provide a personalized experience that changes individual behavior. With NINJIO you get: - NINJIO AWARE attack vector-based training that engages viewers with Hollywood style, micro learning episodes based on real hacks. - NINJIO PHISH3D simulated phishing identifies the specific social engineering tricks most likely to fool users in your organization. - NINJIO SENSE is our new behavioral science-based training course that shows employees what it “feels like” when hackers are trying to manipulate them.

Seertech is a comprehensive solution that consolidates your learning and development investments: one contract, one software, one relationship, and one place for all your learners. Recognized as a top-tier LMS, Seertech has earned the trust of more than 5 million users worldwide. With a remarkable customer retention rate, standing 78% above the industry average, Seertech is poised to become your ultimate and enduring LMS choice. At its core, Seertech is engineered to rapidly upskill and retain resources at scale. What distinguishes Seertech is its level of personalization and configurability. This makes our LMS ideal for enterprise organizations with intricate and ‘mission-critical’ learning needs frequently found in sectors such as Manufacturing, Government, Healthcare, and Transportation. The Seertech learning approach reduces tribal knowledge, time to contribution, fragmented learning, and manual reporting. These outcomes enable enterprise organizations to better address the current skills shortage. To achieve exceptional training and learning outcomes while boosting productivity, retention and reducing costs - talk to our team today. 

Skillfully transforms the hiring process through AI-powered simulations of skills that show you how candidates perform in real life before you hire them. Our platform helps companies to cut through AI-generated CVs and rehearsed interview by validating real abilities in action. Companies like Bloomberg and McKinsey, who use dynamic job specific simulations and skill assessments to reduce screening time by half while improving hiring quality, have seen their screening times cut by 50%. Key Features: Job simulations that simulate real-life situations AI-powered skill verification across technical and soft skills Automated screening to identify top performers early Seamless ATS Integration Performance-based Interview Guides Candidate insights and analytics Bias-free, objective evaluation process Results include 74% lower hiring cost, 50% faster hiring process and 10x improvement of candidate conversion rates.

Our online training (via our LXP or xAPI to your LMS) provides online training employees actually appreciate plus skills assessments and risk benchmarking. Compliance courses for Preventing Workplace Harassment, Cybersecurity, Global Data Privacy, AI Governance, and more. Content is written by lawyers with decades of expertise preventing workplace harassment & motivating business compliance. Our flagship anti-harassment courses meet all relevant laws (CA, NY, IL, UK, AUS, CAN, IND, MEX, etc.) Emtrain courses include binge-worthy workplace video, interactive scenarios, skill building techniques, reflection questions, completion certificates, and litigation-ready reports. 100+ microlessons for continued learning OR to remediate disrespectful or non-compliant behaviors. Clients include Cisco, Degreed, Genentech, Glassdoor, Google, Instacart, NPR, Whirlpool. Partners: Workday Cloud Connect; Udemy Business; Ninjio Don't just check the compliance box. Your co-workers deserve more!

Adaptive Security is OpenAI’s investment for AI cyber threats. The company was founded in 2024 by serial entrepreneurs Brian Long and Andrew Jones. Adaptive has raised $50M+ from investors like OpenAI, a16z and executives at Google Cloud, Fidelity, Plaid, Shopify, and other leading companies. Adaptive protects customers from AI-powered cyber threats like deepfakes, vishing, smishing, and email spear phishing with its next-generation security awareness training and AI phishing simulation platform. With Adaptive, security teams can prepare employees for advanced threats with incredible, highly customized training content that is personalized for employee role and access levels, features open-source intelligence about their company, and includes amazing deepfakes of their own executives. Customers can measure the success of their training program over time with AI-powered phishing simulations. Hyper-realistic deepfake, voice, SMS, and email phishing tests assess risk levels across all threat vectors. Adaptive simulations are powered by an AI open-source intelligence engine that gives clients visibility into how their company's digital footprint can be leveraged by cybercriminals. Today, Adaptive’s customers include leading global organizations like Figma, The Dallas Mavericks, BMC Software, and Stone Point Capital. The company has a world class NPS score of 94, among the highest in cybersecurity.

SafetyCulture is a mobile-first operations platform that gives you the knowledge, tools, and processes you need to work safely, meet higher standards, and improve every day, offering a better way to work. What started as a digital checklist app has evolved into a platform for conducting inspections, raising and resolving issues, managing assets, and training teams on the go.

Gemini Enterprise Agent Platform is Google Cloud’s next-generation system for designing and managing advanced AI agents across the enterprise. Built as the successor to Vertex AI, it unifies model selection, development, and deployment into a single scalable environment. The platform supports a vast ecosystem of over 200 AI models, including Google’s latest Gemini innovations and popular third-party models. It offers flexible development tools like Agent Studio for visual workflows and the Agent Development Kit for deeper customization. Businesses can deploy agents that operate continuously, maintain long-term memory, and handle multi-step processes with high efficiency. Security and governance are central, with features such as agent identity verification, centralized registries, and controlled access through gateways. The platform also enables seamless integration with enterprise systems, allowing agents to interact with data, applications, and workflows securely. Advanced monitoring tools provide real-time insights into agent behavior and performance. Optimization features help refine agent logic and improve accuracy over time. By combining automation, intelligence, and governance, the platform helps organizations transition to autonomous, AI-driven operations. It ultimately supports faster innovation while maintaining enterprise-grade reliability and control.

Canditech empowers HR professionals and hiring managers to make fast, confident and objective hiring decisions. It's all-in-one testing platform evaluates both technical and soft skills through job simulation assessments that cover a variety of tasks, including coding, SQL, Excel, open text, email communication, and video. These tests are the best predictors of future job suitability and performance. The platform's holistic approach allows recruiters and hiring managers the ability to objectively assess candidates for any position within the company (R&D and Data, Marketing, Sales and Customer Success, Technical Support, Technical Support, etc.). You can also assess your technical skills (codes, SQL, Excel, etc.). Along with soft skills (using video questions and email communication), it gives candidates a fair chance of showcasing their talents, creating a great candidate experience. The platform offers significant ROI from day one: ✅ Shorten time-to-hire by 50% ✅ Reduce unnecessary interviews by 80% ✅ Increase hiring diversity and eliminate bias