A little about Thor Pedersen

I am an experienced IT, Cybersecurity, and Project Management trainer.

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I wrote this so you could know a little more about me and why I do what I do.

Why I do what I do (training):
I think it is all founded in my passion for learning and my need to help and empower others. It is the driving forces behind my work.

How it started:
It all started with a Commodore 64 at age 13, I bought for programming and gaming, that ignited my love for technology and gaming that continues to this day.
Gaming has remained a big part of my life; I even met my wife through a game (EverQuest) 25 years ago, and I still game today.

My background:
With my need to keep learning and help others, I have spent the last 25+ years working in many/most aspects of IT, information security, project management, and training.

How it is going:
In my career I kept getting asked to train my team, other teams, and clients, because I was good at what I did, I enjoyed teaching. I finally took the hint and started teaching full-time.
Now my best-selling CISSP, CISM, CC, and PMP courses have over 750,000 enrollments from 201 countries, creating an amazing community of learners. With more than 95,000 reviews and students having watched over 3,800,000 hours of my training videos, the global impact is amazing.

My approach:
By combining my diverse experience with a lifelong commitment to learning, I have, what I think is, an excellent teaching approach.
That allows me to develop comprehensive and engaging courses that not only provide valuable knowledge but also ignite a sense of excitement and motivation in students globally.
My style is based on practicality and precision. I focus on teaching you exactly what you need to know without unnecessary fluff or padding.
I use real-life examples and personal anecdotes from my extensive career. This not only makes the learning process more engaging but also helps clarify complex concepts and solidify understanding.

Thor Pedersen from ThorTeaches at the Anasco lighthouse Puerto Rico CISSP CISM CC instructor

At the Añasco Watchtower, Puerto Rico.

My own certifications:

 CISSP | CISM | CC | CDPSE | CompTIA Security+ | PMP | CCNP R/S  | CCNP Enterprise |  CCNA R/S | CCNA Enterprise  | CCNA-Security| et. al.

Our Generative AI for Work courses are LIVE!

Generative AI is a tool – it has massive knowledge but zero judgment.

That is why we made the Generative AI for Work short courses.

They aren’t 20-hour theory dumps covering 50 different use cases.

Each course is short and focuses on doing one specific task better: writing emails faster, running better meetings, negotiating salary, preparing for interviews, or planning your career path.

The goal is simple – handle routine work efficiently so you can focus on what only humans can do.

In the course you get:

Short videos showing you how to get the right responses from Generative AI.

We show prompts that you can tailor to your needs.
We give you the tools to apply what we teach in any related topic, not just our examples.

Live AI role plays, so you can practice 1-1 conversations and feel comfortable with them.

Only in Salary, Interview, and Leadership courses:
• 20 Role Plays in the Salary course (both for new and current salary talks).
• 16 Role Plays in the Interview course, so you can refine your answers to the most common questions.
• 4 Role Plays in the Leadership course, so you can work on your 1-1 talks for both good and not so good talks.

Multiple Downloadable PDFs.

• A course specific handout with what we show you in the videos, and do's and don'ts.
• How to write better prompts for the output you need.
• How to spot mistakes, hallucinations, and how to course correct them.