Our approach
How we teach, and why it works for people starting from zero
Most security training is written for people who are already in security.
Ours is written for people who are not.
Everything below is a deliberate choice about how our classes run, including the things we have decided not to do.
Start with what we will not promise
What we believe
Four choices that shape every class
We start below the beginning
Most beginner courses assume you already know what an IP address is. Ours do not. Every path opens with the vocabulary and the mental model, so nothing later has to land on an empty foundation.
Live, with a person in the room
Classes run at a fixed time with an instructor who can tell when the room is lost and stop. You can ask the question you think is too obvious to ask. A recorded video cannot do that.
Taught by people who still do the work
Every instructor holds the certification they teach and works in security outside the classroom. The examples come from this year, not from a textbook edition.
Small enough that you get noticed
Cohorts are capped. That is so an instructor can see who has gone quiet and reach out before falling behind turns into a reason to quit.
What a week looks like
Every course week has the same four parts
You always know what is coming, which matters more than it sounds when you are learning something unfamiliar.
- Live session
- Two hours with the instructor and your cohort. New material is worked through together, and questions are taken as they come up rather than saved for the end.
- Guided lab
- A hands-on exercise on the practice range we provide, with a written walkthrough you can fall back on when something will not work.
- Office hour
- An open slot with the instructor and no agenda. Bring a problem from the lab, a question about the exam, or a question about the career.
- Cohort channel
- A group chat with your classmates and instructor that stays open between sessions, so you are not stuck for six days waiting for the next class.
Where we draw lines
What we will not do
This industry oversells. These are the four promises we have decided never to make, so you can weigh us against anyone who does make them.
We do not promise you a job
We prepare you for the exam and for the interview. Who hires you is not ours to guarantee, and anyone guaranteeing it should worry you.
We do not sell recorded video libraries
If nobody is teaching it live, we do not call it a course. You can buy recorded security content very cheaply elsewhere, and most people never finish it.
We do not compress months into a weekend
The durations on our course pages are the real ones. Security fundamentals take the time they take, and shortening the schedule only shortens what you keep.
We do not gate entry behind a degree
No prior certification, no computer science background, no IT job required. If a course needs something specific, it is listed on that course page.
Where it leads
Three levels, in the order you should take them
Every course sits at one of three levels, and the catalogue orders them this way so you can see where a path starts without asking anyone.
- Entry-level
Assumes nothing. You learn the vocabulary, the mental model and the tools, and you finish able to hold a technical conversation without bluffing.
- Core
Assumes the fundamentals. You spend most of the time doing the work rather than learning what the work is, on scenarios drawn from real incidents.
- Advanced
Assumes you have done the work. You move from executing to designing and leading, which is where the certifications start carrying real salary weight.
We prepare you for the exam. The certificate itself is awarded by the certifying body, never by us.
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