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Boost your knowledge in every aspect of cybersecurity with our comprehensive course categories covering general IT fundamentals, offensive security, defensive security and strategic security management.
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Foundational Information Technology, Networking and Cybersecurity concepts and skills that apply across all domains.
Offensive
Ethical hacking, penetration testing, and red team related skills to discover, assess and exploit vulnerabilities.
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Start your cybersecurity journey with our most popular courses in IT Fundamentals, Penetration Testing, SOC Operations and GRC Management. Designed by industry professionals for real-world success.
Log Analysis Essentials
Investigate security incidents by analyzing logs from various sources.
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Learn practical cracking techniques and attack methodologies.
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Our cybersecurity academy combines interactive courses, guided challenges, and structured learning pathways to accelerate your learning in ethical hacking, and SOC operations.
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I tried the vim course, and despite being a decades long vim user learned stuff!
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Really enjoyed the clear explanations - especially the PowerShell section on object properties and pipelining, as well as the walkthroughs of core Windows utilities. Learned a lot from this course.
Pieter
After talking to Ulrich Swart and Jason Spencer about the plan, and reviewing content, and the crazy cheap price, this was a no brainer!
Charles
I tried the vim course, and despite being a decades long vim user learned stuff!
Dominic
Really enjoyed the clear explanations - especially the PowerShell section on object properties and pipelining, as well as the walkthroughs of core Windows utilities. Learned a lot from this course.
Pieter
After talking to Ulrich Swart and Jason Spencer about the plan, and reviewing content, and the crazy cheap price, this was a no brainer!
Charles
I tried the vim course, and despite being a decades long vim user learned stuff!
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Mojalefa
Happy Choosy Tuesday 👌🏾 Today’s Cybersecurity Learning Platform of Choice is Subverted Academy.
Boikokobetso
I recently got an annual subscription to Subverted Academy, and I’m impressed by the depth and quality of the courses on the platform. 💻
There’s learning material for everyone, from those starting with IT fundamentals to experienced cybersecurity professionals .
Shout out to Ulrich Swart & Jason Spencer for building such a great platform and making it affordable and inclusive for all.
Katlego
I tested the waters with the Cybersecurity Industry Overview on Academy Subverted Room and I want to commend the creators for building such a solid, beginner-friendly learning experience. Ulrich Swart and Jason Spencer Clean interface and easy to navigate, and the modules are informative, well laid out, not cluttered.
Mojalefa
Happy Choosy Tuesday 👌🏾 Today’s Cybersecurity Learning Platform of Choice is Subverted Academy.
Boikokobetso
I recently got an annual subscription to Subverted Academy, and I’m impressed by the depth and quality of the courses on the platform. 💻
There’s learning material for everyone, from those starting with IT fundamentals to experienced cybersecurity professionals .
Shout out to Ulrich Swart & Jason Spencer for building such a great platform and making it affordable and inclusive for all.
Katlego
I tested the waters with the Cybersecurity Industry Overview on Academy Subverted Room and I want to commend the creators for building such a solid, beginner-friendly learning experience. Ulrich Swart and Jason Spencer Clean interface and easy to navigate, and the modules are informative, well laid out, not cluttered.
Mojalefa
Happy Choosy Tuesday 👌🏾 Today’s Cybersecurity Learning Platform of Choice is Subverted Academy.
Boikokobetso
I recently got an annual subscription to Subverted Academy, and I’m impressed by the depth and quality of the courses on the platform. 💻
There’s learning material for everyone, from those starting with IT fundamentals to experienced cybersecurity professionals .
Shout out to Ulrich Swart & Jason Spencer for building such a great platform and making it affordable and inclusive for all.
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A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
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Pieter
A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
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Some great learning at low cost - definitely recommended.
Pieter
A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
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A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
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A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
Sarica
A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
Sarica
A course that can benefit any manager in a corporate company in ensuring they tick all the right boxes to ensure Governance is applied sufficiently, reduce Risk as far possible, and enhance Compliances to ensure a safer work environment for all. Thanks to the Subverted team for this in-depth course; every course that I did added to my knowledge-base more than I expected.
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