/login sudo enroll
student@coreweave: ~/cyber-bootcamp
$ whoami
guest_user_who_googles_"is_cybersecurity_hard"

$ ./career_change.sh --target "SOC Analyst" --time "6 months"
# Booting coreweave::CyberDefender bootcamp...
# Loading 47 labs, 18 capstone scenarios, 3 ex-NSA instructors...
[OK] Skills: Security+, SIEM, incident response, blue-team tooling
[OK] Practicum: hunt real malware in sandboxed enterprise
[OK] Outcome: avg $74,400 first role · 83% placed in 90 days
[!!] Script kiddies in your future workplace: terrified

$ enroll --financing="0%_APR" --gi_bill="yes"

Defend networks.
Hunt malware.
Get hired.

Six months of hands-on labs, CompTIA Security+ prep, and a capstone where you reverse-engineer actual (defanged) malware samples in a sandboxed enterprise. No fluff. No theory-only modules. No "innovation"-themed buzzword bingo.

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47Hands-on labs
$74kAvg starting salary
83%Placed in 90 days
1:12Instructor ratio

curriculum.map()

Six levels. One boss fight. Several pizza-fueled all-nighters (optional but encouraged).

LEVEL 01 · WEEKS 1-4

The Newbie Forest

Where you stop using "password123" forever.

  • Networking fundamentals — TCP/IP without the textbook coma
  • Linux command-line that doesn't make you cry
  • How the OSI model is actually used (vs. taught)
  • Threat actor taxonomy from script kiddies to nation-states
+ 800 XP Unlocks: tmux, ssh, nmap basics
LEVEL 02 · WEEKS 5-8

The Crypto Caves

Not that crypto. The math kind. (Better.)

  • Symmetric, asymmetric, hashing — when each one breaks
  • PKI, certificates, why TLS works (and how it fails)
  • Password cracking with hashcat (against fake hashes)
  • Auth protocols: SSO, SAML, OAuth, MFA bypass tactics
+ 1,200 XP Unlocks: hashcat, openssl-fu
LEVEL 03 · WEEKS 9-12

The Vulnerability Swamps

Where every web form looks like a SQL injection.

  • OWASP Top 10 (current edition) — exploit them in our lab
  • Vulnerability scanning with Nessus & OpenVAS
  • CVE triage: which 47 patches to install Tuesday morning
  • Web app testing with Burp Suite Community
+ 1,500 XP Unlocks: Burp, Nessus, Mr. Robot energy
LEVEL 04 · WEEKS 13-16

The SIEM Mines

Splunk dashboards or doom. Pick wisely.

  • Log analysis: spotting anomalies in a haystack of JSON
  • Splunk Boss of the SOC dataset (yes, the real one)
  • Elastic Security & Wazuh — open-source alternatives
  • Writing actionable detection rules (no more alert fatigue)
+ 1,800 XP Unlocks: Splunk SPL, Sigma rules
LEVEL 05 · WEEKS 17-20

The Incident Response Citadel

When the CEO Slacks you at 2am.

  • NIST IR framework — preparation through lessons-learned
  • Memory & disk forensics with Volatility and Autopsy
  • Containment vs. eradication: when to pull the plug
  • Writing IR reports execs actually read
+ 2,200 XP Unlocks: Volatility, KAPE, calm voice
LEVEL 06 · WEEKS 21-24

The Final Dungeon ★ BOSS

Sec+ exam + portfolio capstone.

  • Sec+ practice tests until you dream in CIA triads
  • Capstone: hunt real (defanged) malware in our sandboxed enterprise
  • Mock SOC analyst interviews with hiring partners
  • Portfolio writeups for GitHub, LinkedIn, resume
+ 5,000 XP Unlocks: Job · CompTIA Sec+ · Caffeine tolerance
Lead Instructor

D. "Phantom" Reyes

// Lead Instructor · ex-NSA · CISSP · "stop_calling_me_a_hacker.exe"

14yIn trenches
2,400Students taught
91%Sec+ pass rate

Spent 8 years doing things they can't talk about and 6 years teaching them. Allergic to corporate buzzwords. Will absolutely roast your weak password choices. Reachable on the Discord at all hours because sleep is for the firewalled.

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Loot you walk away with. Some of it shiny.

Legendary
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CompTIA Sec+ Voucher

Included. Pass guarantee — fail and we pay for the retake.

Epic
science

47 Hands-on Labs

Your own attack & defend sandbox. Break things legally.

Epic
work

SOC Capstone

Real (defanged) malware hunt. Goes straight into your portfolio.

Rare
person

1-on-1 Career Coach

Resume, LinkedIn, mock interviews. Until you sign an offer.

Rare
chat

Discord Access

Private community of alumni + instructors. No randos.

Rare
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Live Weekly Sessions

Tuesdays 7pm ET. Recorded if you have a life.

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Full Course Library

Lifetime access. Yes, even after you graduate.

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Digital Badge

Credly-issued. Verifiable. LinkedIn-droppable.

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// hint: try it. seriously. (we left an easter egg.)

Ready to forge your defender stats?

Next cohort starts June 3, 2026. 18 seats left.

$4,995 $6,200 or $208/mo · 0% APR · GI Bill eligible · WIOA-funded in 27 states
  • 14-day money-back trial — pull the cord any time, get refunded
  • Pass Sec+ on the first try or we cover the retake
  • Job placement guarantee or tuition rebate (terms apply, of course)
  • Free trial week — try the first lab before you commit
execute enroll.sh →