Evolve Security Academy

Evolve Security Academy provided me with hands on experience that far surpassed my Bachelor's Degree and caught the eye of a number of employers and recruiters. The knowledge and experience installing and navigating firewalls and Intrusion Prevention... Read More Systems and the vulnerability assessment my cohort conducted impressed a number of employers and landed me multiple offers within 2 months of completing my Evolve Security Certified Professional certification.

Evolve Academy is the perfect place to study if you want to learn from industry experts. The lectures have been rich in information. We are learning from highly-sought after industry professionals who know things you'll never learn elsewhere.

WHAT TO EXPECT... Read More
The course work is difficult. One of the things that attracted me to Evolve Academy was the anticipation of having a challenge, and that anticipation has been rewarded. Completing the pre-course work, which includes things like Linux command line, TCP/IP architecture, and reading security blogs, is important before the semester starts. There is a high homework requirement for this boot camp. If you want an easy path, a boot camp may not be for you. But if you are up for the challenge, Evolve Academy will reward you with the tools you need to become a Cyber Security expert.

CRITICISMS
Sometimes the labs do not work on the first try and the instructor has to trouble shoot them during live session.
Some of the material is not in the most logical order.
I believe the staff at Evolve Security is actively working to remedy these issues for a smoother course from here on out.

PRAISES
Exposure to lots of Cyber Security tools (a must to break into the industry!).
Good student rapport.
Customized feedback.
One-on-one access to instructors after hours.

I am loving the course so far and hope to update my review after the semester is over.

Currently attending remote bootcamp.

The instructor keeps discrediting himself. He keeps saying I don't know this, I don't know that or never used it. He is not following the curriculum. I am not getting any value out of the 8 hours that I spend listening... Read More to the instructor. He is not prepared for the classes and killing the time by talking about random things without covering the objectives. Everyone in the class is behind. I think the main reason for that is the instructor of the class. definitely not worth for 7.5K.

I had the unique experience of participating in the Evolve Security 17-week live in structor led bootcamp, an incredible experience, the Academy team works tirelessly to incorporate feedback and improve the coursework, labs, and direction of future modules.... Read More Having one foot in the bootcamp as a student, and one foot in the office as an employee, the appreciation of seeing how well balanced this program is, and my ability to contribute raw feedback was a rewarding experience. This is a fantastic program, and I'm increasingly proud of what I've learned and my ability to speak to aspects of security, both from a policy and technical perspective, that would have been improbable or prohibitively difficult to learn on my own, and with out the infrastructure of this program.

Evolve Security Academy has hands down changed my life! From the initial communication to the first day of class, the entire team was very responsive and helpful every step of the way. The curriculum and labs coupled with having instructors who work in... Read More the field, provide an unparalleled education in cybersecurity. The remote course was delivered in such a way that it felt like we were actually in a live classroom and worked perfectly around a full time work schedule. The relationships I made in the cohort have been invaluable. I landed a job in cybersecurity by networking within the cohort and couldn't have gotten to where I am today without the mentorship of my professor, my classmates and Evolve's phenomenal curriculum. I enjoyed attending class and honestly miss it!
Attending Evolve’s cyber security bootcamp has been the best investment I have ever made and it changed my life in a matter of months! If you grab this opportunity, put in the work and study hard, you will succeed and Evolve will be there every step of the way.

If you are looking for the best way to break into cybersecurity and willing to put in the work, the bootcamp is the perfect fit for you. I learned so many different tools and techniques about hacking within the 17-week period. I started the bootcamp as... Read More a novice who barely had any knowledge about networking, but after the bootcamp with a lot of practices on many different labs, I was able to comfortably run an assessment on a host or even a subnet (from initial scan for host discovery to exploitation and reporting). Besides, I really enjoyed those blue team – red team exercises where we were divided into team and started attacking on each other. These exercises really helped me get better understanding about hacking from different vantage points, both defensive and offensive sides. As a software developer, I found this experience very valuable since it helped me become more aware about security and know how to properly harden my system to prevent potential attacks. All in all, I am very satisfied with the experience I got from the bootcamp and definitely recommend anyone who has an interest in cybersecurity.

The Evolve Academy Bootcamp was a fantastic educational experience. The material and instruction were insightful and concise. While it's impossible to cover every aspect of security in 17 weeks, the course provided a holistic approach to the material... Read More and covered both overarching theoretical concepts as well as hands-on technical implementations. The instructors were also more than happy to encourage students to dig deeper on subjects they were interested in, and provided fantastic examples of principles based on their real world job experience.

Evolve Academy helped me understand why security is so important in this day and age. I've learned more in the past 4 months than I have in my entire life. As hard as it has been, it has been equally rewarding completing this Co-hort. The labs are very... Read More interesting and also very hands on which was a big factor in gaining real world experience. I was able to land a job about a month after the class ended. This program quite literally changed my life.

this program was worth every penny for the pro course. I had very little knowledge of the industry before going in but between their teaching and my study outside of class i was able to land a well paying job in a very interesting field. they not only... Read More teach in the classroom but also give work experience which is invaluable.

I absolutely love this program and would recommend it to anyone I know. I'm currently apart of the spring remote cohort and cannot put into words how this has already changed my life!! I'm 30 days in and already landed a cybersecurity position. The curriculum... Read More is designed so well and teaches you practical skills that will certainly impress any employer!! They will provide guidance and patience with anyone at any skill level. So If you have the motivation and willingness to work hard, this is the program for you.