Penetration Testers Africa Program Partners
We have partnered with world-class leading experts in the cybersecurity community. In collaboration with our partners, the ongoing program provides support and technical coaching by dedicated mentors for guidance to navigate the challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals.
This is an integral part of the program, and a major differentiator for participant success. As part of the programme, participants will have access to Black Hills Information Security (Discord channel, Antisyphon Cyber range), Action Factory for mind set support and life coaching, and certified ethical hacker certification (CEH) through the EC-Council.
This is an integral part of the program, and a major differentiator for participant success. As part of the programme, participants will have access to Black Hills Information Security (Discord channel, Antisyphon Cyber range), Action Factory for mind set support and life coaching, and certified ethical hacker certification (CEH) through the EC-Council.
Ongoing program support by dedicated mentors from our partners, the EC-Council and Black Hills Information Security, and peer networking will be available to participants in the program during and after they complete the 12-month program via the online Discord forum. This is as an integral part of the program, and a major differentiator for participant success. As part of training, participants will receive instructions and guidance to navigate the challenges faced by cybersecurity professionals.
The EC-Council
The EC-Council, as owners of the prestigious Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) Ver12 programme, provides 12-month access to the online iLearn platform and 6-month lab access. With more than 3,500 tools and 420 attack techniques, this programme develops the skills of every participant to become a proficient offensive security professional. The 1000 Pentesters.Africa programme also includes one exam voucher for the 4-hour CEH exam.
CEH BrochureCEH Course OutlineBlackhills Information Security (BHIS)
John Strand is a well-known figure in cybersecurity and, as a SANS Institute instructor and owner of Black Hills Information Security, he has trained more than 20,000 offensive security professionals. He is highly regarded as a mentor, speaker and contributor in the open-source security community.
John and his team will contribute two mentoring sessions per month with various topics to guide the holistic development of the programme participants, and will answer questions, offer technical support, and coach them via the online webinars as well as the Discord channel. Participants will not have to prepare themselves for the exam in a vacuum, but will be supported by the expertise and experience of these mentors and other participants through discussion forums. This component of the programme is crucial for the success of participants.
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Included in the programme is a life coaching component that will support participants to succeed at their life and career goals.
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