Security Development Academy
A long-term program for growing security talent
We connect scattered courses into one growth path, so security capability builds up inside your organization.
Rather than one-off courses, assessment, training, hands-on practice, competitions and mentoring run in connected stages. We design the path around your goals and your people's levels.
How do we grow our own security talent? Reviewed
From a skills assessment to mentoring, one connected growth path.
Start where each role is
From executives to field operators, each role has a track built for its work.
- ExecutivesAI and cybersecurity briefings
The threat landscape and investment priorities, in a form executives can decide on.
- All staffCompany-wide security awareness
Everyday habits: dealing with phishing, managing accounts and handling information.
- Developers and AI developersDevelopment and AI service security
Reducing risk at the design and code stage.
- Security teamsAdvanced practitioner training
Hands-on skills in assessment, analysis and response.
- OT and field operatorsIndustrial environment security
Centered on field equipment and how the site is operated.
A growth path that builds in stages
Five stages, from assessment to mentoring and real work.
Assess skills, set goals
Understand current capability and goals, and design the path.
Foundations and depth
Build the knowledge and skills each role needs, step by step.
Hands-on labs
Put what was learned into practice in a controlled lab.
Competitions and missions
Compete and grow through CTFs and longer missions.
Mentoring and real work
People who have grown move on to mentoring and your organization's own security work.
Length and structure, from one month to a full year, are designed with you around your goals.
Why a system, not single courses
One-off courses don't stay with an organization, so each cycle checks what has changed.
What stays with your organization
A record of growth
From the first skills check to the next, what changed is recorded by role.
Mentoring, study groups and community
Keeps learning and exchange going between courses.
Taking part in real work
People who have grown take part in your organization's real security work.