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Anyone can learn to hack.
TheCipherLab teaches you to do it for real.

Hands-on cybersecurity training — networking, defense, and offense, built the way professionals actually work.

Start Phase 0 free →
✓ Phase 0 free, no card  ·  ✓ Beginner-friendly  ·  ✓ Cancel anytime
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0 → 5
phases, no gaps
100%
hands-on
6-8
months to job-ready*
1
all-in subscription
◆ Nmap◆ Burp Suite◆ Metasploit◆ Wireshark◆ BloodHound◆ Wazuh SIEM◆ Cisco Packet Tracer◆ sqlmap◆ Responder
// the part nobody tells you

The exploit is 5% of the job. Understanding why it worked — and proving, explaining, and fixing it — is the other 95%.

Most beginners chase tools. We build the foundation those tools stand on, so when you run the exploit, you actually understand what just happened.

One continuous path, zero to engagement

No assumed knowledge. No gaps skipped. Branches into your specialization.

0
Foundations
Computing, Linux & Windows CLI, your first virtual lab.
Free to start
1
Networking
OSI, subnetting, VLANs, routing — real Packet Tracer builds.
6 modules
2
Security+ Core
Crypto, identity, architecture, a full SOC lab you build yourself.
6 modules
3
Offensive Security Fundamentals
Recon to privilege escalation — your first authorized engagement.
7 modules
4
Applied Penetration Testing
Specialize where you’re strongest.
8 modules
Web Apps
OWASP Top 10, Burp Suite, injection to SSRF.
Active Directory
Responder, BloodHound, Kerberoasting, domain compromise.
Cloud (elective)
AWS misconfig hunting, flAWS, CloudGoat.
5
Career Launch
Portfolio, resume, bug bounty basics, and interview prep from your own capstone work.
5 modules

Built like a real security team

Everything in one subscription — nothing behind a second paywall.

AI tutor, scoped to exactly where you are

Stuck on subnetting in Module 1.2? Ask it directly — it knows the module, your quiz history, and where you’re actually struggling. Not a generic chatbot bolted on.

Real recorded lessons

Face-to-camera, whiteboard teaching for every phase.

Human-graded work

Submit screenshots or write-ups, graded on real rubrics.

Rank up as you learn

Every phase moves you up a real progression to work toward.

Talk to a real instructor

Request a live 1:1 session through the platform.

A certificate that means something

Earned per phase, plus a final certificate on graduation — backed by real graded work, not just a passed quiz.

How this actually compares

What you get
TheCipherLab
Typical CTF platform
Structured path from zero — no assumed knowledge
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Networking & defense built before offense
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Human-graded assignments with real feedback
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AI tutor scoped to your exact module
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Isolated challenge rooms / CTF boxes
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Portfolio built from your own graded work
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One plan. Pay monthly, or save by committing longer.

🎉 Launch offer — 25% off your first billing cycle, any plan
Pricing shown for
Monthly
 
₦50,000/mo
First month: ₦37,500 (25% off) · then ₦50,000/mo
✓ All 6 phases, full depth
✓ AI tutor & video lessons
✓ Graded assignments & CBT
Subscribe monthly
3 Months
Save 10%
₦45,000/mo
First 3 months: ₦101,250 (25% off) · then ₦135,000 every 3 months
✓ Everything in Monthly
✓ Locked-in lower rate
✓ Cancel before renewal anytime
Choose 3 months
Best value
6 Months
Save 20%
₦40,000/mo
First 6 months: ₦180,000 (25% off) · then ₦240,000 every 6 months
✓ Everything in Monthly
✓ Lowest effective rate
✓ Matches the course’s real pace
Choose 6 months
Cancel anytime · Paystack · prices are fixed per region and won’t change with exchange rate fluctuations

Questions before you start?

We reply within 24 hours — whether it’s about a phase, pricing, or something technical.

thecipherlab.support@gmail.com