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Hands-on cybersecurity training, built for real defenders.

COMMUNITY SALE

With the launch of the new DefendTheOrg community, we're offering a 33% discount on the annual plan. This is a limited time offer, so don't miss out!

What you getFreeMembership
Hands-on labs
Work the Starter Track's five labs one at a time, plus that week's Weekly Challenge.
1 rotating weekly lab100+, new every week
Skills
Detection Engineering, Threat Hunting, Incident Response, SecOps, MITRE ATT&CK, Scripting, Code Review, System Design and Threat Modeling.
9 domains
Tracks
Lessons, hands-on labs and knowledge checks in a set order, rather than picking labs at random. Beginner, Intermediate, Pro and Expert on the roadmap.
Starter Track only10 tracks and growing
Courses
Micro-learning courses that break a topic into something digestible.
4, new ones monthly
Campaigns
Multi-stage scenarios that mirror real-world cybersecurity work, making you piece several skills together at once.
Achievements
Badges and mission patches you can showcase on your calling card.
85+ to earn
Walkthroughs
Step-by-step solutions when a lab has you stuck.
Weekly Challenge
One lab for the whole community to complete — free to free members during that week.
Stats, streaks and leaderboard
Friends and activity feed

Defend the Org Membership Options

Everything in the Membership column above.

Monthly

$25$20/ month

7 days free, then billed monthly

Cancel any time during the trial and you won't be charged.

Best value

Yearly

$13.25/ month

billed $159 / year (usually $240 / year)

$81 a year less than monthly

Traditional cybersecurity degree

~$25,000/ year

Traditional degrees can work — but the cost, time, and lack of hands-on reps make them prohibitive for most working defenders.

  • 4 years to complete
  • Theory-heavy, light on hands-on practice
  • Not as many repetitions
  • Curriculum lags how the industry actually works
  • Still no job guarantee

Not ready to commit? Start free — no card required.

What you get as a member

All courses and labs

included in one membership

Gamified learning

to keep you motivated

Progression tracking

built into your profile

New challenges every week

so the reps never run out

End-to-end campaigns

to practice real-world security situations

Tailored tracks

for every cybersecurity skill

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Everything on the platform. All 100+ hands-on labs across nine skills — detection engineering, threat hunting, incident response, security operations, MITRE ATT&CK, scripting, code review, system design and threat modeling — plus every guided track, every course, and the multi-stage campaigns. You also get walkthroughs when a lab has you stuck, 85+ badges and mission patches to earn, and the Weekly Challenge. New content lands regularly, and your progress, XP and streak are yours to keep. Monthly and Yearly unlock exactly the same thing — Yearly just costs less per month.

  • The Weekly Challenge — one lab chosen for the whole community, playable free during that week — plus the Starter Track, whose five hands-on labs unlock one at a time alongside its lessons and knowledge checks. You also get your stats, streaks, the leaderboard, friends and the activity feed, and you can browse the entire catalogue to see what's there. No card required. Campaigns, courses, walkthroughs, achievements and the other 100+ labs are membership-only.

  • Everything a membership includes — every lab, track, course and campaign, with nothing held back for the trial. A card is required to start it, but you aren't charged until day 8, so cancelling any time in those first seven days costs you nothing. The trial applies to the Monthly plan and is available once per account.

  • Yes. Cancel from your account dashboard in just a few clicks — no email back-and-forth, no support ticket. You'll keep access through the end of your current billing period.

  • Yes. If Defend the Org isn't the right fit, email us within 7 days of your purchase and we'll refund you, no questions asked. After 7 days we don't issue refunds, but you can cancel anytime to stop future billing.

  • Neither. We're a hands-on cybersecurity skills platform built specifically for blue-team defenders. There's no fixed cohort, no live lectures, no syllabus you have to keep up with. You move at your own pace through scenario-based labs that mirror the work real SOC analysts, detection engineers, hunters, and incident responders do every day.

  • Most security training platforms are either offensive-focused (red team, pentest, CTF) or theory-heavy. This is not the work that a majority of cybersecurity professionals do on a day-to-day basis. We're built Defend the Org from the ground up with the skills that defenders actually use - every exercise is hands-on, and the data in every scenario is shaped by real engagement patterns — not toy labs. You won't watch someone else solve a problem; you'll do the work yourself and learn in a controlled environment.

  • Card declines almost always come down to your bank blocking an international charge — we're based in the United States and process payments through Stripe. Give your card issuer a quick call (the number's on the back of the card) and ask them to approve the transaction or unlock the card. That clears it up nine times out of ten.

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