root@cyberprowess:~$ ./initialize_mission.sh
Empowering the Next Generation of Cyber Defenders
> Free cybersecurity training, mentorship, and career support for aspiring professionals. No barriers, just opportunities.
- ● Nonprofit
- ● 100% free
- ● Remote first
- ● Since February 2024
cat mission.txt
We believe that talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not.
CyberProwess is a nonprofit organisation dedicated to making cybersecurity education accessible to everyone. Our mission is to bridge that gap by providing free, world-class cybersecurity training to individuals regardless of their background.
Cybersecurity usually asks for money, connections and a computer-science degree before it lets anyone in. We think that wastes talent. So everything we run, from ethical hacking bootcamps to career placement support, is free, online and open to career switchers, self-taught learners and people coming from IT support or web development.

Michael Adeyanju
Founder, CyberProwess · est. February 2024
$ cat mission.txt
→ Democratise cybersecurity education
→ Build a diverse security workforce
→ Create pathways to careers
→ Foster an ethical hacking community
$ echo $STATUS
ACTIVE ● Running since 2024
./find --way-in
Find your
way in.
Hackers spend their careers finding the way in. We find a way in for people: into an industry that wasn't built to let them in.
- 01
The breakout
Our symbol is a P built from three tiles. One tile has been pushed out of the grid it was placed in. That is what we help our learners do.
- 02
The way in
The gap it leaves is the opening. For a hacker it's a vulnerability. For a learner it's the door.
- 03
The flag
The big tile is a flag: capture the flag, where every learner starts, and a flag planted when you arrive.
ls ./programmes
What we offer
Four offers, all free. Together they form one route, from first curiosity to first role.
Ethical Hacking Bootcamp
Penetration testing, vulnerability assessment and security protocols, taught hands-on from the fundamentals up.
- Length
- 12 weeks
- Seats
- 100
- Load
- 10–15 hrs/week
Mentorship & Labs
Guided mentorship with working practitioners, plus 24/7 virtual labs and real-world scenarios.
- Length
- 6 months
- Ratio
- 1 : 3
- Tracks
- Red · Blue · GRC
Career Support
CV and LinkedIn reviews, mock interviews and introductions to hiring partners.
- Length
- 6 weeks
- Sessions
- Rolling
- Cost
- Free
Cybersecurity Community
A supportive network of peers, alumni and professionals committed to ethical hacking and security.
- Members
- 100+
- Where
- Online
- Cost
- Free
traceroute ./career
One route, from curious to in the field
- hop 0
Curious
First contact with cybersecurity: a post, a video, a friend.
anywhere
- hop 1
Bootcamp
Fundamentals, recon, exploitation, web and OWASP Top 10, and a capstone.
12 weeks
- hop 2
Mentorship & Labs
1:3 mentoring, a Red, Blue or GRC track, a real project.
6 months
- hop 3
Career Support
CV, mock interviews, personal brand, partner introductions.
6 weeks
- hop 4
In the field
First role or certification. Then come back and mentor.
and back again
[+] connection established. Then alumni come back to mentor the next cohort.
cat impact.log
Our impact, honestly told
Since our founding in February 2024, CyberProwess has grown into a working community for emerging cybersecurity practitioners across Africa and beyond.
100+
Students trained
Since February 2024
50+
Alumni in roles & certifications
Industry certifications or roles in cybersecurity firms
100+
Active community members
Across Africa and beyond
10
Recent cohort graduates
Our recent formal-completion cohort
2
Cohorts delivered
Cohort 3 opened for July 2026
The Foundation
For many of our alumni, CyberProwess was their first exposure to cybersecurity, the spark that turned curiosity into a calling.
The Launchpad
Students who started here have gone on to advanced trainings, certifications and specialised programmes around the world.
The Journey Continues
Our community keeps growing: alumni still chasing their careers, paying it forward, and proving talent has no borders.
figures as of October 2026
git log --cohorts
Our cohorts
- Cohort 1 · 2024
The Inaugural Class
Our founding cohort: a fully free, hands-on Ethical Hacking programme that introduced our first wave of students to penetration testing, reconnaissance and the defender mindset. It set the tone for everything CyberProwess has become.
ETHICAL HACKING - Cohort 2 · Class of 2025
Going Deeper
Building on Cohort 1, the 2025 class doubled down on Ethical Hacking with sharper labs, stronger mentorship and a community of learners pushing each other forward. Many have since moved on to advanced certifications and industry roles.
ETHICAL HACKING● CERTIFICATES BEING AWARDED NOW - Cohort 3 · 2026
Hack the Summer
Our third free bootcamp opened applications for July 2026: twelve weeks of recon, exploitation, web application security and a capstone, with 100 seats.
ETHICAL HACKING
$ ./graduate --class=2025
The Class of 2025 is getting its certificates.
We're handing certificates to our Cohort 2 graduates now. Congratulations: twelve weeks of labs, late nights and a capstone, done. Every certificate carries a unique ID that employers can check here.
$ ./verify --id CP-C2-2025-001
[+] Verified: genuine CyberProwess certificate
programme Ethical Hacking Bootcamp
cohort Class of 2025 (Cohort 2)
status valid
./spotlight --alumni
In their own words
- C
C.O.
online
Participating in the 2024 ethical hacking cohort was the turning point in my career. Before CyberProwess, I had theoretical knowledge but lacked hands-on experience. The intensive practical labs on penetration testing, vulnerability assessment, and real-time threat hunting gave me the technical confidence I needed. The mentorship helped me revamp my CV, and within three months of completing the cohort, I secured a fully remote role at a global fintech company.09:14
Security Operations Analyst
Cohort 1 Alumna · 2024 - B
B.B.
online
The structured approach of the 2025 Ethical Hacking bootcamp was outstanding. CyberProwess doesn't just teach you how to use tools like Nmap or Metasploit; they teach you the underlying security methodologies, adversarial mindset, and professional report writing. The real differentiator is the community and Michael Adeyanju's direct guidance. Through the intense mock interviews, I successfully pivoted from a generic IT support role into a core offensive security engineering position.10:42
Penetration Tester & Security Consultant
Cohort 2 Alumnus · 2025 - A
A.B.
online
As someone transitioning from web development, the cybersecurity landscape felt incredibly daunting. CyberProwess simplified complex security concepts and made them highly accessible. The cohort-based learning model fostered intense collaboration with peers across Nigeria. The hands-on project solving real-world active directory breaches was exactly what recruiters wanted to hear about in my interviews. I am proud to be an alumna of this life-changing academy!14:08
Associate Cloud Security Engineer
Cohort 2 Alumna · 2025
cat values.json
What we stand for
If CyberProwess were a person, it would be the senior engineer who remembers being new: sharp, generous with time, and serious about doing things legally and properly.
- Open
- Free, plain-spoken, welcoming to any background. Free never means cheap.
- Hands-on
- Labs, CTFs, capstones and real breaches to study. Not slide-deck learning.
- Ethical
- Authorised, legal and responsible, every single time.
- Community over ego
- Peers pushing each other forward, and alumni paying it back.
- Proof over promises
- Real numbers with sources, and honest about what we can't promise.
sudo join --community
Get involved
Free training runs on people who give their time, their networks and their support. There's a way in for everyone.
Learn with us
Join the next cohort or the community. No experience needed, just a laptop and stubbornness.
Apply for freeMentor
Working in security? One hour a week changes a career. Red team, blue team or GRC.
Become a mentorHire our alumni
Security firms, fintechs and SOCs: meet hands-on junior talent with real lab and project work.
Become a hiring partnerSponsor a cohort
Our programmes are funded through grants and sponsorships. Your support funds labs, mentors and seats.
Talk to usping cyberprowess
Ready to start your cybersecurity journey?
Questions about a programme, mentoring or sponsorship? Write to us. A real person reads every message.
Prefer email? cyberprowesshq@gmail.com