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    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

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    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 of CyberProwess

    Michael Adeyanju

    Founder, CyberProwess · est. February 2024

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    → 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.

    The CyberProwess symbol: a P built from three tiles, with the top-left tile pushed out of the grid
    1. 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.

    2. 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.

    3. 03

      The flag

      The big tile is a flag: capture the flag, where every learner starts, and a flag planted when you arrive.

    traceroute ./career

    One route, from curious to in the field

    1. hop 0

      Curious

      First contact with cybersecurity: a post, a video, a friend.

      anywhere

    2. hop 1

      Bootcamp

      Fundamentals, recon, exploitation, web and OWASP Top 10, and a capstone.

      12 weeks

    3. hop 2

      Mentorship & Labs

      1:3 mentoring, a Red, Blue or GRC track, a real project.

      6 months

    4. hop 3

      Career Support

      CV, mock interviews, personal brand, partner introductions.

      6 weeks

    5. 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.

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    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

    1. 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
    2. 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
    3. 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

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    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 free

    Mentor

    Working in security? One hour a week changes a career. Red team, blue team or GRC.

    Become a mentor

    Hire our alumni

    Security firms, fintechs and SOCs: meet hands-on junior talent with real lab and project work.

    Become a hiring partner

    Sponsor a cohort

    Our programmes are funded through grants and sponsorships. Your support funds labs, mentors and seats.

    Talk to us
    Start learning todayOur training playlist on YouTube is free and open to everyone.Watch the playlist

    ping 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
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    # follow along

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