Pioneering Cyber
Excellence
Hackers Academy is a global leader in offensive and defensive cybersecurity training. We've trained tens of thousands of students worldwide since 2013, from individual professionals to Fortune 500 teams and government agencies.
What Drives Us
Everything we build is guided by one purpose: closing the gap between certified and competent. Here's what that means in practice.
Our Mission
To equip the next generation of cybersecurity professionals with the skills, tools, and confidence to defend real systems and lead real teams.
Our Vision
A cybersecurity workforce built on practitioners, not paper. We're closing the gap between certified and competent, one course at a time.
Our Values
Hands-on always. No theatre. No hype. Just real skills, taught by people who do the work, for people who want to do it next.
Training Methodology
How we train is the difference. Three principles, applied to every course we deliver.
Fully Hands-On
Within 30 minutes of starting, you're in the labs. Custom-built vulnerable machines. Theory kept at a minimum. Practice is the point.
Cloud-Based
Your labs live in the cloud. No USB sticks. No local VMs that break. Each student gets their own private network, accessible anytime, for as long as they need it.
Highly Professional
Technical skills are half the job. We train you to scope engagements, respond to RFPs, write proposals, and carry yourself in front of clients.
Built Different. On Purpose.
Most cybersecurity training looks the same. Here's why we don't.
Real Labs, Real Foundations
Every course runs on real infrastructure. Not simulations. Not screencasts. The same tools and environments you'll face on the job.
Trainers with Track Records
Our trainers haven't just studied this. They've done it for BBC, Sky, Verizon, MBC, Microsoft. Work in the record before lessons in the room.
Cloud-Native Access
Your labs live in the cloud. No setup. No installs. No campus VPN. Log in from anywhere and start working.
Career-Ready Curriculum
Resume building. Client conversations. Scoping engagements. We train the full professional, not just the technician.
Industry-Recognised Certifications
Our certifications map to roles real employers hire for. Each one signals capability, not just attendance.
Direct Hiring Channels
Active learners get direct access to our hiring network. Real employers, real openings, real introductions made through Hackers Academy.
Meet Our Experts
Our trainers are not academics. They are practitioners. They have spent years inside enterprise environments solving the exact problems they now teach.
Tarek
International Black Hat trainer with twenty years of penetration testing across BBC, Sky, Verizon, and Qualys.
MSc. in Information Security. International trainer at Black Hat USA, Black Hat MEA, HiTB, and major global conferences. Technical Advisor at GISEC, the largest cybersecurity conference in the Middle East. Former OWASP Dubai Chapter Leader. Founder of Hackers Academy and AstraSec.io.
Specialisation Enterprise penetration testing. Azure cloud security. Red teaming.
Abdulrahaman
From Siemens Energy to Ørsted. Securing the systems that run our power, water, and critical infrastructure.
20 years of international experience across cybersecurity and Operational Technology. Senior automation engineering roles at Siemens Energy, followed by OT/ICS cybersecurity consultancy across GCC, Europe, and Africa with Ernst & Young. 2 years at Ørsted Energy in Denmark. Currently OT/ICS Cybersecurity Director at Resilience.
Specialisation OT/ICS security. Critical infrastructure. Energy sector.
Khalifa
Network penetration tester. 0-day researcher. The one who finds what is not in the documentation.
MSc. in Information Security. Multiple certifications across network security, web application hacking, and reverse engineering. Strategic Technical Advisor with hands-on experience in advanced penetration testing across networks, systems, web applications, wireless, and VoIP. Has developed penetration testing tools and discovered 0-day vulnerabilities. International trainer and regular speaker at Black Hat.
Specialisation Network penetration testing. 0-day research. Reverse engineering.
Tim
Six years at Microsoft, locking down Active Directory and Azure for Europe’s biggest banks and government agencies.
PFE/CS specialist in Active Directory and Azure Cloud Security at Microsoft for six years, working with large enterprises across Europe including banks and government entities. Currently Senior Consultant at Hackers Academy, focused on enterprise security posture, incident response capability, and team training.
Specialisation Azure security. Active Directory. Enterprise IR.
Iman
Bringing AI and machine learning into how we detect, defend, and train against the next wave of threats.
Specialisation AI Research.
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