Cybersecurity Analyst Program · 6 Months

Become the person who stops the hackers.

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10 years of training14,000+ graduates36 countriesTaught live by the founder

From the Founder

Why I started CYDEO.

I thought high-paying IT careers were only for computer science graduates from MIT. I was delivering packages for Amazon.

I spoke broken English. I had no degree. But I heard a QA career was possible if I worked hard.

I did not learn coding out of passion. I just wanted to pay my rent and take care of my family.

The hard work paid off. I got a QA job at a medical tech company and tripled my salary.

Most of my colleagues were highly educated, so I expected to get fired. One day my manager Pete called me into his office. I thought, “Today is my last day. I failed my family again.”

He gave me a 4% raise and a $2,000 performance bonus.

That was the day I realized: people like me, like you, we can do it.

Yes, from scratch.Yes, even if you don’t have a degree.Yes, even if you speak English with an accent.

That is why I started CYDEO.

Kuzzat Altay · Founder

How It Works

Here’s how it works, start to finish.

The whole program, in four steps.

Day 1

Watch the free intro class

30 minutes, on your schedule. See how Kuzzat teaches and what the job looks like before you spend a dollar.

Week 1

Start from zero

No tech background needed. Recorded lessons on your schedule, plus a live class with Kuzzat every Sunday. Plan for 15 to 20 hours a week.

Week 9

Get CompTIA Security+ certified

The #1 entry-level cybersecurity certification. Your $425 exam voucher is included. Structured prep, mentor office hours, mock exams, then the real thing.

Week 23 + until hired

SOC-trained and job-ready

Real SOC shifts on enterprise tools, a portfolio, and career support with no expiration date. Resume reviews, mock interviews, job leads.

The AI Question

Will AI take cybersecurity jobs?

No. AI isn’t coming for these jobs. It’s creating them.

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The Threat

AI made the attackers faster, cheaper, and harder to catch.

Every week, AI makes cyberattacks cheaper, faster, and harder to detect.

1,265%

surge in AI-generated phishing since generative AI went mainstream

$200M+

in deepfake-enabled fraud in a single quarter (Q1 2025)

87%

of organizations hit by an AI-driven cyberattack in the past year

37%

rise in AI-assisted business email compromise (FBI)

The Stakes

Every new attack needs a human to detect it, investigate it, and stop it. That human is the job.

The Opportunity

Here’s what this means for you.

AI doesn’t replace cybersecurity professionals. It makes them essential. And you don’t need a CS degree — 30% of cybersecurity professionals entered from non-technical backgrounds.

514,000+

open cybersecurity positions in the US right now

26%

of US cybersecurity roles are currently vacant (CyberSeek)

33%

projected job growth through 2034 (BLS)

The Salary

What does it pay?

$124,910

Median salary

$0$180K+senior roles

Salary + growth: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Graduate Stories

They started where you are.

Stay-at-home parents. Restaurant workers. Military veterans. Immigrants. They all had zero tech experience. Here’s what happened next.

2 AM shifts, no work-life balance → Cybersecurity Analyst

Yvette

“Everyone had their doubts. A friend called it a scam. I proved them wrong through hard work. Now I protect data from home with a cup of coffee.”

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Stay-at-home mom → Test Automation Engineer

Tifa

“My daughter started asking where the money comes from. Now she sees her mom working in tech.”

Read her story

Military veteran → Software Quality Assurance

Bradly

“The discipline from the military helped, but CYDEO gave me the skills. Completely changed my life.”

Read his story

Babysitter & odd jobs → QA Engineer

Husna

“When I saw my first paycheck, I couldn’t believe it. Nobody in my family thought seven months could change everything. It did.”

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Personal trainer → Automation Engineer

Tariq

“As a trainer, I could only count reps. Now I build test frameworks. It showed me how much potential I really have within myself.”

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Delivery driver → QA Engineer

Lilia

“From delivering packages to writing test automation. I didn’t think this was possible for someone like me.”

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Restaurant manager → SDET

Omar

“I was tired of standing. Eight months of study taught me what four years of college couldn’t. Three raises in my first year without even asking.”

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Nail tech & cab driver → Automation Engineer

Miriam

“I used to drive passengers to the buildings where I work now. I wasn’t smart, but I had desire. Now I’m making six figures and never missing my daughter’s life.”

Read her story

Inside the SOC

You’ll work real shifts in a real Security Operations Center.

CYDEO’s SOC is enterprise-grade, with enterprise tools. Incidents come in all day, from all around the world. You work real shifts with a SOC lead — exactly what you’d do on day one of the job.

300+ hands-on labsReal SOC shiftsEnterprise tools

The Difference

Only at CYDEO.

What makes this different from every other cybersecurity course.

Get your Security+ certification

A driver’s license doesn’t make you a Formula 1 racer. Security+ doesn’t make you a cybersecurity analyst. It’s the baseline — the fundamentals, the terminology, the traffic rules of cybersecurity. You need it. Every employer expects it. We get you through it first. Your $425 CompTIA Security+ exam voucher is included in your tuition.

Learn by doing — not by watching

Can you become a basketball player by passing a multiple-choice exam? Of course not. Cybersecurity works the same way. Range Force gives you a secure environment with 300+ hands-on modules where you practice real cyber skills — not memorize slides. You’ll learn more by doing in these labs than four years of classroom lectures.

Support until you’re hired

Most bootcamps promise you’ll land a job overnight. That’s not honest — and you already know it. This is a marathon, not a sprint. We provide career coaching, interview prep, resume support, and continued education — until you find a job. Period. No expiration date. No unrealistic promises. Just real support for as long as it takes.

Curriculum

What you’ll learn.

4 phases, 23 weeks. From zero experience to certified, SOC-trained, and job-ready.

23 weeks · live every Sunday4 phases

You start by earning the #1 entry-level cybersecurity certification. Live sessions every Sunday. Wednesday mentor office hours. A full review week with mock exams and a self-study sprint before the real exam.

Social Engineering & Attack Indicators
Network & Application Attacks
Threat Actors, Vectors & Intelligence
Enterprise Security Architecture
Cryptography & Secure Protocols
Identity & Access Management
Cloud & Virtualization Security
Incident Response & Digital Forensics
Risk Management & Compliance
Review Week + Mock Exams

Your $425 exam voucher is included. Students who prepare with structured programs pass at up to 93%.

RangeForce gives you a secure environment with 300+ hands-on modules where you practice real cyber skills. Weekly live review sessions every Sunday. This is where theory becomes muscle memory.

Splunk SIEM, IBM QRadar, Elastic
SOC Analyst 1: Fundamentals, Threat Landscape, SIEM, Incident Response, Cloud Security + Capstone
SOC Analyst 2: Network Forensics, Phishing, Vulnerability Assessment, Ransomware, Malware, Alert Triage + Capstone
MITRE ATT&CK: Execution, Persistence, Privilege Escalation, Defense Evasion
Early Detection of Ransomware
Fundamentals of Cyber Threat Intelligence
Network Forensics
PAN-OS Security Policy Fundamentals & Firewalls
Fundamentals of System Hardening
Detection Engineering Fundamentals
AI for Security Operations

You’ll learn more by doing in these labs than four years of classroom lectures.

An enterprise-level SOC with enterprise-level tools. Cyber incidents come in all day, from all around the world. You work real SOC shifts with a SOC lead — exactly what you’d do on day one of a SOC analyst job.

SOC Orientation and Intro
Splunk (live instruction)
Microsoft Sentinel
IBM QRadar (class + practice)
UI/API/Database & HTTP Request-Response, Web Attacks
Log Analysis & Jira Ticket Management
Phishing Email Analysis
CrowdStrike Falcon EDR (class + practice)
SOC Shifts — IBM QRadar & CrowdStrike
Wireshark Training & Practice
Vulnerability Scanning
Python for SOC + AI Review (recordings + live)
Industry Mentor Sessions (×5)

CS and SOC students work together on real incidents. This is the closest thing to on-the-job experience before you have the job.

Runs in parallel with SOC training and continues until you’re hired — so you’re job-hunting with momentum, not starting from scratch after graduation. No expiration date.

LinkedIn Profile Session
Resume Session
Behavioral Interview Coaching
TAY (Technical Assessment Yourself) & Recruiter Call Session
Reference and Employment Info Session
Continued Education — No Time Limit

We don’t disappear after graduation. Career support continues until you’re hired — period.

Your Investment

$500 a month while you learn. About $17 a day.

We take the risk with you. You only pay the rest after you land a cybersecurity job. A university path costs $20,000 and up over years. This is about $17 a day.

The world needs people who can stop them. That can be you.

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Before You Decide

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FAQ

Questions we hear every week.

Is cybersecurity harder than coding?

No. They are different skills. Coding requires you to build things from scratch. Cybersecurity requires you to monitor, detect, and respond to threats. Most entry-level cybersecurity work is about following a process: look at the alert, investigate the data, document what you find, escalate if needed. You will learn some basic scripting, but you will not write complex code. Many cybersecurity analysts say their job is more like detective work than programming. If you can follow a process and pay attention to details, you have the right foundation.

Do I need to be good at math?

No. Entry-level cybersecurity analyst roles require almost no math. You will learn to convert between number systems and understand some basic logic. That’s it. No calculus. No statistics. No advanced formulas. The daily work involves reading dashboards, analyzing patterns, and writing reports — not solving equations. If math has ever scared you away from tech, cybersecurity is a field where that fear does not apply.

What if AI replaces cybersecurity jobs?

AI is doing the opposite. AI makes cyberattacks faster, cheaper, and more sophisticated — AI-generated phishing has increased 1,265%. Deepfake fraud exceeded $200 million in one quarter. Every new AI-powered attack requires a human to detect and respond to it. 95% of cybersecurity professionals say AI enhances their work, not replaces it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects cybersecurity to grow 33% by 2034. AI is the reason this field is growing faster than ever.

Do I need any IT or tech experience to start?

No. This program starts from zero. You will learn operating systems, networking, and cybersecurity fundamentals from the ground up. Kuzzat teaches every concept as if you have never worked in tech before. Previous CYDEO students have come from retail, food service, driving, teaching, parenting, and military service — with no IT background whatsoever.

Is CompTIA Security+ enough to get hired?

Security+ is the #1 entry-level cybersecurity certification. It is required for Department of Defense positions and appears in 65,000+ active US job postings. 91% of employers prefer certified candidates. Entry-level professionals with Security+ earn 15–20% more than those without. Security+ alone opens doors. Combined with the hands-on experience, portfolio, and career support from CYDEO, it forms a complete foundation for your first cybersecurity role.

What’s the refund policy?

100-day money-back guarantee. Start the program. Do the work. If it’s not the right fit, get a full refund within 100 days. That’s over three months to decide — completely risk-free.

How much time do I need per week?

Plan for 15–20 hours per week. This includes live classes, lab work, and study time. Many students work full-time while enrolled. The program is designed for career changers with busy lives — the schedule is structured so you can plan around it.

What’s the difference between this and the Google Cybersecurity Certificate?

The Google certificate is self-paced pre-recorded videos. It costs about $250. No live instruction. No cohort. No exam voucher. No career support until hired. CYDEO is live instruction from the CEO, every week. You learn in a cohort with classmates. You get Security+ prep with the exam voucher included ($425 value). You get career support until you’re hired. Self-paced online programs have completion rates below 15%. The Google certificate teaches cybersecurity vocabulary. CYDEO prepares you for a cybersecurity career.

The next step

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