Evolve Security Academy
Average Rating4.86
166 Reviews
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Evolve Security Academy is a cybersecurity training institution that offers a 20-week, part-time cybersecurity bootcamp live-online and instructor-led. The holistic Cybersecurity Bootcamp provides hands-on and immersive training, giving students the concrete and practical skills they will actually need on the job. Students gain real work experience through the live security assessment work they perform on non-profit organizations. With over 600,000 unfilled cyber security jobs in the U.S. and 1,000,000 globally, Evolve’s primary focus is on creating top-tier cyber security talent and placing students into high-paying jobs.
Interested students can apply via Evolve Security Academy’s website and then schedule an Admissions Advisor call.
Successful graduates of the cybersecurity bootcamps will receive a designation of Evolve Security Certified Professional (ESCP) certification after successful completion of written and lab exams. Throughout the course, Evolve Security Academy also prepares students to find a job with interview and job preparation from our Career Coach.
Advanced training is also available with our OSCP Bootcamp. This is an immersive 8-week, part-time, live-online, and instructor-led program. This course provides students with a deep dive into OSCP exam content and practical penetration testing concepts and methodologies through comprehensive labs from Evolve Security Academy. Students receive guided preparation for Evolve Academy's Penetration Testing lab exam as well as for the OSCP exam.
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Scott KragerStudent • Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Live-Online • ChicagoSep 29, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceCyber Security Apprentice
This boot camp is fast-paced but worth every minute! From someone who had very little IT knowledge and zero cyber knowledge, I feel more than confident to start my journey in this industry. The support from the staff and encouragement from classmates is in itself, the best part of learning with Evolve. I would recommend this boot camp and Evolve to anyone interested in cyber!- Connor DowlingAssociate Security Engineer • GraduateSep 06, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
OSCP Bootcamp Review
I first want to start this review off by mentioning that I am currently employed by Evolve Security. The review written below contains no bias due of this affiliation and is my honest opinion on the 18 weeks spent taking the OSCP bootcamp.
From the labs to the instructors to the other students taking this course, the OSCP bootcamp was phenomenal. The 18 weeks consisted of 17 modules containing labs and instructional videos that started off beginner friendly and became more advanc...I first want to start this review off by mentioning that I am currently employed by Evolve Security. The review written below contains no bias due of this affiliation and is my honest opinion on the 18 weeks spent taking the OSCP bootcamp.
From the labs to the instructors to the other students taking this course, the OSCP bootcamp was phenomenal. The 18 weeks consisted of 17 modules containing labs and instructional videos that started off beginner friendly and became more advanced after each module. The course outlines what is taught in Offensive Security's pwk labs and reinforces the concepts taught. The instructors were all OSCP certified, had industry level knowledge of penetration testing, willing to answer any questions I had, and charismatic. Additionally, the other students that were taking the class ranged from beginner to advanced which created a great environment to learn in. Students were always willing to help other students and provide guidance where they could. If you're thinking about taking the OSCP, having a great study group, and network all at the same time, I could not recommend signing up for this course enough!!! - Gerard ForsterCTO • Student • OSCP Bootcamp (Live-Online) • ChicagoSep 01, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Skills-oriented and Hands-on Program
The Evolve Security Academy OSCP Bootcamp was a very skill-oriented program that helped me learn the ins and outs of what it means to be a pen tester. The best part of the program was getting to participate with seasoned instructors on hacking networks and machines. Nothing was setup ahead of time for them to succeed. They approached the boxes cold just like I did, so I got to watch how their minds worked, the rationale they had for using certain tools above others in different situation...The Evolve Security Academy OSCP Bootcamp was a very skill-oriented program that helped me learn the ins and outs of what it means to be a pen tester. The best part of the program was getting to participate with seasoned instructors on hacking networks and machines. Nothing was setup ahead of time for them to succeed. They approached the boxes cold just like I did, so I got to watch how their minds worked, the rationale they had for using certain tools above others in different situations, and what they did when they struggled - as everyone does. It was an excellent experience. I learned a lot and am sure my company is more secure now. - AlexCybersecurity Analyst • Graduate • Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Live-Online • ChicagoAug 23, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Priceless Education
Rockstar staff, talented and willing Assistant Instructors, the platform is robust and the virtual labs are well thought out. The amount of information to ingest may be near impossible in so short a time, but Evolve came as close as I can imagine to successfully preparing students with a comprehensive baseline in Security and IT. It promoted a great mixture of professionalism, familiarity, teamwork and camaraderie. I value the relationships formed and the lessons learned during my bootca...Rockstar staff, talented and willing Assistant Instructors, the platform is robust and the virtual labs are well thought out. The amount of information to ingest may be near impossible in so short a time, but Evolve came as close as I can imagine to successfully preparing students with a comprehensive baseline in Security and IT. It promoted a great mixture of professionalism, familiarity, teamwork and camaraderie. I value the relationships formed and the lessons learned during my bootcamp. - JoshGraduate • OSCP Bootcamp (Live-Online) • ChicagoAug 20, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Penetration Tester
The overall OSCP bootcamp has been amazing. I took the OSCP before and failed. With going through the Evolve Security bootcamp I feel a lot more confident. The labs and the instructors are extremely well thought out and professional. The best part is the live interaction I had with the instructors and going through the OSCP like machines. - Micah JohnsonSecurity Engineer • Graduate • OSCP Bootcamp (Live-Online) • ChicagoAug 18, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Invaluable Experience
Being able to work through boxes together with people from different backgrounds and skill levels was an invaluable experience that truly changed the way I approach boxes and my overall penetration testing methodology. - KenGraduateAug 16, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob AssistanceN/A
Security Engineer
OSCP Bootcamp
The course was in its infancy, would not recommend at this time, should they revamp and learn from their mistakes then perhaps.
The instruction started strong, but as the class moved forward more flaws were exposed. The labs were constantly crashing, the direction of the instruction was almost non-existent. There was much wasted time, as a working student my time is valuable and I prefer not to waste it googling and youtubing everything myself - that is why I took t...OSCP Bootcamp
The course was in its infancy, would not recommend at this time, should they revamp and learn from their mistakes then perhaps.
The instruction started strong, but as the class moved forward more flaws were exposed. The labs were constantly crashing, the direction of the instruction was almost non-existent. There was much wasted time, as a working student my time is valuable and I prefer not to waste it googling and youtubing everything myself - that is why I took the course, unfortunately much of the "try harder" instruction felt like a cop out to actual instruction. - Marcus ScottAI Engineer • Graduate • Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Live-Online • ChicagoAug 12, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Evolve Security Certified Professional
I have had an excellent experience in Bootcamp. I found the curriculum, instructional staff, and career services personnel to be outstanding. Without this program, I am confident it would have taken me much longer to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to move into a profitable new career in AI development. - Barnaby KirshnerGraduateAug 07, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Cybersecurity Specialist
The course is designed to work for somebody with a full time job. This is incredible. When one goes to college the grand majority of your debt is due to living expenses during. I appreciate now, that the field of hacking is constantly, constantly changing; and that the staff at Evolve is constantly evolving the curriculum even as we learn to reflect that. I also appreciate that there's more than a bit of a hands-off approach that forces us to learn to learn for outselves, which we will ...The course is designed to work for somebody with a full time job. This is incredible. When one goes to college the grand majority of your debt is due to living expenses during. I appreciate now, that the field of hacking is constantly, constantly changing; and that the staff at Evolve is constantly evolving the curriculum even as we learn to reflect that. I also appreciate that there's more than a bit of a hands-off approach that forces us to learn to learn for outselves, which we will be doing when we're done. It is true that this is a very high level prep. That being said, we are now knowledgeable about what we need and are prepared to dive deep in and learn new utilities, programs that come out, and know how everything relates. We can talk the talk on interviews and very quickly bring ourselves up to par as the field changes, adapt to new niches, etc. The labs were really cool because I'm a hands - on learner. Later on in the class when it was time to go back, i found the labs written in such a way that there was still a lot of new information to absorb. The AI experience was great. I don't know what evolve is doing to prepare AI's but ours was able to answer questions on virtually any subject. I also reached out to other AI's whom are not explicitly assigned to me and found them extremely helpful. By the end I knew whom to turn to to explore different sorts of questions, and also the fact that they will make themselves available to me even as a graduate is wonderful. It really boosts my confidence to have a team ahead and behind me. - Allison IsaacsonGraduateAug 07, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Evolve Security Bootcamp Review
I’m very happy with my education at Evolve Security Academy. Not only was every instructor and assistant instructor extremely skilled and knowledgeable, but they also genuinely cared about teaching me the knowledge and skills that I needed to begin my career in the industry. The academy created an environment that was comfortable for people from all levels of cyber knowledge to learn and grow. The career counseling and guidance was extremely valuable in helping me prepare for and navigat...I’m very happy with my education at Evolve Security Academy. Not only was every instructor and assistant instructor extremely skilled and knowledgeable, but they also genuinely cared about teaching me the knowledge and skills that I needed to begin my career in the industry. The academy created an environment that was comfortable for people from all levels of cyber knowledge to learn and grow. The career counseling and guidance was extremely valuable in helping me prepare for and navigate the job market. I feel like the academy gave me the hands-on knowledge and industry insight that I definitely needed to make my career transition. - Rhoda K.Student • ChicagoMar 31, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
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Applying at Evolve Secuirty Academy is one of the best decisions I’ve made during the 2020-2021 Covid Pandemic. This is an overwhelming experience due to the little knowledge I have on cybersecurity. Coupled with a new full-time job in healthcare, a busy family life with young children, I thought I was nuts taking on this journey. I was lost in so many ways due to information overload. Google is your best friend. I had to put ...Evolve Security Academy
Applying at Evolve Secuirty Academy is one of the best decisions I’ve made during the 2020-2021 Covid Pandemic. This is an overwhelming experience due to the little knowledge I have on cybersecurity. Coupled with a new full-time job in healthcare, a busy family life with young children, I thought I was nuts taking on this journey. I was lost in so many ways due to information overload. Google is your best friend. I had to put the time.... so many frustration and sleepless nights. With only 18 weeks allotted to finish the program, I succeeded due to the academy’s in-depth curriculum (theory, hands on labs, projects), attentive, responsive, supportive, knowledgeable faculty/instructors, and the heartfelt understanding, patience of my fellow classmates. This bootcamp has given me a more intricate understanding of cybersecurity and how it applies in the real world. I’ve also gained an extended family. Take advantage of the career coaching from the get go. I highly recommend Evolve Security. - Emilio GarciaGraduate • Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Live-Online • ChicagoMar 30, 2021Overall ExperienceInstructorsCurriculumJob Assistance
Great all around bootcamp experience
The comprehensive training improved my baseline IT skills and opened me to many new security focused ones. The labs and lectures help to solidify them and provided a very solid foundation to build on. The connections to the other students, alumni, and industry professionals is very valuable.
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FAQs
How much does Evolve Security Academy cost?
Evolve Security Academy costs around $13,950. On the lower end, some Evolve Security Academy courses like OSCP Bootcamp (Live-Online) cost $5,250.
What courses does Evolve Security Academy teach?
Evolve Security Academy offers courses like Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Live-Online, OSCP Bootcamp (Live-Online).
Where does Evolve Security Academy have campuses?
Evolve Security Academy has in-person campuses in Chicago. Evolve Security Academy also has a remote classroom so students can learn online.
Is Evolve Security Academy worth it?
Evolve Security Academy hasn't shared alumni outcomes yet, but one way to determine if a bootcamp is worth it is by reading alumni reviews. 166 Evolve Security Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Evolve Security Academy on Course Report - you should start there!
Is Evolve Security Academy legit?
We let alumni answer that question. 166 Evolve Security Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Evolve Security Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.86 out of 5.
Does Evolve Security Academy offer scholarships or accept the GI Bill?
Yes, Course Report is excited to offer an exclusive Evolve Security Academy scholarship for $1000 off tuition!
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You can read 166 reviews of Evolve Security Academy on Course Report! Evolve Security Academy alumni, students, and applicants have reviewed Evolve Security Academy and rate their overall experience a 4.86 out of 5.
Is Evolve Security Academy accredited?
While bootcamps must be approved to operate, accreditation is relatively rare. Evolve Security Academy doesn't yet share information about their accreditation status.