Train on offense.
Defend like an elite.
Instructor-led classrooms in the heart of the city. Limited cohorts of 12. Real CVEs in live lab ranges — never slideware. Africa-built, internationally benchmarked.
A physical academy, not another video course
1337 Offensive Security School is a campus-based cybersecurity academy. Every cohort sits in the room with a working operator — not a recorded lecturer. You break real infrastructure on our racks, document the kill chain, and ship the patch before you leave.
Six specializations. One operator mindset.
How a cohort moves through the range
Learn
Live theory blocks — 30% of seat time, delivered at the whiteboard.
Break
Exploit real targets on the rack. Every concept ends in a live range.
Defend
Patch what you broke. Write the detection. Brief it to the room.
Certify
Capstone CTF under exam conditions. Pass and earn the badge.
Physical infrastructure
Purpose-built rooms, real racks, and a shielded RF range — the hardware you can't get from a browser tab.
Credentials that mean you did the work
Certified Offensive Practitioner
24-hour practical exam. Compromise the network, write the report.
Certified AD Specialist
Own a full forest under exam conditions, then prove the fix.
Certified Defense Analyst
Detect, hunt and respond to a live intrusion against the clock.
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Graduates in the field
The range time is unreal. I rooted my first real domain in week three and walked into a SOC job before I'd even certified.
Twelve people, one instructor who actually breaks things for a living. You can't hide and you can't fall behind. Worth every dinar.
I'd done online courses for years. One term on campus here taught me more than all of them — because someone was watching my shell and pushing me.
Build elite security teams across continents
North Africa · North America · Europe
We train security professionals in Sousse, serving recruitment pipelines across three continents. Every graduate carries hands-on capability, not just certificates.
Hire our graduates
Direct pipeline into offensive security, web penetration, Active Directory hardening, and red team operations. Vetted, trained, ready to breach and defend.
In-person always
We don't outsource operator training to video. Every cohort is on campus in Sousse, instructor-led, hands-on. Customized engagements available.
Seats are limited. The skills gap isn't.
Talk to an advisor, tour the campus, and lock your seat in the next cohort.