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"I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-adv..."
"That was a tough one. Managed to score more than 90% to receive that gold coin. Overall, I consider this to be one of the best Blue Team cert you can ..."
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"Yesterday, we launched the epic first edition of DefendNight at PwC Belgium! 🚀 Our blue team, along with our amazing IAM, AppSec, OffSec, OT operativ..."
"Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Foren..."
"I chose this course for a reason. In mid-July, I wanted to dive into this course and take the exam because I was deeply impressed by the complexity an..."
"I'm really glad to witness the extraordinary growth of CyberDefenders, the team was putting great efforts into creating high-quality content and labs ..."
"One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-..."
"I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully completed and passed the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) training and certification. This vendor-neut..."
"🔥 Thrilled and honored to now be a #CertifiedCyberDefender! 🛡️ Passed the 48 hours hands-on and feeling privileged to join the ranks 🚀 CyberDefende..."
"🚀 Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48 Hours: My Certification Journey on 1st attempt 🚀 🌟 Achieving the #CertifiedCyberDefender credentia..."
"Certified CyberDefenders - One of the best exam I have taken so far in the blue team realm for the price/quality ratio! Recommended to bring a team of..."
"I decided to embark in the CCD (Certified CyberDefender) certification journey. Here we have 4 months to learn a solid content about the main topics t..."
"CyberDefenders keeps coming out with some #quality #labs. This most recent one covers #cloudforensics #hunting in #Azure with Elastic. Really great fo..."
"Phew! This was a challenging one but I made it through. Major props to the CyberDefenders team for their work on this. Achieving thi..."
"While out of town on the other side of the US for work, my coin arrived for becoming a Certified Cyber Defender (#CCD) from CyberDefenders!"
"The Team or Practitioner of the Year Award 🏆 goes to the individual or team who has done extraordinary work in #CyberSecurity. The Communit..."
"Cool SWAG from CyberDefenders ;) #ccd #blueteam #soc"
"Join industry leaders like Offensive Security, NotSoSecure Training part of Claranet Cyber Security, Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud), CyberDefende..."
"I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-adv..."
"That was a tough one. Managed to score more than 90% to receive that gold coin. Overall, I consider this to be one of the best Blue Team cert you can ..."
"Stoked to start the CyberDefenders CCD program next week! Cheers to always learning! #blueteam #socanalyst #cyberdefenders"
"Few months of study, practice here, practice there, and then the reward came! Thanks CyberDefenders for the solid learning content, and even ..."
"Overall, I’m extremely pleased with the course content delivery, exam experience, and how the CyberDefenders team coaches their students through the “..."
"Yesterday, we launched the epic first edition of DefendNight at PwC Belgium! 🚀 Our blue team, along with our amazing IAM, AppSec, OffSec, OT operativ..."
"Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Foren..."
"I chose this course for a reason. In mid-July, I wanted to dive into this course and take the exam because I was deeply impressed by the complexity an..."
"I'm really glad to witness the extraordinary growth of CyberDefenders, the team was putting great efforts into creating high-quality content and labs ..."
"One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-..."
"I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully completed and passed the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) training and certification. This vendor-neut..."
"🔥 Thrilled and honored to now be a #CertifiedCyberDefender! 🛡️ Passed the 48 hours hands-on and feeling privileged to join the ranks 🚀 CyberDefende..."
"🚀 Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48 Hours: My Certification Journey on 1st attempt 🚀 🌟 Achieving the #CertifiedCyberDefender credentia..."
"Certified CyberDefenders - One of the best exam I have taken so far in the blue team realm for the price/quality ratio! Recommended to bring a team of..."
"I decided to embark in the CCD (Certified CyberDefender) certification journey. Here we have 4 months to learn a solid content about the main topics t..."
"CyberDefenders keeps coming out with some #quality #labs. This most recent one covers #cloudforensics #hunting in #Azure with Elastic. Really great fo..."
"Phew! This was a challenging one but I made it through. Major props to the CyberDefenders team for their work on this. Achieving thi..."
"While out of town on the other side of the US for work, my coin arrived for becoming a Certified Cyber Defender (#CCD) from CyberDefenders!"
"The Team or Practitioner of the Year Award 🏆 goes to the individual or team who has done extraordinary work in #CyberSecurity. The Communit..."
"Cool SWAG from CyberDefenders ;) #ccd #blueteam #soc"
"Join industry leaders like Offensive Security, NotSoSecure Training part of Claranet Cyber Security, Mandiant (now part of Google Cloud), CyberDefende..."
"I feel extremely happy and proud to share that I have successfully completed #CertifiedCyberDefender certification. This is an intermediate-to-adv..."
"That was a tough one. Managed to score more than 90% to receive that gold coin. Overall, I consider this to be one of the best Blue Team cert you can ..."
"Stoked to start the CyberDefenders CCD program next week! Cheers to always learning! #blueteam #socanalyst #cyberdefenders"
"Few months of study, practice here, practice there, and then the reward came! Thanks CyberDefenders for the solid learning content, and even ..."
"Overall, I’m extremely pleased with the course content delivery, exam experience, and how the CyberDefenders team coaches their students through the “..."
"Yesterday, we launched the epic first edition of DefendNight at PwC Belgium! 🚀 Our blue team, along with our amazing IAM, AppSec, OffSec, OT operativ..."
"Definitely the most challenging exam I've taken to this day. In 48 hours, my skills were tested in Threat Hunting, Disk, Memory, and Network Foren..."
"I chose this course for a reason. In mid-July, I wanted to dive into this course and take the exam because I was deeply impressed by the complexity an..."
"I'm really glad to witness the extraordinary growth of CyberDefenders, the team was putting great efforts into creating high-quality content and labs ..."
"One of the highlights of my preparation was engaging with the fantastic labs in the CCD preparation course offered by CyberDefenders. These hands-..."
"I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully completed and passed the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) training and certification. This vendor-neut..."
"🔥 Thrilled and honored to now be a #CertifiedCyberDefender! 🛡️ Passed the 48 hours hands-on and feeling privileged to join the ranks 🚀 CyberDefende..."
"🚀 Transform into a Cyber Defender in 48 Hours: My Certification Journey on 1st attempt 🚀 🌟 Achieving the #CertifiedCyberDefender credentia..."
"Certified CyberDefenders - One of the best exam I have taken so far in the blue team realm for the price/quality ratio! Recommended to bring a team of..."
"I decided to embark in the CCD (Certified CyberDefender) certification journey. Here we have 4 months to learn a solid content about the main topics t..."
"CyberDefenders keeps coming out with some #quality #labs. This most recent one covers #cloudforensics #hunting in #Azure with Elastic. Really great fo..."
"Phew! This was a challenging one but I made it through. Major props to the CyberDefenders team for their work on this. Achieving thi..."
"While out of town on the other side of the US for work, my coin arrived for becoming a Certified Cyber Defender (#CCD) from CyberDefenders!"
"So proud of this one 😎 . Big thanks to the CyberDefenders team for creating and maintaining this cert (+ for the coin)! #CCD"
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"🔒My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. ..."
"Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing the #CCD!"
"🎉 Achievement Unlocked: Certified CyberDefender (CCD) 🚀 I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully passed the Certified CyberDefend..."
"A really great addition (SWAG) to 𝑪𝑪𝑫 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 from CyberDefenders. I was waiting to publish this one - the whole set sh..."
"{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified CyberDefender Certification. Been going rough these past 6 months, and I'm super happy to achieve it. ..."
"Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have finally completed the Disk Forensics Lab. I am extremely impressed with CyberDefenders' Certified CyberDefender..."
"Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned ..."
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"Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFI..."
"Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDefenders (partially) with NetworkMiner from @netresec. I think NetworkMiner is awesome - extracting files, anal..."
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"A great way to learn and practice new skills is through a #ctf. @CyberDefenders provides an excellent (and free!) platform to do just that. I've got a..."
"@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for..."
"Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't r..."
"The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !"
"Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges 🤩 ..."
"So proud of this one 😎 . Big thanks to the CyberDefenders team for creating and maintaining this cert (+ for the coin)! #CCD"
"#ANYRUN 🤝 CyberDefenders Great news! Now our service is integrated into CyberDefenders' security training courses. Find out how to ..."
"🔒My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. ..."
"Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing the #CCD!"
"🎉 Achievement Unlocked: Certified CyberDefender (CCD) 🚀 I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully passed the Certified CyberDefend..."
"A really great addition (SWAG) to 𝑪𝑪𝑫 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 from CyberDefenders. I was waiting to publish this one - the whole set sh..."
"{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified CyberDefender Certification. Been going rough these past 6 months, and I'm super happy to achieve it. ..."
"Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have finally completed the Disk Forensics Lab. I am extremely impressed with CyberDefenders' Certified CyberDefender..."
"Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned ..."
"Happy to share that I'm now #ccd certified:) For anyone looking for a well-structured, intermediate level blue team course with practical exam, it's o..."
"Did you know that Arsenal Image Mounter is showcased in @CyberDefenders blue team training? If you aren't familiar with what they do, check out cyberd..."
"🚀Join us as we complete @cyberdefenders RE101 📚6 Challenges for Beginner Malware Analysts 🔍Extracting Encrypted Flags 🔓Decoding in Cyb..."
"@cyb3rops 100% agreed. Personally a big fanof cyberdefenders.org. Done of a couple of those and they also have a bunch of the FLAREOn problem sets whi..."
"Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFI..."
"Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDefenders (partially) with NetworkMiner from @netresec. I think NetworkMiner is awesome - extracting files, anal..."
"Nice writeup on how you can solve @malware_traffic's "Malware Traffic Analysis 1" challenge on @CyberDefenders using NetworkMiner, Wireshark and Virus..."
"A great way to learn and practice new skills is through a #ctf. @CyberDefenders provides an excellent (and free!) platform to do just that. I've got a..."
"@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for..."
"Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't r..."
"The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !"
"Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges 🤩 ..."
"So proud of this one 😎 . Big thanks to the CyberDefenders team for creating and maintaining this cert (+ for the coin)! #CCD"
"#ANYRUN 🤝 CyberDefenders Great news! Now our service is integrated into CyberDefenders' security training courses. Find out how to ..."
"🔒My first impressions on the Certified CyberDefender - a new practical Blue Team Certification from CyberDefenders aimed towards SOC Analysts. ..."
"Got my CyberDefenders coin for passing the #CCD!"
"🎉 Achievement Unlocked: Certified CyberDefender (CCD) 🚀 I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully passed the Certified CyberDefend..."
"A really great addition (SWAG) to 𝑪𝑪𝑫 𝑪𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 from CyberDefenders. I was waiting to publish this one - the whole set sh..."
"{sigh} So I passed my 48-hour Certified CyberDefender Certification. Been going rough these past 6 months, and I'm super happy to achieve it. ..."
"Woohoo! 8 hours and 35 minutes; I have finally completed the Disk Forensics Lab. I am extremely impressed with CyberDefenders' Certified CyberDefender..."
"Check out my review of the Certified CyberDefender (CCD) course and exam by CyberDefenders. Overall, it was a genuinely fun experience, and I learned ..."
"Happy to share that I'm now #ccd certified:) For anyone looking for a well-structured, intermediate level blue team course with practical exam, it's o..."
"Did you know that Arsenal Image Mounter is showcased in @CyberDefenders blue team training? If you aren't familiar with what they do, check out cyberd..."
"🚀Join us as we complete @cyberdefenders RE101 📚6 Challenges for Beginner Malware Analysts 🔍Extracting Encrypted Flags 🔓Decoding in Cyb..."
"@cyb3rops 100% agreed. Personally a big fanof cyberdefenders.org. Done of a couple of those and they also have a bunch of the FLAREOn problem sets whi..."
"Another one of the @MagnetForensics 2022 #CTF devices is live for play on @CyberDefenders! Give the Mr. Gamer questions a go and test your Linux #DFI..."
"Solving BSidesJeddah-Part1 from @CyberDefenders (partially) with NetworkMiner from @netresec. I think NetworkMiner is awesome - extracting files, anal..."
"Nice writeup on how you can solve @malware_traffic's "Malware Traffic Analysis 1" challenge on @CyberDefenders using NetworkMiner, Wireshark and Virus..."
"A great way to learn and practice new skills is through a #ctf. @CyberDefenders provides an excellent (and free!) platform to do just that. I've got a..."
"@Golgothus @CG_iSecurity I love @CyberDefenders challenges. Not only is it great way to keep my own skills up...but wait there's more...it's great for..."
"Our annual global technical training #CyberPolygon is starting tomorrow. The main theme is Supply Chain attacks. Don't worry if you haven't r..."
"The fine people of @CyberDefenders have put an amazing load of #DFIR CTF here: cyberdefenders.org/labs Learn & have fun !"
"Check out some great #BlueTeam challenges from @CyberDefenders. Am currently getting setup with Splunk for their first Boss of the SOC challenges 🤩 ..."
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