LIVE TRAINING PROGRAM — COHORT 2026

HorizonShield
Academy

Securing Your Digital Future, One Lesson at a Time. Elite cybersecurity training built for the next generation of defensive operators.

40+ Hands-on Modules
6 Month Roadmap
3+ Certifications Covered
Lab Hours

Mission-Critical Courses

Structured, practical courses built around real-world attack and defense scenarios. No fluff — only battle-tested techniques.

Intermediate — 8 Weeks

Kali Linux Mastery

From initial setup to advanced offensive techniques. Learn networking, pentesting frameworks, enumeration, exploitation, and post-exploitation — all inside a real home lab environment.

📦 18 Modules 🔬 12 Labs 🎬 24h Video
Kali Linux Metasploit Nmap Burp Suite OSINT
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Advanced — 10 Weeks

Proactive Defense Operations

Move from reactive to proactive. Master SIEM tuning, threat hunting, incident response playbooks, Zero Trust architecture, and blue team automation using real-world tooling.

📦 22 Modules 🔬 15 Labs 🎬 30h Video
SIEM Threat Hunting Zero Trust IR Playbooks Wazuh
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Expert — 6 Weeks

AI-Driven Threat Intel

Harness local LLMs for defensive automation. Build AI-powered threat detection pipelines using n8n workflows, process malware reports with LLMs, and automate response actions.

📦 14 Modules 🔬 10 Labs 🎬 18h Video
Local LLMs n8n Ollama STIX/TAXII Automation
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The Cyber Lab

Your personal attack simulation range. We walk you through every step of building a production-grade home lab using Proxmox — from hardware selection to network isolation, snapshot management, and live threat simulation.

  • Proxmox VE Mastery
    Install, configure, and manage your bare-metal hypervisor for maximum lab flexibility.
  • Network Segmentation
    Build isolated VLANs so your attacks stay contained — simulate real enterprise networks.
  • SIEM Integration
    Deploy Wazuh + Graylog to monitor every lab event in real-time with full alerting.
  • Snapshot Workflows
    Roll back lab states instantly — practice the same exploit 100 times without rebuilding.
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Your 6-Month Operator Roadmap

A structured sequence from zero to cybersecurity engineer, built around real certifications and practical home lab checkpoints.

Month 1 — Foundation

Linux & Networking Fundamentals

Deep Linux command line, packet analysis with Wireshark, TCP/IP stack, and subnetting. Build your first Proxmox lab VM.

CompTIA A+ Linux+ Wireshark
Month 2 — Networking & Security Core

Network Security & Protocols

Firewalls, DNS, VPN, IDS/IPS architecture, and CompTIA Network+. Set up pfSense in your home lab with VLAN isolation.

Network+ pfSense VLANs
Month 3 — Offensive Fundamentals

Ethical Hacking & Kali Linux

Reconnaissance, scanning (Nmap), exploitation (Metasploit), web app attacks (Burp Suite), and CTF challenges on HackTheBox.

eJPT CEH HackTheBox
Month 4 — Blue Team & SIEM

Threat Detection & Incident Response

Deploy Wazuh, Graylog, and build custom detection rules. Practice IR playbooks against simulated attacks in your lab.

Security+ Wazuh MITRE ATT&CK
Month 5 — AI & Automation

AI-Assisted Security Operations

Run local LLMs (Ollama + Mistral) for malware analysis, build n8n automation workflows for threat intel enrichment.

n8n Ollama SOC Automation
Month 6 — Capstone & Career

Full Red vs. Blue Lab Exercise + Portfolio

Run a complete attack-and-defend simulation end-to-end. Document findings, write your first threat intel report, build your cyber portfolio.

CySA+ Portfolio Build Final Report

Real-Time Threat Intelligence

Understand threats before they hit. Learn to collect, process, and operationalize threat data using open standards and automated pipelines.

CTI Fundamentals

Understand the threat intelligence lifecycle — collection, processing, analysis, and dissemination. Learn STIX 2.1 and TAXII.

OSINT for Defenders

Use Maltego, Shodan, VirusTotal, and passive DNS to map threat actor infrastructure and enrich your IOC feeds automatically.

Feed Integration

Connect commercial and open-source threat feeds (AlienVault OTX, AbuseCH) directly into your SIEM for automated blocking.

Adversary Emulation

Map TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK and use Atomic Red Team to simulate adversary behavior against your lab defenses.

AI in Security: Local LLMs for Defense Automation

This module bridges the AI course with real SOC workflows — run Llama 3 and Mistral locally via Ollama to summarize threat reports, classify phishing emails, and generate detection rules automatically. Build end-to-end automation pipelines with n8n that pull threat intel, enrich it with AI, and push alerts to Slack or your SIEM — zero cloud dependency.