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Follow structured Courses and Learning Paths, practice with real scenarios, and build a Portfolio that records what you can do.

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May 2026 DevLog
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May 2026 DevLog

· 44:44

May 2026 Guardian Foundry Dev update with Rob and Anthony. This month we cover Certs and badges, CTF events, and the new Training Satchel view!

In their own words.

Some moved into SOC roles. Some into DFIR. One launched a product. Different starting points, same training. Hear it from them.

John Hammond video testimonial

"John provides an honest review of Level Effect training."

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John Hammond

Cybersecurity Influencer

With Sandra video testimonial

"Sandra gives a great overview of Level Effect and our training!"

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With Sandra

Cybersecurity Influencer

Josh interviews Ralph video testimonial
Hired at Lodestone

"Ralph (a Level Effect Alumni) is interviewed by Josh Madakor about his day-in-the-life of his new SOC role after breaking into cybersecurity."

JiR

Josh interviews Ralph

Level Effect Alumni

Hired at Optiv

"I have accepted a position as an Associate SIEM Engineer at Optiv! Everyone at Level Effect like Anthony Bendas, Rob Noeth, and the team — your program helped change my life and I sincerely thank you all for the help and support!"

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Matthew Agosta

Associate SIEM Engineer

Hired at Bank of America

"I'm turning the page to start a career in cybersecurity and want to give a huge shoutout to the folks at Level Effect, who have helped tremendously on my new path. On Monday, I start as a SOC Analyst at Bank of America and couldn't be more excited!"

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Adam Dworetsky

SOC Analyst

"As anyone with a bunch of “big name” certs will tell you, it’s the practical interview questions that make you sweat. Interviewers can tell who doesn’t have depth. This new program from Level Effect overfills those practical gaps with a ton of hands-on experience! It’s insane, thanks LE!"

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Jordan Westfall

Founder of Cyber-Cola

Hired at SKOUT Cybersecurity

"My first day as an Associate Cyber DevOps Engineer at SKOUT Cybersecurity was incredible! I can't believe I'm getting paid to do something this awesome! Thanks Level Effect!"

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Taylor Patterson

Associate Cyber DevOps Engineer

"Level Effect has carried me through my cybersecurity journey. It'll teach you to walk, crawl and then run whilst hammering down the consistent practice of methodology and report writing through each step of your journey. With Guardian Foundry, these guys have gone from professional delivery to elite delivery. Personal development and progression is what drives the Level Effect team; your wins are their wins. "

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Jordan Abbott

Level Effect Alumni

Hired at Huntress

"I am proud to say that I have accepted a position as a Threat Operation Analyst at Huntress! The time I have spent working for them has been incredible! Big thanks to the Level Effect team for helping me get my first job in cybersecurity."

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John Brennan

Threat Operations Analyst

Hired at Frontier Internet

"I attribute my path to getting a job in Cyber Security to Level Effect and the instructors. I can't emphasize enough how much they put into each student's success. They always make time no matter how busy they are. I would highly recommend looking into Level Effect if you are thinking of attending a bootcamp or are already searching for one."

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Christopher Blase

Cybersecurity Analyst

Hired at CVS Health

"Level Effect aligns their curriculum to NIST's standards for a cybersecurity analyst and gave me so much practical, hands-on experience in log analysis, malware, network traffic analysis, report-writing, and so much more. My experience in Level Effect and the resulting projects gave me lots to talk about in interviews and I was able to do very well, receiving multiple offers."

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Milou de Meij

Cybersecurity Operations Analyst

"I've taken several courses from Level Effect and find their content to be comprehensive and very hands-on. If you're interested in a career in cybersecurity, these folks give you the best practical learning experience, plus numerous opportunities to showcase your work that you can then put on your resume, GitHub, LinkedIn, etc... Now, their new Guardian Foundry platform takes that awesome content and puts it together in a format that allows students pursue manageable, "real-life"-friendly chunks at a time, all the while making it fun!"

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Karina

Level Effect Alumni

"It keeps getting better over here. This new platform made me think I came across your training at the wrong time AT FIRST, but I'm still grateful I was a scholarship winner.😃"

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Raeyana (CI RAE)

Level Effect Alumni

"Level Effect delivers one of the most hands-on cybersecurity training experiences available. I already recommend it for anyone looking to dive in and get their hands dirty, Guardian foundry is a whole new layer to sink your teeth into! "

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Mythos

Level Effect Alumni

"I was searching for a platform to improve my cyber skills "I saw all the others " but when i found Level Effect i knew this was "The ONE"😆 , with this bold new move to 🎉 Guardian Foundry💯 it's going to be even better🤘 "

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Ayinday

Level Effect Alumni

"The platform itself feels polished and premium, and one of the biggest standouts to me is that your work is actually being reviewed by the creators of the platform, not by an AI bot. I honestly wish something like this had been around when I first started. It would have saved me a lot of time, money, and headaches."

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Michael Fink

Level Effect Alumni

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