Break into cybersecurity
in 3 to 6 months.
No bootcamp debt. No four-year degree. No gatekeepers. Structured Security+ prep and 1:1 consulting for career changers — built by someone who has actually done it.
You have been lied to about how to break in.
for content you can get for the price of one CompTIA exam. They sell job placement and deliver Discord servers.
for entry-level roles. CompTIA itself recommends 2 years for Security+ — but it's a recommendation, not a requirement. Thousands pass with zero IT background every year.
with 40-hour playlists and no path. Self-study pass rate sits at 50 to 65 percent. Structured prep takes that to 89 to 96 percent.
The Decoder Method
The Security+ exam is 50% English comprehension. CompTIA gives you four answers that all sound correct and asks for the BEST one. Failed students score 690 to 740 — they knew the material, but could not decode the question. We teach the Decoder skill in every single lesson.
Every concept in plain English first, bridged to CompTIA terminology. No jargon dumps.
We teach repeating exam patterns — people problems vs. tech problems, BEST vs. FIRST, scope detection — so you read questions the way CompTIA writes them.
Built for Jordan: the retail manager, the nurse, the teacher, the veteran studying after the kids go to bed. Not for current IT pros.
Services
Security+ Course
49 lessons. Pass on the first try.
Structured Security+ (SY0-701) curriculum built for career changers with zero IT background. Modules 0 through 7 cover orientation, the five exam domains, the Decoder methodology, and post-exam career launch. Self-study pass rate is 50 to 65 percent. Structured prep takes that to 89 to 96 percent.
1:1 Consulting
Direct mentorship from someone who has done it.
One-on-one sessions for serious career changers. We map your background, your timeline, your blockers, and the shortest path from where you are to a SOC analyst seat. Resume review, mock interviews, certification stacking strategy, and accountability built around your life — not a generic curriculum.
Community
Career changers helping career changers.
A private community of people in the exact same fight. Active members studying for Security+, landing first SOC roles, swapping interview questions, and posting wins. Hosted on GoHighLevel. Free tier with paid upgrade for course access and live sessions.
Career Launch Kit
From passed exam to paid offer.
The 24 hours after passing your exam are the highest-motivation window you will get. This service uses that window. Resume rewrite, LinkedIn optimization, recruiter outreach scripts, and a 30-day apply-and-network plan that lands interviews while your motivation is hot.
Cert Stacking Roadmap
Plan the next three years before you start the first.
Security+ is the foundation. The career compounds when you stack the right certs in the right order at the right salary milestones. We map your three-year path: defensive (CySA+), offensive (PenTest+), advanced (SecurityX), or gold standard (CISSP). One session, the full plan, no generic advice.
Home Lab Build
Prove you can do the work, not just talk about it.
Hiring managers want evidence you have touched a firewall, run a vulnerability scan, and read a SIEM alert. We build you a documented home lab portfolio on TryHackMe, HackTheBox, and a free virtual network — with GitHub writeups that show up when recruiters search your name.
Free content + community
- ✓ Public lessons covering exam orientation, mindset, study tactics
- ✓ Community access (career-changer cohort on GoHighLevel)
- ✓ Weekly tactical email — no fluff, no upsells
- ✓ Resume + LinkedIn examples for career changers
1:1 consulting + premium services
- → Personal study plan around your work and family schedule
- → Resume rewrite + LinkedIn optimization for cyber recruiters
- → Mock interviews with real SOC scenario questions
- → Three-year certification stacking roadmap
From $38K retail to $65K SOC analyst
Retail manager. $38K. Two kids. Studied 1-2 hours after bedtime.
Passed Security+ (SY0-701). Updated resume + LinkedIn the same day.
Landed SOC Analyst Tier 1. $65K. $27K raise from day one.
Added CySA+ on the company's training budget. $80K.
// composite of typical career-changer outcomes. results depend on consistency, market, effort.
One email gets the conversation started.
Tell me where you are, where you want to land, and your timeline. I'll tell you the shortest honest path.
justin@breakingintocybersecurity.com