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BVTech Cyber Academy

Want to learn cybersecurity and networking without the $2,000 "bootcamp" price tag? This is the opposite. Free lessons and hands-on labs — no upsells, no gimmicks. Learn at your own pace, then put your skills to the test on the range.

Jordan's promise: Everything here is genuinely free. I learned a lot of this the self-taught way, and I'd rather hand it forward than gate it behind a paywall. If it helps you land a job or protect your own business, that's a win.

🌱 Start Here

Beginner Cyber Lessons

1

How the Internet Actually Works

IP addresses, DNS, ports, and packets — the plumbing behind everything, explained in plain English.

Greenhorn
2

Passwords, Hashing & MFA

Why "Password123!" falls in under a second, how hashing works, and why MFA stops most attacks cold.

Greenhorn
3

Phishing & Social Engineering 101

The psychology behind scams and the tells that give them away. Pairs with our Scam Museum.

Greenhorn
4

The CIA Triad & Core Concepts

Confidentiality, Integrity, Availability — the framework every security decision comes back to.

Greenhorn
🔌 Hands-On

Networking Labs

N1

Build Your First Network

Subnets, gateways, and switches — wire up a small office network from scratch.

Outlaw
N2

Reading a Packet Capture

Open a real .pcap in Wireshark and follow a conversation across the wire.

Outlaw
N3

Firewalls & Segmentation

Why a flat network is dangerous, and how to wall off the important stuff.

Ranger
N4

VPNs & Remote Access Done Right

The secure way to let people work from anywhere — and the mistakes that get businesses breached.

Ranger
🧪 Simulator Challenges

Packet Tracer Challenges

P1

Cable the Office

Connect PCs, switches, and a router correctly so every device can talk.

Outlaw
P2

VLANs & Inter-VLAN Routing

Separate departments onto their own VLANs and route between them safely.

Ranger
P3

ACLs: Allow & Deny

Write access control lists to permit the right traffic and block the rest.

Ranger
P4

Troubleshoot the Outage

A network's down. Use a methodical approach to find and fix the break.

Sheriff
☁️ Cloud & Identity

Microsoft 365 Security Labs

M1

Lock Down M365 with MFA & Conditional Access

The settings that stop most account takeovers — done step by step.

Ranger
M2

Defender & Safe Links

Turn on the built-in protections that catch malicious mail and attachments.

Ranger
M3

Reading the Audit Log

Investigate a suspicious sign-in using M365's audit trail.

Sheriff
M4

Secure Score Walkthrough

Use Microsoft Secure Score to find and close real gaps in a tenant.

Sheriff
🏰 Enterprise

Active Directory Labs

A1

Stand Up a Domain

Build a Windows domain controller and join your first workstation.

Sheriff
A2

Users, Groups & Group Policy

Organize accounts and push settings the right way across an organization.

Sheriff
A3

Common AD Attacks (Defender's View)

Understand how attackers move through AD — so you can spot and stop it.

Marshal
A4

Hardening Checklist

Tiered admin, least privilege, and the configs that shut common attacks down.

Marshal
🎣 Defense

Phishing Detection Challenges

F1

Spot the Phish

A rapid-fire set of inboxes — call each message legit or scam against the clock.

Greenhorn
F2

Header Forensics

Read raw email headers to expose spoofed senders and shady relays.

Ranger
F3

Analyze a Real Campaign

Walk a phishing kit end to end — from lure to landing page to payload.

Sheriff
F4

Build a Training Program

Learn how to run phishing simulations for a team without scaring everyone off.

Marshal

Ready to put it into practice?

Every lesson here feeds straight into the challenges. Solve them, earn XP, and advance from Greenhorn to Marshal.

Enter the Cyber Range →