Learn cybersecurity the way it actually works Attacker, Defender, and Stakeholder, from week one.
BlackHack Academy is a practitioner pipeline grounded in hacker culture and operated by hackers. We teach the hybrid offensive and defensive discipline we call the Purple Team Mentality.
A practitioner pipeline, not a course library
Purple Team Mentality
Every topic is taught through three perspectives: Attacker, Defender, and Victim or Stakeholder. This is the discipline, not a slogan.
Hands-on, drip-released
Pre-recorded lectures plus real labs you operate yourself, unlocked on a schedule built for retention, not cramming.
Community is structural
A cohort Discord study group runs alongside every class. The single biggest predictor of finishing is studying with the room.
CompTIA Security+ at BlackHack
The industry security baseline, taught the BHS way. Security+ is the on-ramp class in Stage 1—it sets the security mindset every later class is viewed through.
See the Security+ programCompTIA Security+ (SY0-701)
Vendor-neutral industry baseline · 10–12 week cohort · three-perspective method · cohort Discord study group.
Enrolling now, with more coming shortly
Security+
LiveStage 1 on-ramp · CompTIA Security+ · 10–12 week cohort.
CISA
Coming soonISACA CISA · advanced audit and governance · 10–12 week cohort. Releasing shortly.
How the stages stack
Stage 1 — Purple Team Program
AlphaThe core. Industry-recognized certification classes taught through the three-perspective method. Security+ is enrolling now, with more Stage 1 classes including CISA releasing shortly.
Stage 2 — Specialty Pathways
PlannedGREEN TEAM, RED TEAM, and BLUE TEAM specialty tracks. Coming after Stage 1.
What governs conduct here
The six pillars govern conduct, decision-making, and community across every BHS context.
Our core vision
“BlackHack Society’s ultimate vision is to raise a New Generation of Ethical Hackers from diverse cultural backgrounds. We aim to bring new talent into the Cybersecurity Profession and Ethical Hacking Communities while also upskilling, educating, and informing current and future professionals by teaching a hybrid Offensive / Defensive Perspective called the ‘Purple Team Mentality.’ We achieve this by bringing positive visibility to IT professionals from various Cultural and Ethnic Backgrounds while also responsibly and sensibly introducing Hacker Culture to the World.”
Corporate alignment
Sponsorships are currently business-to-business arrangements, not charitable donations. We partner with industry employers looking to support practitioner talent pools and secure technical pipelines.
Connect with us to establish hiring channels, recruit vetted graduates, or arrange technical sponsorships.
Apply for the next cohortReady to start?
Security+ is enrolling now
Join the Discord first if you want to feel the room before you commit.
