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ConDef Lite

** Update Alert! ** ConDef Lite 2026 includes all updates since June 2025 and a brand new ConDef MCP for your very own AI TA!

20% New Version Launch Discount
Expires Midnight ET Jan 31!

ConDef Lite is the DIY version of Constructing Defense Path (2026 Edition) with its 100+ videos, step-by-step instructions and now an AI Teaching Assistant to get help, find focused content and even get career advice! And you still have Discord to interact with the instructor and fellow students. You get all of the same material just no provided, pre-setup cyber range at a fraction of the cost. And if we’re being honest, setting up a full enterprise environment with multi-cloud on your own dramatically increases your chances to Get. The. JOB! The setup and hosting of the lab environment is done in your own home lab. Don’t panic, extensive instructions with automated scripts are provided.

โ€œConDef is one of the flagship ways to start a cybersecurity careerโ€.
โ€“ John Hammond

Price = $150 $120 New Version Launch Discount

Expires Mid ET Jan 31. No Coupon Code Needed!

Upgrade options available to full ConDef 2026. Details in the course material.
ConDef Lite - Certification Quote

ConDef 2026 is a 3-course โ€œPathโ€ with a provided massive virtual lab teaching you everything you need to know to get into cybersecurity at a fraction of the cost of other cyber ranges. Get hands-on experience attacking AND defending a typical enterprise including cloud. ConDef 2025 added quizzes, updated cloud content, a new section to help you better navigate the hands-on lab environment and Splunk as the SIEM. 2026 is the year of AI!

Buckle up, because this unique offering presents a ton of hands-on, foundational knowledge to prep you for a successful career in cybersecurity. Itโ€™s intense, but youโ€™ll have a blast!

Try ConDef Lite for yourself with 4 FREE lessons:

โžก๏ธ ConDef MCP Overview and Examples (AI Teaching Asst)
๐Ÿ”‘ Credential Access on Windows Hosts – File Shares
๐Ÿงจ Credential Access on Linux Hosts – Through a C2 Framework
๐Ÿช Azure/Entra Session Hijacking via Browser Cookie Theft

Because of the cumulative nature of each course, it must be presented in one single package to make sure students don’t lose their progress in their own, dedicated virtual environment. Course #1 features an introduction to the massive, web-based lab and dives into Windows Servers and Clients including Active Directory. Course #2 showcases Linux and Kubernetes. Course #3 puts your head in the clouds with both AWS and Azure and then throws in some purple team action just to round things out.

What do I get in ConDef Lite?

Along with 100+ videos and clear click-by-click instructions, this well-organized course contains instructions on how to setup your own home lab with the massive virtual environment for you to play. We do utilize free accounts for the Cloud portion of Course #3, but we keep the setup below the threshold of costing you any money. YMMV.

Just Hacking Training (JHT) - Constructing Defense Path (2025 Edition) - Lab Diagram
Constructing Defense – Lab Diagram

Prerequisites for ConDef Lite

Although this course assumes no prior cybersecurity knowledge, having a solid foundation in general IT, basic SysAdmin abilities with Windows & Linux, networking and virtual environments are definitely a plus.

An environment to house the massive virtual environment, be it your own bare metal and/or cloud accounts.


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ConDef 2026 with AI Teaching Asst
20% Launch Discount = Only $400
Expires Mid ET Jan 31


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