4.6
Rating by G2 users
With over 150k students across the globe, Centri's certifications are setting the bar for defensive cybersecurity training. We're trusted by hundreds of organisations, including military, government, law enforcement, CERTs, and MSSPs to train their teams. As a leading cybersecurity training company, we are dedicated to cultivating a new generation of experts and bridging the gap between skill development and industry demands.
Build practical expertise through hands-on training, real-world labs, and certifications trusted by learners across the globe.
150k+
Students across the globe
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Courses
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Certifications
Review by ovidiu ciornovalic
"What I like best about Security Blue Team is the practical, hands-on approach. The BTL1 course does not stay only at the theory level; it gives you real investigation scenarios where you work with logs, PCAP files, threat intelligence, MITRE ATT&CK, incident response steps, and tools such as Wireshark, DeepBlueCLI, MISP, and TheHive. I also appreciated that the training is structured in a way that builds confidence gradually. Each module connects well with the next one, and the labs help you understand how blue team work is actually performed in a real SOC or security operations environment. It is a very useful course for anyone who wants to move from theory to practical cybersecurity analysis."
Review by Nathan Long
"ecurity Blue Team provides a consistent and structured learning pathway for both new and experienced staff. Having all team members work through the same material helps establish a strong baseline of knowledge across the team, which is highly valuable. The management portal is intuitive and easy to use – assigning users to certifications and tracking their progress is straightforward and efficient. From a pricing perspective, Blue Team Level 1 offers good value for money and feels appropriately aligned with the content provided. The more advanced courses are higher in cost, which can make them harder to justify at scale, but they are useful for targeted development of specific team members. Onboarding and ongoing support are strong. Account managers are responsive, and the overall process (including purchasing and administration) is simple. The platform itself is reliable, with very few performance issues reported by our team."
Review by Alessandro Poziello
"The exam and the course are structured well, with plenty of labs and solid content. Unfortunately, the material provided on its own isn’t enough to feel fully prepared for the exam. A simulation of the real exam as the final lab would have been interesting and very helpful. Compared to the BTL1, this course has the same quality—maybe even higher because of the lab-focused approach—but it’s also about 10 times harder."
Review by Verified User in Information Technology and Services
"What I find most helpful about Security Blue Team, especially through the CSOM course, is the practical and operational focus on real-world security operations and monitoring activities. The course helps build a strong understanding of how SOC environments function and how analysts investigate, detect, and respond to security events in practice."
Analyst turnover can start to become a barrier to improving security operations because you’re having to continually rebuild capability rather than developing from within the team. The most effective SOCs create structured career pathways rather than isolated training plans, giving you and your team members a shared roadmap for progression.
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Offensive cybersecurity training helps close the gap between understanding suspicious activity and understanding the wider attack. It gives analysts practical insight into how attacks are planned, executed and progressed, helping them strengthen threat detection, incident investigation and response.
