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Every vendor is a region of the quarry, and every credential is a stone to cut. Lit stones are live capstones you can start now; the rough rock is on the map and coming.

13 live · 29 on the map · 7 regions

Region
Level

CompTIA

Broad, practical ground — hardware, networks, security and operations.

4 of 8 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

A+

Entry

Build and document a working endpoint from bare hardware.

Coming soon

Network+

Entry

Stand up and map a small multi-subnet network.

Coming soon
AssociateWorking depth — build and operate a real environment end to end.

Security+

Associate

Run a live offensive + defensive range as Red, Blue, or GRC.

Start the capstone

Server+

Associate

Deploy a client server room as an MSP — assess, build, secure, hand over.

Start the capstone
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

CySA+

Professional

Operate a SOC on a live Wazuh stack — monitor, hunt, respond.

Start the capstone

PenTest+

Professional

Run a scoped engagement end to end and write the report.

Coming soon

SecAI+

Professional

Secure an AI product: attack it, defend it, watch it, govern it, release it.

Start the capstone
ExpertBedrock — design, lead, and answer for the whole programme.

SecurityX (CASP+)

Expert

Architect and defend an enterprise security programme.

Coming soon

Cisco

Deep network canyons — routing, switching and network security.

1 of 4 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

CCST

Entry

Wire up and verify your first switched network.

Coming soon
AssociateWorking depth — build and operate a real environment end to end.

CCNA

Associate

Run the network for a growing company — design, build, operate, hand over.

Start the capstone
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

CCNP Security

Professional

Deploy firewalls, VPNs and segmentation across the canyon.

Coming soon
ExpertBedrock — design, lead, and answer for the whole programme.

CCIE Security

Expert

Design and defend a full enterprise security fabric.

Coming soon

ISC2

The security vault — risk, governance and the defender’s body of knowledge.

1 of 3 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

CC (Certified in Cybersecurity)

Entry

Apply the core controls to a small environment.

Coming soon
ExpertBedrock — design, lead, and answer for the whole programme.

CISSP

Expert

Build a security programme across all eight domains, six releases to federal-ready.

Start the capstone

CCSP

Expert

Design and govern a secure cloud platform.

Coming soon

Microsoft

The Azure basin — identity, cloud and hybrid enterprise defence.

3 of 6 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

AZ-900

Entry

Build a small company in Azure: network, VM, website, serverless counter. Start here.

Start the capstone

SC-900

Entry

Tour identity, compliance and security across Microsoft 365 + Azure.

Coming soon
AssociateWorking depth — build and operate a real environment end to end.

AZ-104

Associate

Run it like production: identity, networking, server admin, backup.

Start the capstone

SC-200

Associate

Run detection and response in Microsoft Sentinel + Defender.

Coming soon
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

AZ-500

Professional

Harden identity, network and data across an Azure estate.

Coming soon
ExpertBedrock — design, lead, and answer for the whole programme.

AZ-400

Expert

Codify it, deploy it from a pipeline, govern it, hand it over.

Start the capstone

AWS

The cloud range — distributed systems that survive losing a zone.

3 of 4 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

Cloud Practitioner (CLF-C02)

Entry

Build a small company in AWS: VPC, instance, website, serverless counter. Start here.

Start the capstone
AssociateWorking depth — build and operate a real environment end to end.

Solutions Architect – Associate (SAA-C03)

Associate

Run it like production: IAM, private subnet, instance admin, backup.

Start the capstone
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

DevOps Engineer – Professional (DOP-C02)

Professional

Codify it, deploy it from a pipeline, check it with Config, hand it over.

Start the capstone

Security – Specialty

Professional

Lock down IAM, logging and data protection across accounts.

Coming soon

Linux

The system caverns — the shell, services and automation everything runs on.

0 of 3 live
EntryFirst cuts — stand up the basics and prove you can run the tools.

Linux Essentials

Entry

Live in the shell — files, permissions and processes.

Coming soon
AssociateWorking depth — build and operate a real environment end to end.

LPIC-1 / Linux+

Associate

Administer and automate a real Linux server.

Coming soon
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

RHCE

Professional

Automate a fleet with Ansible and prove it converges.

Coming soon

Engagements

Client-side work — compliance, audit and evidence you can hand over.

1 of 1 live
ProfessionalDeep seam — investigate, harden, and defend under pressure.

SOC 2 + ISO 27001

Professional

Run a real client engagement to audit-ready evidence.

Start the capstone