Find your place in cybersecurity in the age of AI
AI is reshaping cybersecurity. Whether you are finding your way into the field or have been doing this for years, staying relevant means understanding what is changing and getting practical experience with it.
CyberLearner gives you somewhere to do that. Learn the foundations, work through real security problems, and build your understanding of AI security. If you want help deciding what to learn next, I also offer private coaching built around your background, experience and goals.
Built for students. Open to everyone
CyberLearner started as a way to prepare school students for the International Cybersecurity Olympiad. Most of what the Olympiad tests is not part of any school syllabus, so students had a lot of ground to cover in not much time. I built this platform to make that possible.
The training covers binary exploitation, reverse engineering, cryptography, web security, digital forensics, steganography, email security and defensive security. There are also incident-response scenarios and industrial control system security labs. You can start with the fundamentals and work towards problems that bring several disciplines together.
Learn by doing, then understand why
The labs give you something concrete to work with: a running system to test, a binary to take apart, or evidence to investigate. The written material explains the ideas in plain language, so you understand why something works as well as how to do it.
I believe education should be free and accessible. CyberLearner's labs and study material are free and open to everyone. Sign up, learn at your own pace, and come back when you are ready for the next challenge.
AI security training, wherever you are starting from
Those foundations still matter. CyberLearner now also offers AI security training for security professionals at any level, whether your role is technical or non-technical. The labs explore how AI systems can be attacked, including weaknesses in large language models, AI agents and the tools they use.
You might want to test AI applications yourself, understand the risks well enough to ask better questions, or work out where AI can help your security work. The starting point depends on what you already know and what you need to be able to do. Explore the AI security labs or get in touch for guidance tailored to your role.
Learn to spot and stop rogue AI
The attacker is no longer always a hacker in a garage. It can be a faceless AI agent, probing systems and acting at machine speed. Organisations need to prepare for these incidents: protect their systems, train their staff, and test how their own AI agents respond.
We also teach how to spot and stop rogue AI through simulations that bring you close to real incident conditions. These exercises are relevant to security operations teams, security operations centres (SOCs), and anyone interested in defending against rogue AI. They give you a place to practise detection and response before you need those skills in a real incident. Explore the rogue AI simulations.
About me
I'm Farhad Rahimli, a security professional with more than 10 years of experience across penetration testing, application security, cloud security and AI security. My work has covered national cybersecurity, the defence of national infrastructure, penetration testing of AI systems, and using AI to support security work.
At the moment, my research focuses on detecting rogue AI agents.
Teaching has been a large part of that work. I have taught university cybersecurity modules, trained and coached students throughout my career, and volunteered as a coach and mentor for people moving into cybersecurity from other careers. I also coached the Azerbaijani national school team for the International Cybersecurity Olympiad.
I hold a master's degree in Computing and Security from King's College London. I built CyberLearner to pass on what I have learned and give people a practical way into the field, with room to keep growing once they are here.
Private cybersecurity coaching, built around you
There is plenty of material out there. Working out what matters for you, where the gaps are, and how to make progress with the time you have is harder. That is where one-to-one coaching can help.
We start with your background, your current expertise and what you want to achieve. From there, we agree on a focus and a realistic study or career plan. The sessions can combine practical work, explanations and feedback, with the depth and pace adapted to you.
| Coaching focus | What we can work on together |
|---|---|
| Career coaching | Work out your next step, choose the skills to develop, and show what you can do. Find a direction whether you want to specialise, take on more responsibility, or bring AI security into your work. |
| Career transition | Build a route into cybersecurity from another field. Identify the experience you already bring, explore roles that interest you, and plan the foundations and practical work you need. |
| Study coaching | Get help with difficult topics, choose labs at the right level, and make a realistic study plan for university, competition preparation or independent learning. |
| AI security | Explore AI penetration testing, AI-assisted security work, and detecting and responding to rogue agents. Build practical skills or the understanding to assess risks in a non-technical role. |
Tell me where you want to go
Send me a short note about your background, what you are working towards, and where you feel stuck. We can discuss whether coaching would help and what working together could look like. We welcome people from any career or educational background, at every stage of their career.