Courses from real attacks
Written from how attacks actually happen, down to the message wording, the pretext and the red-team view of how a good attack is put together. Each lesson ends with what to do differently.
About TakeGuard
Security training that survives contact with reality
Most breaches are not clever. They are ordinary mistakes made by people who were never shown what to look for. TakeGuard shows them: how real attacks are built, how to spot them, and how to prove you can.
3courses published
7chapter exams
15tools in the security toolkit
12+languages (AI-assisted translation)
What you get
Everything in one place
Chapter exams as you go
Chapters close with short exams written by our authors, so each part is checked before you move on. Retake them as often as you like.
Final exams and real certificates
Each subject ends in a final exam drawn fresh from a large question bank, with written answers as well as multiple choice. Pass it and you get a certificate anyone can verify online.
In your language
Courses and exams in 12+ languages, with AI-assisted translation. Organisations can set one training language for all their people.
A security toolkit
Nmap, httpx, WhatWeb, Subfinder, OWASP Amass, testssl.sh, SSLScan, ffuf, Feroxbuster, Gobuster, Nuclei, Nikto, OWASP ZAP, sqlmap, Hydra, with a guide to each. Tools only ever run against domains you have proven you own, verified through DNS. Running scans is coming soon.
For companies and schools
Seats for staff or students, courses assigned with deadlines, and progress per person. Reminder emails and report export are coming soon. Every organisation is verified before its plan is activated.
How it works
From first lesson to certificate
Read
Work through a course chapter by chapter, at your own pace, in your language.
Practise
Chapter exams check each part. Pass them all to unlock the subject's final exam.
Prove it
Sit the final exam. Written answers are marked with AI help; ones that cannot be marked, and passes with unusual writing patterns, are checked by a person.
Share it
Your certificate gets its own verification link to put on a CV or send to an employer.
Subjects
What you can learn today
New subjects are added as they are written, and every plan with the full library gets them at no extra cost.
How we work
Trustworthy by design
Certificates that mean something
Exams notice pasted answers and time spent outside the exam window. A pass with unusual patterns is held for a person to review rather than issued automatically.
No tracking
No analytics, no advertising cookies, nothing sold. Only what the site needs to work. See the Privacy Policy and Cookie Settings.
Security we teach, and use
Hashed passwords, sign-in cookies scripts cannot read, every request checked on the server, and responsible disclosure welcome at [email protected].
Start with one subject, or train everyone
Individuals buy one subject or subscribe monthly or yearly. Companies and schools pay per seat. Individual prices include VAT; organisation prices are + VAT.