It's one of cybersecurity's longest-running debates. Do certifications actually help you land jobs, promotions, and better skills, or are they becoming less important than hands-on experience?

In 45 days, join us on Friday, August 14, 2026, for a free six-hour virtual AI Security Summit 'Infosec: Age of AI' hosted by @antisyphontraining.bsky.social _Training and Black Hills Information Security. Register: www.antisyphontraining.com/event/ai-sum...

Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-td...

What's on your calendar this week? We've got live training, fresh InfoSec news, and an Anti-Cast covering emergency communications with drones and mesh networking. If you have the time join us live and learn something new! events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfo...

What's one cybersecurity skill you're working on? Threat hunting, AI, or latest threats? Last chance to register for John Strand's Threat Hunting Summit course! events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfo...

AI agents grow more capable and autonomous. How concerned should defenders be? After our Anti-cast on Threat Hunting, share your views in our quick survey on agent-driven threat hunting. forms.monday.com/forms/93a4c6...

Friendly reminder: The Threat Hunting Summit is free, speakers are ready, and the agenda is packed. Join us June 17 for expert talks and practical insights. Register here: learning.antisyphontraining.com/pages/threat...

Progress is progress. Slow doesn't mean stopped.

Have you ever noticed someone in a public who seemed out of place? What caught your attention and why did your brain flag them so quickly? This form digs into the details that make people blend in, stand out, and how humans naturally detect threats. 👇 forms.monday.com/forms/51136e...

We're hosting a free virtual AI Summit on Aug. 14! Call for Talks is open. 👀 Submit your talk by June 5: forms.monday.com/forms/829a84... Stay tuned for fun updates!

Can automation improve threat hunting or just speed up noise? Join David Bianco at the Threat Hunting Summit on June 17, 2026, 10:00–10:50 AM ET. Register here: events.zoom.us/ev/AkZQPl5kU...

Threat Hunting training, starting with a summit June 17th

Solid week ahead at Antisyphon Training. We are going to discuss infosec news, red teaming, and then we are going to get hands on with Kerberos! Come hang out, learn a new skill, and bring your questions! events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfo...

“Can I expense this training?” We heard you. So we built reimbursement templates for every Threat Hunting Summit training course to help you make the case to your manager without starting from scratch. Check out the summit + reimbursement templates : www.antisyphontraining.com/event/threat...

Can you afford NOT to tune in this week? Join us live May 11–15 for Info Sec Core Skills, How to Build a Bulletproof Pretext, and Threat Actor Profiling. All free, all live! Catch up with us here: events.zoom.us/eo/AqZceUFfo...

Preparation > panic. Train accordingly 😉

Think you’d spot a good pretext? So does everyone, until they don’t. Join Alethe Denis to learn how attackers build believable scenarios, & how to defend against them. Register: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...

Are your defenses built for how attackers actually operate? Learn how attackers think, build skills you can apply immediately, and focus on the controls that make the biggest impact in this workshop with John Strand! Register now: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/info...

Big week ahead at Antisyphon Training. We’re talking infosec news, real talk on burnout, and digging into endpoint investigations for Linux and Mac. Come hang out, learn something new, and bring your questions! poweredbybhis.com

Got a few minutes? We made a survey. It won’t bite. Let us hear your thoughts on AI in SecOps workflows! 👉 forms.monday.com/forms/447197... Missed it? Check out the full Anti-cast here and come back -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ff9...

Fortra's Impact is the perfect tool for post exploitations! End the year gaining a newfound knowledge of Impact with this Cheat Sheet! Download: github.com/fortra/impac...

We’re excited to have David as a keynote speaker at our free #ThreatHunting Summit! Join David as he invites us to re‑examine the role of the human in threat hunting - www.antisyphontraining.com/event/threat...

Can you spot an attacker by behavior? Learn to classify threat actors, their motives, TTPs, and defend smarter -- www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...

Go green for Earth Day! Take a virtual class from home. Save the planet (and your gas money 😉).

A short week but packed with great learning opportunities!

Join us for this week's infosec-news stories with the Black Hills Infosec team live at 4:30pm ET on Mondays -- www.youtube.com/watch?v=Azmy...

Join us for a free, virtual day focused on real world defensive skills for SOC analysts and blue teamers. The 2026 SOC Summit takes place March 25 and is open to anyone looking to sharpen their defensive cybersecurity skills. www.antisyphontraining.com/event/soc-su...

Join Kevin Klingbile on February 4th, for Strengthening Your M365 Exchange Configurations! In this live anti-cast, Kevin will teach you how attackers exploit weak mail flow rules and how to stop them. Join for free: www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...

Ready to level up your offensive tooling skills? Join Faan’s hands-on workshop on building a reflective shellcode loader and C2 in Go. Learn more and enroll here: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...

It's time to get your hands on the keyboard to learn your Introduction to Hacking Tools with Kent & Jordan! This 1-hour Anti-Cast is geared towards those of you who are itching to dive into ethical hacking. Learn more and signup here: www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...

It's not too late to claim your free virtual ticket to Wild West Hackin Fest with our Black Friday sale: www.antisyphontraining.com/black-friday...

Take your job search to a new level with Jason Blanchard's Job Hunt Like a Hacker workshop! Jason helps you understand what the new landscape looks like with practical tips and advice that you can apply in your job search to level up. Join us Jan. 20th: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...

Just getting started in cybersecurity? Learn how defenders actually catch attackers. John Strand’s Active Defense & Cyber Deception class shows how real attacks unfold and how blue teams spot, slow, and study attackers using hands on tools. Start here: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/acti...

We are bringing Antisyphon Training to Denver Colorado in February 2026! Don't miss out on your next opportunity to join us in person or virtual at Wild West Hackin' Fest coming up February 10-13. Join us here: wildwesthackinfest.com/wild-west-ha...

The cybersecurity community is here for you. discord.gg/bhis

Firewall logs? EDR alerts? But still no idea who is behind that weird beacon or exfil attempt? Stop patching pieces and come join our live Anti-Cast with Troy Wojewoda to learn how you can uncover blind spots in your network. www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...

✅ Which one do you think is correct? If you're not sure here's a hint. You can join us Wednesday for BB King's Anti-Cast: Finding Secrets with JavaScript Console. Learn more and signup here: www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...

Our Black Friday sale is back and better than ever! Not only do you get access to all of our On-Demand classes, but we're also throwing in a free virtual ticket to Wild West Hackin'​ Fest!!!!! Learn more and signup here: www.antisyphontraining.com/black-friday...

Yesterday, during our weekly Q&A on Discord, we were thrilled to have Tyler Ramsbey stop by to join us! You never know who will stop by to share their knowledge with us. Everyone is welcome: lnkd.in/g7thguQq

Cyber Deception is an incredible tactic in your toolkit when it comes to your operations defense and it's not as complicated as you might think! Learn more and get started here: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/acti...

If you missed this week's webcast with Jordan Drysdale and Kent Ickler, they brought the heat with their surprise guests Kaitlyn Wimberley and Alyssa Snow! Follow us on LinkedIn to get access to their slides: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/... Or watch the reply here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sI-...

🚀 Want to sharpen your recon skills? Antisyphon Training instructor Michael Allen breaks down the DNS Triage Cheatsheet, showing how to quickly pull DNS records, find subdomains, and map an external footprint. Read it here: www.blackhillsinfosec.com/dns-triage-c...

We just released a brand new Newsletter on LinkedIn. If you haven't followed us over there yet, take a look at what we have coming up: www.linkedin.com/pulse/week-a...

Your browser’s JavaScript console is a pentesting tool, if you know how to use it. Join BHIS’s Brian “BB” King for a free 1-hour workshop and learn how pros uncover secrets, hidden features, and risky oversights. Sign up ➜ www.antisyphontraining.com/event/anti-c...

Join Joff and Derek for a hands-on workshop that shows you how to supercharge your daily security tasks using practical, real-world AI techniques. 🔐 Smarter workflows ⚙️ Faster investigations 🤖 AI as your tactical sidekick Signup Here: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...

We're going back to Denver, Colorado in February of 2026 for our next Wild West Hackin'​ Fest Mile High and we're bringing our training! You can join us in-person or virtually for the full conference and training experience: wildwesthackinfest.com/wild-west-ha...

How is your experience with Firewalls? Do you wish you knew a little bit more? We've got you covered! 👇 Check out this 30-minute video over your next lunch break to learn Network Firewall Fundamentals and you'll be ready to take your next steps into networking and security! youtu.be/K4ilFsm2GvA

Join us LIVE in 30 minutes (12 PM EDT, Tuesday 11/11) for this week's AMA on the Black Hills Information Security Discord server! Everyone is welcome to join and participate. You can ask questions or you can also help answer questions. Join us here: discord.gg/UV6GNuYC

Learn how to optimize your workflow utilizing AI in Joff & Derek's next live 4-hour workshop, Next Friday, November 21st! Explore hands-on ways to use AI for streamlining your daily workflow and boosting efficiency in cybersecurity tasks. Signup here: www.antisyphontraining.com/product/work...