Best class I ever took. I took a class for CASP+ with Joseph and passed my exam. Loved how he teaches he has a way to explain that anyone can understand. Simply great !!!!!!!!!!!! The class rooms setting is great and the staff is also very very friendly and helpful. read more

I traveled from New York to Virginia to attend SecureNinja's week-long "Python Immersion" class. I was pretty excited about it. It had been a while since I'd had the opportunity to learn something new in a classroom setting. My excitement faded quickly. I guess I should have worried when I walked through the unlocked back door of the office building and was shown into a classroom without anyone asking my name or confirming my enrollment. I should have worried when there was only one other student in the class. I should have worried when SecureNinja's Director of Customer Success had a Colorado phone number. I should have worried when the class instructor, Joe McCray, who has the title of Secure Ninja's Chief Technology Officer, told me that he was staying in the same hotel as me. Then the class actually started, and by the end of the first day I had realized how bad this was going to be. The thing you need to know here is that you will not get immersed in Python in this class. Rather, you'll occasionally get splashed with Python from Joe's shallow pool of knowledge. This will mostly take the form of running other people's scripts to automate offensive and defensive security tasks. Joe didn't write most of the scripts, and sometimes doesn't really know what's in them. In my class, there was a lot of Googling to find answers to questions we asked. Class ended around four every day. In the meantime, Joe expected us to learn Python the way HE learned it - from YouTube. He assigned it for homework - ten YouTube videos a night. Not Joe's videos, mind you. Just a series of Python tutorials posted five years ago by some young coder named Bucky. There were no coursebooks. No hand-outs. No slide decks. There was just Joe, plowing through a bunch of text he'd put on PasteBin five years ago. Much of the text - the entire lesson on Regex, the entire lesson on Python classes - was pulled verbatim from other people's lessons or articles, with a few words changed here or there. I could take the text and plug it into Google to find the original source material. When asked about it, he said, yes, he'd "ported" text from other lessons, but you know, it's all Creative Commons so it's OK. Joe's stuff is old. He teaches Python 2, despite the fact that it's going to be deprecated in less than a year. Most of class material hasn't changed much in the last five years. All you have to do is look at his PasteBin to see how he's just been copying from class to class for years. The software you use in the class is old. We used a copy of Olly Debug that was from 2004. Sometimes links in the PasteBin pointed to sites that no longer resolved. On the second day of class, Joe laid out his philosophy on programming for us. Don't be a programmer. Don't get too involved in the syntax of any one language. All the interpreted languages are pretty much the same, anyway. Don't code more than an hour a day. Don't reinvent the wheel. Pretty much everything you're looking for has been done by someone else and you can find it via Google. Joe chats a lot. He likes to tell stories, especially about himself. He's personable. I can see why he manages to get speaking gigs at conference. He can work a room. He also does his personal business, like calling his bank to deal with fraudulent credit card charges, during class time. After a lot of emails back and forth between myself, my boss, and the SecureNinja Director of Customer Success, the class started to become less structured. This was both good and bad. Good because Joe was actually talking about stuff he knew, bad because it wasn't about Python. He started pulling material from his other PasteBin "classes." One morning was all about Web Application security testing. Basic SQLi & XSS stuff I learned ten years ago when I did my GSEC. We used SQLmap which is *written* in Python - does that count? On Friday Joe decided we were going to develop our own tools with Python. This was great except he had nothing prepared. So the day was just us trying to write our own scripts while Joe Googled stuff and read tutorials, trying to help but mostly working on his own on his laptop. At 1:45 pm he announced that class was over, because he had to get to the airport and fly to his next conference speaking gig. By the way, if you are considering paying SecureNinja $3,000 for one of Joe's classes, first be aware that all of his lessons are publicly available on PasteBin. Also, that he sells his classes online at his other organization, InfosecAddicts, for considerably less money. Not to mention the fact that he has recorded a bunch of his live classes and thrown them up on YouTube. But your $3,000 will get you lunch every day, and fancy smart whiteboards. So that's what SecureNinja is good for. Meanwhile, if you want to learn to write Python scripts, maybe do it the way Joe did? Watch YouTube. read more

I attended the CCISO (Certified Chief Information Security Officer) course. The week long course was by far one of the best training weeks I have had. I hold numerous certifications, but the instructor and everyone associated with Secure Ninja went out of their way to handle all issues in a prompt and highly satisfactory manner. Great materials, outstanding course and support infrastructure. I will be utilizing Secure Ninja again very soon. read more

READ BEFORE GETTING SCAMMED THOUSANDS. The staff is EXTREMELY RUDE and the training courses is WORTHLESS and a SCAM! I have taken numerous cybersecurity training courses during my career and Secure Ninja is by far the WORST training that I have ever taken. The course started out with our instructor explaining how he had entire training groups fail the CISSP exam after taking his course. He provided a spot-on recommendation for the training course. After completing the training course and studying the material prior to the exam for weeks, I came to find out when taking the exam that the course did not cover any material on the test. I contacted Mehr (manager of the program), where she told me that the training material that I was taught was missing numerous sections. I also contacted Enrique regarding the CISSP course and he was very rude to me. I highly encourage watching Professor Messer training videos, Mike Myers training videos, or taking a Phoenix TS training course. These training courses have helped me to successfully pass my cybersecurity exams. read more

I took 2 different courses from SecureNinja for Net+ and both courses were outdated. The set of materials given to study for the exam in a week were not even close enough to score passing points. I sent email to the instructor many times asking questions about the materials or exam information and never got a reply back. And you only get one Voucher out of it. Once you are done with the course, you are out to the door. They don't care if you pass or fail. I don't know where they get "95% passing rate" statistics from. Even to now, I am being ignored completely. If you are trying to pass the exam, stay away from SecureNinja. Try Infosec or study from Professor Messer videos which are FREE. It's not worth spending thousands of dollars for one $329 voucher and few lunches. Looks like they can delete google reviews, so I am posting one here too. read more

Excellent lesson plans with a wide array of certifications. They really cater to you every-day by providing snacks and lunch. My teacher Joe McCray was so good he taught life lessons as well as the course. He also helped me figure out my career path. I highly recommend. read more

They cancelled class 3 days before it would start and would not allow me to get a refund, nor could I get a refund for my airfare nor hotel. Complete waste of $5000.00. Don't use them. read more

SecureNinja is absolutely amazing. I took a few courses there and every time​ I do so I am always impressed. The instructors are very engaging with both the online and in-class​ students which is​ excellent. The best part ​is that breakfast and lunch are all included that way I wouldn't​ have to go out of my way to find a nice place to eat around the area. They have these fancy whiteboards​ that work really well and is better than an old fashioned whiteboard. In that case,​ I do recommend​ anyone who is trying to get certified to try out secure ninja​ as to their excellent service and care for all students. read more

I would give zero stars if I could. I signed up for a 1-week ISSMP training course in April 2015. Two weeks before the training date, I got a notice that the course had been moved by one month "for administrative reasons". I was quite unhappy with the date change because it's VERY difficult to adjust my schedule for a week-long class. However, I acquiesced and moved around some travel plans to ensure I could take the class. On the rescheduled training date in May, I arrived at the location of the training (a local hotel) on Monday morning. The hotel was completely confused and had no information about the scheduled training. I called Secure Ninja, and the Operations Director told me she would call me back in a few hours. (Not sure what required so much time to get me a status on the class; I drove home.) She called me back 3 hours later to tell me that the class had been canceled and I should have received an automated email (nope, no communication!). Apparently I was the only one who signed up for the class. I requested a full refund for the class. The Ops Director told me it would take 30 days for the refund, but she would push it through faster -- which I appreciated, because I had to reimburse my company for the cost. 15 days later, no refund, so I emailed. No response. After 25 days, I emailed again. No response. On day 30, I called to complain about not getting the reimbursement, and it was done in 5 minutes. Unbelievable. Any hope of my future business or positive recommendation was lost right then. read more

I just took a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) course there, and it was great, mostly because of the instructors. They really knew their stuff, and also made it fun. I got a 90% on the certification exam. Larry Greenblatt was funny and entertaining. As an instructor myself, I was very impressed with his presentation. Tom Updegrove helped us through the labs, and made sure we really understood them. They added a couple that taught us things missed by the standard material. Both of them were involved with the development of the CEH exam, so they knew what to focus on and warn us about. What can I say that's negative? Parking is scarce unless you get there very early. It is Metro-accessible, though not right next to a station; it's a 5-minute bus ride or 15-minute walk to one. The "continental breakfast" is donuts, apples, OJ, and coffee. Lunch was carry-out orders, but was good food and different each day. Sodas were available in a fridge, though not much selection, and they'd run out of a particular type sometimes. The classroom was fine, though it got a little warm later in the day. On the whole, I'm glad I took the course there, and would like to take future ones with them to. Definitely recommended. read more

Hands down one of the best training companies I have worked with. I am active duty Coast Guard in the Alexandria area, and we have sent many members through here for various training, and have had them all pass their exams and receive their certifications! The personnel and instructors are amazing, and a personal shout out to our sales rep I have been working with, Enrique Kalb, who has been instrumental in coordinating and processing our member's request quickly and ensuring they had everything they needed. Thanks to Enrique, signing up for classes has been pain free and no issues with any of our members! I would highly recommend Secure Ninja for any training you or your company needs to stay certified in this ever changing IT world. read more

Great instructors, great institute. SecureNinja will make sure you are certified and will take care of you before, during and after the class read more

I had a great time at Secureninja! Very good service from staff members including taking care of basic amenities, providing great material, and amazing instructors! I do recommend SecureNinja to anyone who is looking to get trained in the Cyber field! read more

Finally after getting disconnected or the cold shoulder when I said I was paying for the classes on my own, someone informed me you cannot take courses at SecureNinja unless your employed and your company is paying for the courses. read more

I came here for a CISSP class taught by Clement Dupis. The office was very clean and always had a fresh pot of cffee. The staff was helpful and friendly no matter my odd request. The AC works almost too well so keep that in mind if you're taking a class in the summer. Everyday, the office orders lunch and they pass around order menus for the students and the teachers. The food isn't fantastic so I would suggest brining your own food or taking a walk to get food during the lunch break. There is a smoking area in the back of the building for those so inclined. Overall, I thoroughly enjoyed using this provider for my education and would love to go back if given the chance. The one thing I disliked was the parking. If you aren't there by 7am, you won't get a decent parking spot. However, the "2 Hour Parking" isn't enforced whatsoever. I tested this all week and came out with zero tickets. read more

Took a CISSP bootcamp with them. All in all, it was NOT what it cracked up to be and definitely NOT worth $3,500!!!! Pros: - he went over all of the 10 domains - he was on time for the most part - breakfast/lunch was served all the times we met up - provided real-life examples to further elaborate on topics that were difficult to understand Cons: - too many breaks - NEVER ended at 5, lucky if it ended around 4 - he did the minimum and did not really prepare you enough to help you pass - false claims of "90-99%" pass rate - Minimum tips/strategies provided - Did NOT follow the agenda - Do NOT care if students fail, but only care about taking your money STAY AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Had a bad experience. I was on my way to the training center supposed to be held in downtown San Diego, CA. I thought of calling the account rep in Virginia to verify the training center's address. When he account rep answered my call, he delivered the horrible news that the class is cancelled due to low attendance. They did not even informed me way ahead of time. I flew to San Diego, CA from Guam. it was a big waste of time and money for my employer. A 100% refund was made for the class but not the other expenses. it was just so unprofessional and it seems that they don't care about their student..."CUSTOMER". read more