PRACTICAL CYBERSECURITY SKILLS

The Cybersecurity Launchpad

Establishing Your Company's Defences

Next session:
October 15th : 8 Weeks 
Wednesdays & Thursdays, 1pm-4pm
Online with office hours each week
Cost: $6,800

Designed for busy professionals—structured, practical, and accountability-driven.

Contact us for bulk pricing

Learn how to build the mindset and culture needed for security success

Are you the first person tasked with building a security program at your company? This 8-week hands-on, applied course is designed for professionals working in startups or small-to-mid-sized companies who are either launching their organization’s internal security program or stepping into their first security leadership role. You’ll walk away with a complete, customized security foundation tailored to your organization’s needs—and the confidence to lead.

Upcoming session dates

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October 15 -
December 10

Virtual
Wed & Thurs, 1pm-4pm
Registration closes Oct 5
$6,800
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Who’s the Cybersecurity Launchpad program for? 

Designed for professionals working in startups or small-to-mid-sized companies who are either:

    • Launching their organization’s internal security program
    • Stepping into their first security leadership role.

Alumni testimonials

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Where did InceptionU help me? I mean, where did they not help me. But I think the biggest thing is learning to be able to adapt to everchanging requirements that we'll encounter in any future project. They helped me rewire my entire way of thinking. You may not know that answers now, but you can find out. And that makes me feel like I am ready for basically anything the world can throw at me.
 

Henry Ha

5star

 
 What really impressed me with the InceptionU learners is that they are presented with real-world problems and challenges. The students are then tasked with addressing these problems and present their solutions. That's someone who I want to put in front of a client.
 

Kahled Elbitar, CEO
Solution Stack

5star

 

I decided to seek some more formal training, and that was at InceptionU. And I was blown away with how fast I was able to learn the basics that I had been struggling over for two years that I was trying to do it on my own; how succinctly they were able to teach it, and then go way past that and blow your expectations out for how much you can learn in a short period of time.

Aric Crosson-Bouwers

5star

 

My experience at InceptionU has blown me away. I had high expectations to learn the technical skills, and what I found at InceptionU is that they bring all the right people, not only for techinical skills, but for what tech can be. The diversity in the cohort, and the diversity in the facilitators has been great. InceptionU has been a game-changer and a life changer for me.

Vince Iannelli

5star

 

InceptionU's MVP program was the perfect opportunity to Collegium to work with, test, and identify top talent for our hiring needs. We are proud to say that we employ three graduates of the InceptionU program and fully intend to source more elite talent from the next cohorts.

Luke West, Founder
Collegium

5star

 

Learn how to establish your company's defences

Program highlights

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Week 1: Security Foundations

Understand the landscape, threats, and your company’s current posture. Build the mindset and culture needed for security success. 

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Week 2: Organizational Security

Draft your first security policies, explore compliance requirements, and plan awareness campaigns.

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Week 3: Infrastructure Security

Learn practical methods to secure networks, devices, and cloud environments. Audit and improve your access controls.

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Week 4: Application Security

Explore OWASP Top 10, backups, data protection, and dependency risk management.

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Week 5: Incident Response & Monitoring

Prepare for breaches, analyze logs, run tabletop scenarios, and build an adaptive incident response plan.

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Week 6: Scaling & Sustaining

Build a 12-month roadmap, vendor checklists, risk registers, and a repeatable process for continuous improvement.

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Week 7-8: Deep Dive Projects, Final Presentations, and Peer Review

Choose focus areas to deepen your expertise and start executing your roadmap with expert support.

What will I get out of this program? 

Final deliverables for this program include: Security policy set customized to your organization, adaptive incident response plan, 12-month roadmap, vendor and risk management tools, peer-reviewed final project and feedback.

  • Blends real-world action with foundational knowledge
  • Rooted in critical thinking, systems thinking, and adaptive security practices
  • Built around the OPAR model (Orientation, Provocation, Action, Reflection) striking a balance between theoretical and practical application
  • Designed for busy professionals—structured, practical, and accountability-driven

Start your registration  

Registering for The Cybersecurity Launchpad is a multi-step process. Take the first step and share your basic information to get started.

01. Tell us about yourself 

02. Complete the registration process 

03. Enhance your company's defences

Companies who’ve hired InceptionU alumni

Experienced facilitators dedicated to your success

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Shane Fast

Shane is a software developer and entrepreneur with a background in electrical engineering. A co-founder of legal tech startup Athennian, he spent 7 years helping the company grow and secure Series B funding. He now serves as Director of Technical Operations at CheckFront and runs his own consulting firm, Sandevistan Tech Inc.

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Your questions, answered. 

 1. What is InceptionU’s philosophy on learning? 

At InceptionU, we believe that humans learn by doing. We've built experiential programs that are active, discovery driven, immersive, to build core competencies (both technical and non-technical) and challenging all in a supportive environment. 

2. Will I be required to do any preparation prior to the start of the program? 

Depending on your level of technical experience coming into the program, some online preparation may be required. During the application process we will provide additional information on how to prepare. 

3. Will I get a certification? 

No. InceptionU emphasizes genuine learning over certification. We can confidently tell you that our programs will lead to meaningful career opportunities. InceptionU will provide you with the technical skills and metaskills, like critical thinking and design thinking, that you need to succeed in your future career. 

4. Is InceptionU an accredited education institution? 

Fortunately, we are not! This allows us to be agile and adaptable with our curriculum as technology evolves. We are sponsored by the Hunter Family Foundation and we work closely with Calgary Economic Development (CED) and Rainforest Alberta. We consult with industry partners to design and develop curriculum that aligns with industry trends and workforce needs.  

Start your registration  

Registering for The Cybersecurity Launchpad is a multi-step process. Take the first step and share your basic information to get started.

01. Tell us about yourself 

02. Complete the registration process 

03. Enhance your company's defences