Centre For Cybersecurity

Name

Centre For Cybersecurity

Legal name

Centre For Cybersecurity Institute Pte. Ltd.

Website

https://centreforcybersecurity.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Singapore-based cybersecurity training provider founded in 2021, offering a 333-hour online part-time blue-team programme for career switchers without IT backgrounds, plus corporate awareness and SOC analyst certifications to organisations addressing the country's cybersecurity talent gap.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cybersecurity Training

NAICS

Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cybersecurity Technical Skills (Security Engineering, SOC, Pen Testing) (EDABAFAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Phishing, Social Engineering & Business Email Compromise (BEC) Training (EDABAGAB), Information Technology & Cybersecurity Certification Prep (CompTIA, Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, ISC2/ISACA) (EDANAIAF), Cybersecurity Awareness & Digital Safety Training for Security Personnel (BPAKAOAO), Cybersecurity (EDAAAPAC)

Keywords

• Cybersecurity training
• SOC analyst certification
• Career transition programmes
• Corporate awareness training
• Blue team training

Headquarters

HQ city

Singapore

HQ country

Singapore

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Career Programme Fees (Cybersecurity Career Kickstart+): Fees for the flagship 7.5-month part-time online programme, which includes technical training, career coaching, and employer referral support. Fee amounts are stated on the course page and vary by intake. SkillsFuture subsidies (up to 90%) and other funding schemes (SkillsFuture Credit, UTAP, PSEA) are available to eligible Singapore Citizens and Permanent Residents.
2. Corporate Training Programmes: Fees for business-focused programmes including Cyber Safety for teams (employee awareness) and SOC Analyst technical certification. Sold directly to enterprise and SME buyers. No specific public pricing disclosed.
3. Free Info Sessions and Experiential Workshops: Free 45-minute information sessions and free/ low-cost hands-on experiential workshops serve as top-of-funnel entry points to paid programmes. Revenue is indirect, driving enrolments into paid career programmes and corporate training.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Centre For Cybersecurity Institute delivers an immersive, hands-on 333-hour Blue Team career-launch programme (CFCI PATHWAY) that prepares career switchers for entry-level roles in security operations and incident response. It also offers a catalogue of short corporate awareness courses (phishing, ransomware, password security, data classification, insider threats, BEC, supply-chain attacks, generative AI risks, C-suite and board-level training), an Enterprise Workshop and Custom-Built Programmes tailored to organisations, all delivered through the proprietary CFCI Learn platform.

Product overview

Centre For Cybersecurity Institute (CFCI) is a Singapore-based cybersecurity training provider founded in 2021, offering a portfolio of programmes for career-switchers and corporate teams. The core offering is the Cybersecurity Career Kickstart+ (CCK+), a 333-hour online part-time blue team programme spanning approximately 7.5 months with career coaching and employer referral support. Free entry-point resources include a 45-minute info session and a hands-on experiential workshop. For businesses, CFCI offers Cyber Safety for Teams (employee awareness training) and the SOC Analyst Programme (technical certification aligned to GCIH). A free toolkit of posters, checklists and security guides is also available. The programmes are SkillsFuture-funded (up to 90%) and do not require prior IT background.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TERAS: A purpose-built training platform that universities, polytechnics and government bodies license to deliver cybersecurity training across Southeast Asia.

Products and services

• CFCI PATHWAY 333-hour Blue Team career-launch bootcamp-style programme for career switchers and aspiring SOC analysts, covering security operations, incident response and related topics with hands-on labs, mentorship and job-readiness support (CV and interview prep plus 6 months post-graduation support).
• CFCI for Business Portfolio of short modular corporate awareness courses for organisations, covering phishing awareness, ransomware awareness, password security, data classification, insider threats, business email compromise, supply-chain attacks, generative AI risks, C-suite training, and a board-level brief on cybersecurity.
• Enterprise Workshop Single-organisation cybersecurity awareness workshop delivered in-house, designed for companies that need focused, interactive training beyond standard short courses.
• Custom-Built Programme Bespoke cybersecurity training programme designed and delivered for individual organisations whose workforce-upskilling needs fall outside the standard awareness catalogue.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of graduates who completed the full programme and career services secured cybersecurity employment (as of early 2026).
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TERAScoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2021TERAS is a purpose-built cybersecurity training platform developed by the CFCI group and licensed to universities, polytechnics, and government bodies across Southeast Asia for delivering cybersecurity education. CFCI and TERAS are sister companies under the same group, with TERAS serving as the institutional licensing arm of the same training ecosystem. Universities and institutions license the TERAS platform to deliver structured cybersecurity curricula to their own students and officers.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OffSec (Offensive Security): Provider of OSCP and other offensive security certifications. Comparable through its certification-aligned curriculum, hands-on lab model, and career-switcher appeal — a key alternative for CFCI's offensive-track learners.
• Immersive Labs: Enterprise-focused cyber skills platform with hands-on labs and crisis simulations. Comparable to CFCI's corporate SOC Analyst training and lab-driven approach, with stronger enterprise penetration internationally.
• TryHackMe: Hands-on, gamified cybersecurity training platform popular with beginners and career switchers. Directly comparable to CFCI's lab-driven, no-IT-background-required approach, and competes globally for the same entry-level learner segment.
• SANS Institute: Global leader in cybersecurity training and GIAC certifications (including GCIH, which CFCI's flagship aligns to). Competes directly for technical cyber learners and corporate training budgets, with deeper curriculum depth and broader geographic reach.
• Cybrary: Online cybersecurity training platform with team and individual plans covering SOC analyst, incident response, and security engineering tracks. Directly competes for individual learners and corporate cyber awareness/technical training budgets.
• Hack The Box: Hands-on cybersecurity upskilling platform with labs, CTFs, and enterprise training. Closely comparable to CFCI's lab environment and blue-team/offensive curriculum split, with both consumer and corporate offerings.

Regional players

• NUS-ISS (National University of Singapore Institute of Systems Science): Singapore-based adult learning institute offering cybersecurity, AI, and digital transformation programmes. A regional competitor in the same Singapore upskilling market, with strong brand and institutional funding.

Emerging players

• General Assembly: Career-switcher bootcamp operator with cybersecurity and tech tracks. Comparable through its career-switcher target audience and outcome-driven marketing, though broader in scope than CFCI's cyber-only focus.

Broad incumbents

• Coursera: Global online learning platform offering cybersecurity specialisations and certifications from universities and tech companies. Competes for self-directed career switchers and corporate L&D buyers seeking flexible, low-cost cyber upskilling.
• Pluralsight: Large-scale online technology skills platform with substantial cybersecurity content. Overlaps with CFCI's corporate training motion as a broad incumbent in IT/cyber learning, though less specialised in outcomes-driven career switchers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/cfcsea
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-for-cybersecurity

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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