The Cybersecurity Mentors

The Cybersecurity Mentors is for aspiring and early-career security pros. Get clarity, confidence and direction.

Why you should join: Guidance from two cybersecurity executives now in CISO and Deputy CISO roles, on which skills and roles matter, interview confidence and thinking like a practitioner. Free to join, with paid tiers for deeper support.

The one-liner

A cybersecurity career community led by two security executives, free to start.

What they actually sell

The Cybersecurity Mentors, run by John Hoyt, lives on Skool. Its public pitch: "A community for aspiring and early-career cybersecurity professionals who want clarity, confidence, and direction." A free tier sits at the front door, with Premium upgrades above it. Two cybersecurity executives, now in CISO and Deputy CISO roles, help members see which skills and roles matter, speak confidently about security in interviews and learn to think like practitioners, in a judgement-free space. Inside sit 6 courses and a dense module library. A formal money-back promise is not spelled out on the about page.

Who pays and why

Aspiring and early-career cybersecurity people who want clarity on which skills and roles matter. The worry is wasting time on the wrong certifications. They join for guidance from two cybersecurity executives on skills, interviews and real roles.

Where the members come from

The Skool lander and John Hoyt's own teaching appear to be the main acquisition path. Public social links are thin on the about page, so growth reads as community-led rather than a giant media brand. Exact follower counts stay off the about page.

What's holding it back

Cyber careers advice is crowded and free everywhere. The executives' experience has to show up in live, specific answers to stand out.

Steal this

Lead with the hosts' path from entry level to CISO, so newcomers trust their advice.

Would this work in another niche?

Yes for other career fields with confusing entry routes, such as UX. Weak for regulated professions with fixed paths.