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Should I use Altered Security?

Global leader in hands-on enterprise and cloud security training. Join 10,000+ infosec professionals from 130+ countries. Explore Red Team, Azure, and Active Directory labs - alteredsecurity.com

Depends. Buy if you're a pentester or blue teamer who wants hands-on Active Directory or Azure red-team labs — Reddit vouches hard. Skip if you expected security software, or want OSCP-level brand recognition from day one.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets thin, no published pricing found.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Aspiring red teamers (AD focus)
  • Azure security engineers
  • Blue teamers learning attacker tradecraft
  • Pentesters prepping for OSCP/OSEP

Not for

  • Organizations seeking security software or tooling
  • Total infosec beginners wanting entry-level credentials
  • Teams needing compliance or awareness training
  • Buyers who need industry-neutral cert recognition

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

CRTP is often treated as a stepping stone to OSCP/OSEP, not an endpoint.

low

Pricing not visible in reviewed pages; check course pages directly before buying.

low

Vendor's own /security page returned 'page not found' during review.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Hands-on labs and certs across Active Directory, Azure, evasion, and bootcamps.
  • Frequently recommended on Reddit for AD attack and defense learning.
  • Claims 10,000+ learners across 130+ countries.
  • Active research: publishes CVE writeups and open-source tools on GitHub.
  • Teaches and presents at DEF CON, Black Hat, and VulnCon.

Cons

  • Certs carry less recruiter weight than OSCP/OSEP, per Reddit career threads.
  • Credentials are vendor-branded, not industry-neutral certifications.
  • Review base is anecdotal; no large aggregate ratings found.

Sources & method

Analyzed 10/03/2026 - 13 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

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Key stats

  • Value for money: 4/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 13

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 4/5. Redditors repeatedly recommend it as a learning path
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Wide catalog: AD, Azure, evasion, bootcamps, exams
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. Own /security page returns 404
  • 10,000+ Learners claimed 130+ countries (company claim)
  • 70,450 LinkedIn followers company page
  • 8 GitHub repos public tools and research
  • 9 Glassdoor reviews employee reviews

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets thin, no published pricing found.

Praised hands-on AD/Azure red-team labs — great for aspiring pentesters; it's training, not security software for your org.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; review snippets thin, no published pricing found.

Sources

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