A Phoenix Project Foundation program · 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Free tools, live mentorship, and the honest truth about security and AI careers, built for the people this industry usually overlooks. If a beginner can't understand it, we haven't explained it well enough yet.
What Nobody Tells You
"We passed the audit, so we're secure."
A certificate proves you met a standard on one day. Security is what happens every day after. We teach both, and we're honest about the difference.
"One more cert and I'll get hired."
Certifications open doors. Showing you can actually think through a real problem is what gets you through them. We help you build both, in the right order.
"AI will do the security work for us."
AI tools make good people faster and careless people more dangerous. Learning to use AI, and to secure it, starts with learning to think.
Where To Start
[ LAUNCHING SOON ]
Free, forever
A free self-assessment platform built on 1,534 controls crosswalked to 252+ frameworks. Pros use it for real assessment work: reports, an SSP, and a POA&M, with nothing tied to your name. Learners use it to learn, with the Jarvis AI coach and a free Security+/CISSP question bank coming after launch.
Join The Waitlist[ LIVE NOW ]
$97/mo founding member
Weekly live mentorship from working security professionals, with cybersecurity, AI, and career strategy on the table. A community, not a video library.
See The Crucible[ LIVE NOW ]
30 minutes, no pitch
For small businesses, nonprofits, and teams that need to know where they really stand on security or compliance, without paying a big firm to find out.
Book A Free CallAI Without The Hype
"Learn AI. Secure AI. Stay human. Tools change every year. The thinking doesn't."
Agentic secure development, taught on a real system
Our AI security track is being built around the OWASP Top 10 for Agentic Applications, practiced on Security ARK itself. In development, shipping with Crucible Paths II and III.
Jarvis, coming after ARK launches
An optional AI coaching layer built on Microsoft Azure, using Anthropic's Claude and Azure OpenAI, that will explain your assessment in plain English. Opt-in only, and we'll publish exactly what it sends to an AI model before it goes live.
Human skills, every time
Critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, resilience, and adaptability are coached alongside every technical skill, because they're what lets people guide, interpret, and question AI instead of just following it.
OWASP® is a registered trademark of the OWASP Foundation. Security Crucible is not affiliated with or endorsed by OWASP. Claude is a trademark of Anthropic. Microsoft and Azure are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
In Development · Youth Pathway
15–24
Curiosity shouldn't need a credit card.
We're building a free, sponsored pathway for low-income young people to build AI, cybersecurity, and human-centric skills for employment, with real mentors, Security ARK practice, and youth-safety policies in place before the first session. Our online platform comes first, so anyone can start from anywhere. With funding, we plan to open our first in-person community learning hub with shared devices in Fairfax, Virginia, and bring the model to any city that requests and funds one. Schools, youth nonprofits, tech companies, and employers: help us build it.
> SECURITY_CRUCIBLE.STATUS
> THE CRUCIBLE WEEKLY CALL ...... [ LIVE NOW ]
> FREE CONSULTATION ............ [ LIVE NOW ]
> SECURITY ARK ................. [ LAUNCHING SOON ]
> JARVIS (AZURE + CLAUDE) ...... [ AFTER ARK LAUNCH ]
> AI + AGENTIC SECURITY TRACK .. [ IN DEVELOPMENT ]
> SECURITY+ / CISSP QUESTION BANK [ ROADMAP · FREE ]
> YOUTH PATHWAY · 15–24 ........ [ IN DEVELOPMENT ]
> HANDS-ON LABS ................ [ FUNDING GOAL ]
> Built in the open. Together.
Why A Nonprofit
We believe purpose, skill, and community are what actually strengthen mental health. That's why Phoenix Project Foundation USA built Security Crucible as a nonprofit, and why donations go to the mission, not to shareholders. Every grant and donation brings us closer to the goal: no one priced out of learning this.
Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency · 2026 Gold Seal 2025 · Verify on Candid →