The Ravin Academy’s course offerings show a concerted effort to develop sophisticated cyber skills within Iran. The potential dual-use nature of these skills, especially in offensive cyber operations, aligns with the strategic interests of the IRGC and raises concerns about their potential application in state-sponsored cyber activities against perceived adversaries.
The last part of introducing the courses ⏳
Using Splunk Enterprise Security online course
Ehsan Moghaddian
Course price with 25% cash discount:❌ 2,500,000 Tomans
✅ 1,875,000 Tomans
online and face-to-face Penetration Testing Zero to Hero course
Ehsan Nikavar
Online with a 25% discount on cash purchases: ❌ 6,900,000 Tomans
✅ 5,175,000 Tomans
In person with a 25% discount on cash purchases: ❌ 8,900,000 Tomans
✅ 6,675,000 Tomans
JavaScript Security online course
Reza Sharifzadeh
Course price with 25% cash discount:❌ 4,500,000 Tomans
✅ 3,375,000 Tomans
API Attacks & Defense face-to-face course
Barna Nematzadeh
Course price with 25% cash discount:❌ 5,600,000 Tomans
✅ 4,200,000 Tomans
PowerShell for Hackers online course
Mohammad Ali Ebrahimi
Course price with 25% cash discount:❌ 5,200,000 Tomans
✅ 3,900,000 Tomans
Web Hacking Professional online course
Reza Sharifzadeh
Course price with 25% cash discount:❌ 6,500,000 Tomans
✅ 4,875,000 Tomans
Ravin Academy
🥁 Also, Ravin Academy’s 120-hour Red Team Operation face-to-face course has been added to the calendar. This course, which did not reach public registration this year due to the registration reservations we already had; It will start again on Monday, July 11, 1403, and until the end of tonight, there will be a discount that will not be repeated again.
👨🏻💻 Parsa Sarafian, Alireza Jamshidi, Saman Kavianifar, Mahdiar Mousavi, Amin Dadashi
🎯 Course price with 25% cash discount:
❌ 18,000,000 Tomans
✅ 13,500,000 Tomans
▫️ Communication with Ravin Academy Education Office:
☎️ Contact number: 021-91693023 (extension 1)
The 120-hour Red Team Operation course by Ravin Academy, with instructors like Parsa Sarafian, Alireza Jamshidi, and others, further indicates a focus on developing sophisticated offensive cybersecurity capabilities.
Red teaming involves simulating adversary attacks to test and improve the security of systems. This is a key practice in cybersecurity, but in the context of the IRGC’s backing of Ravin Academy, it trains individuals for offensive cyber operations.
The mention of “hacking adversaries using Western methods” shows the course was developed to understand and exploit cybersecurity practices and weaknesses prevalent in Western countries; a strategic focus on developing capabilities used against specific geopolitical targets.
The course’s high demand, indicated by pre-registrations filling up and its high price point (even with a 25% cash discount), shows the material as a valuable and elite training program. The participants are likely to be carefully selected or already have a background in cybersecurity.
Given the IRGC’s involvement and the geopolitical tensions involving Iran, the training is a part of a broader strategy to build offensive cyber capabilities for state-sponsored activities. The skills taught in red teaming are directly applicable in cyber warfare scenarios, including espionage, data breaches, and disruption of enemy systems.
The offering of such courses reflects Iran’s continued investment in cyber capabilities, aligning with a broader pattern of state actors developing sophisticated tools and skills for cyber warfare, which is becoming an increasingly important domain in international conflicts.
The Red Team Operation course by Ravin Academy, particularly in the context of IRGC support, points towards a strategic effort by Iran to enhance its offensive cyber capabilities, having significant implications for cybersecurity preparedness among Iran’s perceived adversaries, necessitating heightened vigilance and defense measures.
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