Cybersecurity career plan · Frontier
Highest-stakes cybersecurity career path.
Frontier is for the highest-stakes cybersecurity career moves. Unlimited Range with AI adversary mode, the Forge marketplace for custom scenarios, weekly threat-intel briefs, 1 hour per month of 1:1 founder coaching, executive resume + LinkedIn rewrite, and priority placement in the hiring marketplace. Built for senior engineers, CISO-track candidates, and AI security pivots.
Frontier is for you if
- ✓ You are pursuing a CISO, Director of Security, or Head of Detection role within 12 months.
- ✓ You are pivoting into AI security, frontier-model red-teaming, or AI-governance roles where the field is being defined live.
- ✓ You need the AI adversary Range mode to practice responding to active human-style attackers, not just static scenarios.
- ✓ You want 1 hour per month of 1:1 founder coaching with Julian Calvo, Ed.D., M.S. — not a coach with a script, the founder who has run cybersecurity hiring research at the doctoral level.
- ✓ You want priority placement in the hiring marketplace with verified Range Credentials attached to your profile.
Pick a different plan if
- → You are still building cybersecurity vocabulary or studying for your first cert. Pick Defender first.
- → You are an active mid-career transitioner who needs the workhorse plan but not executive coaching. Pick Operator instead.
- → You manage a team. Pick Squad or Enterprise instead.
What you get with Frontier
Everything in Operator, plus
- • Unlimited Range scenarios + AI adversary mode
- • Forge marketplace access (custom scenarios from the community)
- • Weekly threat intelligence brief
- • 1 hour per month of 1:1 founder coaching
- • Cybersecurity executive resume + LinkedIn rewrite (one-time)
- • Hiring marketplace priority placement
- • Range Credentials issued for completed scenarios
Range AI adversary
- • Anthropic Claude plays a human-style attacker against your defense
- • Adversary adapts based on your moves — feels like a real intrusion
- • Available across all 30+ Range scenarios
- • Replay any adversary engagement to study what worked and what did not
Forge marketplace
- • Author custom scenarios and publish to the marketplace
- • Earn revenue when other Frontier and Enterprise members run your scenarios
- • Access community scenarios authored by senior practitioners
- • Forge revenue share: 70% to author, 30% to platform
Founder 1:1 coaching
- • 1 hour per month with Julian Calvo, Ed.D., M.S.
- • Career pivot strategy, executive interview prep, salary negotiation
- • Doctoral-level research on cybersecurity learning + cognitive frameworks underpins the coaching
- • Recorded sessions if you want to revisit
Hiring marketplace priority
- • Profile surfaces first to employer searches
- • Range Credentials attached as evidence of skill
- • Direct introductions to verified cybersecurity employers
- • PII reveal flow gates contact info until employer commits
How Frontier actually gets used
A typical Frontier member is 6-12 months out from a Director, CISO, or Principal Security Engineer role. They run 4-6 Range scenarios per week (often in AI adversary mode), publish 1 custom scenario to the Forge per quarter, and use the founder coaching to navigate the political and technical complexity of senior hiring. The hiring marketplace placement is often what closes the gap on the final mile of the job search.
Frontier questions and answers
Is the AI adversary mode safe to run against a corporate environment?
The AI adversary lives entirely within the DecipherU Range scenario environment. It does not touch any real corporate infrastructure. Scenarios run against simulated targets within DecipherU's sandboxed lab platform, similar to how HackTheBox or TryHackMe operate.
How is the founder 1:1 coaching scheduled on Frontier?
Your account dashboard shows next available slots (typically 5-8 slots per week). Book one per month. Standard call is 60 minutes via Google Meet. If you have an active job interview cycle and need extra time, members get a courtesy second call per quarter.
What does cybersecurity executive resume + LinkedIn rewrite include on Frontier?
A one-time deliverable when you join Frontier. Julian rewrites your cybersecurity resume top-to-bottom (4-6 hours of work) and rewrites your LinkedIn headline + about section + 3 most-recent experience entries. Targeted at the role-tier you specify (Director, CISO, Principal). Annual subscribers get a refresh after 12 months at no charge.
Can companies hire Frontier members through the marketplace?
Yes. Frontier members get priority placement in employer searches. Verified Range Credentials are attached to the profile so employers see specific evidence of skill, not just years of experience. Placement fees are paid by the employer, not the Frontier member.
Lighter option
← Operator
Active cybersecurity transitioner workhorse.