Impact
What a volunteer community can do for a career.
No tuition. No paid staff. Fourteen years of practitioners and hiring managers preparing the people who come after them.
Live from the learning hub
Updated as members learn.
Milestones
The story so far.
Figures are drawn from the Foundation's own materials and partner announcements. Reach out if you would like the source for a specific number.
- 2012
Founded in California
A volunteer community built around speaker events, hands-on workshops and conferences for people entering cybersecurity.
- 2021
Enterprise Testing Internship with AttackIQ
Thousands applied and 309 interns were accepted into a 10-week program testing breach-and-attack simulation software, earning ISC² CPE credits.
- 2022
Community Partner Awards
AttackIQ named Most Engaged Community Partner as the open-university model grew to 30,000 members.
- 2023
Immersive Labs and Whizlabs
Hands-on labs and cloud-security content integrated into internship tracks for job seekers and working professionals.
- 2024
INE partnership
INE provides premium cybersecurity and networking training to VTF students at no cost, plus discounted certification exams.
- 2026
The Job Development Institute
Resume building, personal branding, presentation skills and AI-assisted job prep join the technical curriculum, all on one hub with member IDs and verifiable certificates.
Partners
Built together.
- AttackIQ
- INE
- Immersive Labs
- Whizlabs
- ISC²
- Moorpark College
- Cybersecurity Summit
- Credly