LetsDefend offers different subscription plans designed to support users at various stages of their cybersecurity learning journey. Each plan provides a different level of access to content, features, and hands-on SOC experience.

LetsDefend offers two main subscription plans to support your cybersecurity learning journey: LetsDefend VIP and LetsDefend VIP+.

As soon as you log in for the first time on your LetsDefend account, you will be greeted with the following Homepage:

By clicking on the VIP+ for Free button, you can subscribe to LetsDefend VIP+ for free for 7 days and take advantage of the unique features that will be listed below!

Now that you know the currently available subscription tiers (Basic/Free, LetsDefend VIP, and LetsDefend VIP+), it's time we dive into the main differences between them!

Roles

Considering that Roles are a collection of Paths and Courses, before we discuss the concept of Roles, we need to understand what a Learning Path is.

A Learning Path is a roadmap created for the skills you need to acquire in a certain subject. Learning paths include necessary materials such as courses, labs, alerts, challenges, and quizzes. All you have to do is to proceed following the order in the path.

Roles in LetsDefend are a collection of Paths and Courses tailored towards a specific Job Role. For instance, if you aim to become a Malware Analyst, you can filter LetsDefend's content by simply selecting that role, as shown here:

Roles are also a great way to fine-tune your experience within LetsDefend according to your current subscription! Below you can find a small table with the available roles and their respective level of access according to subscription Tier:

*Roles*	*Basic (Free)*	*LetsDefend VIP*	*LetsDefend VIP+*
Free Courses and Access to the "*Cybersecurity for Students"* Learning Path	✅	✅	✅
SOC Analyst		✅	✅
Incident Responder			✅
Detection Engineer			✅
DFIR			✅
SIEM Engineer			✅
Information Security Specialist			✅
Threat Hunter			✅
SOC Manager			✅
Malware Analyst			✅
Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst (Coming Soon)			✅

Building Skills and Certificates

LetsDefend goes the long way by providing tools to help users build their hands-on skills by giving them access to real-world tools and scenarios, and helping them get a job!

Here are LetsDefend current offerings to help you build up your skills and land a job in Cybersecurity:

SOC Environments: Users can practice in a simulated SOC environment, as well as learn how a SOC Alert or Incident should be analyzed.
SOC Analyst Alerts: Users can practice different alert levels
Incident Responder Alerts: Users can get access to Incident Responder Level of alerts, which are alerts escalated from Tier I SOC Analysts!
Endpoints: Users can use Endpoints to directly connect to endpoints within the SOC Environment for live analysis, offering a more realistic and hands-on SOC experience!

LetsDefend also helps users land a job in the realm of Cybersecurity by providing certificates of completion and access to different Career Paths within the platform, similar to Job-Role Paths in HackTheBox!

Depending on your subscription plan, you can access the following content:

*Content Offered*	*Basic (Free)*	*LetsDefend VIP*	*LetsDefend VIP+*
Certificates of Completion	✅	✅	✅
Access to SOC Environments	✅	✅	✅
SOC Analyst Alerts	*Limited* Access	✅	✅
Incident Responder Alerts			✅
Endpoints			✅
Certificates of Completion			✅
SOC Analyst Career Path			✅
Incident Responder Career Path			✅
Detection Engineering Career Path			✅

If you would like to learn more about LetsDefend's Learning Paths, please refer to the following article:

Extras

LetsDefend also offers some additional resources, which you can access regardless of your subscription's current plan, but may come with some limitations, such as Hands-On Labs:

*Extra*	*Basic (Free)*	*LetsDefend VIP*	*LetsDefend VIP+*
Community Support	✅	✅	✅
Challenges	✅	✅	✅
Quizzes	✅	✅	✅
Hands-On Labs	1 hour/month	140 hours/month	Unlimited

Discounts

LetsDefend offers students a 50% Discount on its offers. Any other discounts that may eventually come up will be announced through LetsDefend's social media and Email channels.

Therefore, don't forget to follow LetsDefend's social media channels to be notified first-hand of any discounts and promotions that may be occurring so that you don't miss out on any opportunities!

LetsDefend also supports the community by offering lots of free content! As examples, we can list:

Windows Fundamentals
Malware Analysis Fundamentals
Introduction to Cryptology
And much more!

LetsDefend Student Subscription

Similar to HackTheBox, LetsDefend offers a 50% discount for users who have a valid Student Email in order to offer students access to LetsDefend's features and content at a more budget-friendly rate.

To be eligible for the LetsDefend Student Subscription, Students must log in with their educational email and visit Student Pricing to view the 50% discounted prices and subscribe.

Student Verification Process

To verify your Student status, you must visit the LetsDefend Student Pricing page. Once there, type your student e-mail address in the form and click the “Check email” button.

In the event that something goes wrong with the verification process, you will see a screen similar to the screenshot below, and you can submit your educational email for review

LetsDefend will review your e-mail address, and if you have indeed sent an academic student e-mail, we will add it to our system's database within 2 business days, which will allow you access to the Student Subscription!

Once you have access to the Student Subscription on LetsDefend, your discount will apply as long as you have an active subscription and access to your student email address!

LetsDefend Subscriptions