Why Students Choose Macksofy Trainings
Macksofy Trainings is an EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) and an authorized delivery partner for OffSec, CompTIA, and other industry-leading cybersecurity certification bodies. Based in Mumbai’s Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC), we have trained thousands of cybersecurity professionals across India, the UAE, and Canada through our classroom, online, and hybrid programs. Our approach differs from generic IT training institutes in six deliberate ways.
- Practitioner-led instruction. Every instructor holds the certification they teach — our OSCP trainers are OSCP-certified, our CEH trainers are CEH-certified, our SOC trainers are working analysts. We verify credentials; you can ask to see them.
- Accredited curriculum. We deliver official EC-Council, OffSec, and CompTIA courseware with the included lab access, exam voucher bundles, and post-training support that comes with accredited delivery — not repackaged unofficial notes.
- Hands-on labs. Our programs include internal vulnerable-machine labs, OffSec Proving Grounds Practice integration, and scenario-based mock exams. Passive lecture-only delivery fails OSCP and CPENT candidates; our curriculum is built around lab hours.
- Exam-day readiness. We run full-length proctored mock exams under real exam conditions before candidates attempt the actual certification. First-attempt pass rates for Macksofy-mentored candidates consistently exceed generic self-study outcomes.
- Mumbai-anchored, multi-city access. Our BKC center provides in-person mentorship in Mumbai, while online delivery extends across India, UAE, and Canada. You can switch between modes mid-course if your schedule changes.
- Placement network. Post-certification, students get resume review, technical interview coaching, and referral access to our Mumbai BFSI, Big 4 consulting, fintech, and MSSP hiring-partner network.
Our Track Record and Trust Signals
Our work is represented by the organizations and certifying bodies that trust us to deliver mission-critical cybersecurity training. Select partners and client engagements include:
- Mumbai Police Cyber Cell — cybersecurity training engagements
- EC-Council — Accredited Training Center (ATC) delivery partner for CEH, CPENT, CHFI, CSA, CTIA, and CCISO
- OffSec — authorized training delivery for OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, OSED, OSDA, and OSCE3 tracks
- CompTIA — CompTIA CySA+, Security+, Network+, Linux+, Cloud+, Server+, A+, ITF+ training delivery
- Corporate clients include Pragati Software, Renee (as seen on our esteemed clients wall), and multiple BFSI and IT-sector partners across India
Our Mumbai BKC center hosts corporate workshops for security teams requiring structured upskilling across offensive (pentest, red team) and defensive (SOC, DFIR, threat hunting) specializations. Enterprise engagements are available on request from our contact page.
Macksofy Trainings by the Numbers
- 8+ years of cybersecurity training delivery (founded 2018)
- 4 cities — Mumbai, Hyderabad, Dubai, Toronto — with direct delivery capability
- 29 certification programs across offensive and defensive cybersecurity specializations
- 40+ internal lab machines for OSCP-style hands-on practice
- 3 delivery modes — classroom, online, hybrid — adapting to student schedules
- Placement network spanning Mumbai BFSI, Big 4 consulting, fintech, and MSSP sectors
The People Behind Macksofy
Founder & Lead Strategist — Yasir Arafat
Yasir Arafat founded Macksofy Trainings with a focus on bridging the gap between India’s cybersecurity education capacity and industry demand. Under his leadership, Macksofy has grown from a single Mumbai center into a four-city training operation with EC-Council accreditation and direct delivery partnerships with OffSec and CompTIA. Yasir writes and reviews much of Macksofy’s strategic content on offensive security careers, OSCP and OSEP certification paths, and India-specific cybersecurity hiring. Read articles by Yasir Arafat or reach him at yasir@macksofy.com.
Expert Trainers and Editorial Team
Our expert trainer collective contributes technical content, certification guides, and walkthroughs reviewed for accuracy by working pentesters, SOC analysts, and red team operators. All technical articles and HackTheBox writeups are written under this collaborative byline to reflect the multi-instructor review process that makes our training materials technically reliable. Our editorial team handles curriculum design, content review, and industry-news coverage across the blog.
Faculty Credentials
Macksofy instructors collectively hold OSCP, OSWE, OSEP, CEH (including CEH v13 AI), CPENT, CHFI, SOC-200, CTIA, CompTIA (CySA+, Security+, Network+, Linux+), and several other industry certifications. Faculty members bring active commercial penetration testing, SOC operations, threat hunting, and red team engagement experience into the classroom. Student questions rarely go unanswered because the person teaching has usually faced the same problem on a real client engagement.
Partnerships and Accreditations
- EC-Council Accredited Training Center (ATC) — authorized to deliver CEH v13 AI, CPENT, CHFI, CSA, CTIA, ECIH, CCISO, and related EC-Council programs
- OffSec Training Partner — delivery of OSCP (PEN-200), OSWE (WEB-300), OSEP (PEN-300), OSED (EXP-301), OSDA (SOC-200), OSWA (WEB-200), OSMR (EXP-312), OSEE (EXP-401), and OSCE3 programs
- CompTIA Authorized Partner — delivery of CompTIA Security+, CySA+, Network+, Linux+, Cloud+, Server+, A+, and IT Fundamentals+ programs
- OSCC CyberCore (OffSec Security Certification Council) — certification delivery partner
Our Training Methodology
Every Macksofy program follows a four-phase structure refined over years of delivery:
- Foundation Phase — networking, Linux, Windows, scripting foundations relevant to the target certification
- Core Syllabus Phase — official courseware delivery with live mentor-led sessions and Q&A
- Lab Intensive Phase — 40+ practice machines, scenario-based challenges, and integration with vendor lab platforms (CyberQ for EC-Council, Proving Grounds for OffSec)
- Exam Readiness Phase — proctored mock exams, report-writing coaching, and one-on-one weak-area review before real exam booking
Post-certification, students enter our placement pipeline — resume review, technical and behavioral interview coaching, and direct referrals to hiring partners across Mumbai BFSI, Big 4 consulting firms, fintech product security teams, and MSSPs.
Visit or Contact Us
Mumbai (Headquarters): Office no. 308, Building no. 11, SRA Commercial Tower, Besides Trade Center, BKC, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400051
Phone: +91 99308 24239
Email: services@macksofy.com
Additional delivery centers in Hyderabad, Dubai, and Toronto — full details on our contact page. Open Monday-Friday 09:00-19:00 and Saturday 10:00-17:00.
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