The Cyber Hut Academy is the identity security training resource for IAM professionals, security architects, CISOs and anyone who needs to get up to speed on the fast-moving world of identity and access management — without wading through vendor marketing or hour-long courses.
Every post covers one concept, one acronym or one market sector — clearly explained in 10 minutes or less. No code. No prerequisites. No fluff.
Who this is for
Whether you’re an experienced IAM architect filling a knowledge gap, a CISO trying to make sense of a market full of acronyms, a security engineer crossing into identity for the first time, or a consultant needing to get smart on a new topic fast — this is built for you.
What’s covered
The Academy covers the full identity security landscape, including:
— Authentication: MFA, passwordless, passkeys, FIDO2, biometrics
— Authorization: RBAC, ABAC, PBAC, externalized authorization, OPA
— Identity governance (IGA): provisioning, access reviews, joiner-mover-leaver
— Privileged access management (PAM): vaulting, JIT access, zero standing privileges
— Non-human identity (NHI): service accounts, machine identity, secrets management
— Customer identity (CIAM): registration, consent, B2C lifecycle
— Identity threat detection and response (ITDR)
— Zero trust and continuous access evaluation
— IAM market sectors, vendors and buying decisions
What you get
Free subscribers receive selected training posts and cheat sheets.
Paid subscribers get full access to the complete archive — including all study guides, market sector overviews, vendor comparisons and advanced topic deep dives — plus new content as it’s published.
About the author
Content is written by Simon Moffatt, Founder of The Cyber Hut and independent IAM analyst with over 25 years of experience across consultancies, global software vendors and startups. Simon is a published author, contributor to identity standards at NIST and the IETF, Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, and co-host of The Analyst Brief podcast.
The wider Cyber Hut ecosystem
The Academy is part of The Cyber Hut’s broader identity security resource network:
— 📊 IAM Radar — weekly vendor intelligence and market analysis: radar.thecyberhut.com
— 📺 YouTube — webinars, analyst commentary and vendor interviews: youtube.com/@thecyberhutTV
— 🎙️ The Analyst Brief — weekly IAM market podcast on Spotify and Apple Podcasts
— 🌐 The Cyber Hut — advisory, research and training: thecyberhut.com
