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Who is Avatao?
Avatao is a privately held provider of hands-on cybersecurity training that delivers practice-based labs, secure coding exercises, and skills assessment for software developers, IT professionals, and enterprise security teams.
- Browser-based hands-on cybersecurity labs and challenges
- Secure coding training for software development teams
- Security awareness training and human risk management content
- Skills assessment and competency measurement for technical staff
- Cyber range and capture-the-flag style attack and defense exercises
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Avatao positions its offerings for enterprise environments where software engineering, operations, and security functions require measurable technical skills. Organizations deploy its training through a web-based platform, so participants work in isolated, preconfigured environments without local setup. This delivery model supports role-based learning paths aligned with developer, DevOps, and security job functions.
The training content covers secure software development practices, including common vulnerability classes referenced in widely used industry resources such as the OWASP Top 10. Labs are structured around attack and defense scenarios, allowing participants to identify, exploit, and remediate weaknesses in controlled settings. This approach emphasizes applied technical practice over theoretical instruction.
Avatao operates in the security skills training category alongside other providers of cyber range, secure coding education, and certification preparation. Within this category, its emphasis on practical exercises differentiates it from purely theoretical e-learning courses. Organizations evaluating providers in this area typically compare lab realism, language and technology coverage, and reporting capabilities.
For organizations, the offerings address skills gaps in secure development and reduce dependence on classroom instruction. Lab performance and training completion data give security and engineering managers a basis for tracking progress against internal competency targets. This measurement capability connects training activity to workforce risk reduction objectives.
Avatao is classified within the security awareness training and human risk management area of information technology cybersecurity, reflecting its current focus on developer and employee security capability. Its active offerings center on hands-on labs, secure coding curricula, and assessment tools delivered to technical and non-technical staff.
Our description of Avatao. Updated October 2026.
