State-approved course delivery, 100% online
The fastest path
to your security
guard license.
Pick your state, take the course your licensing board approves, and download your certificate the day you finish. Self-paced, on any device, around your shift.
Certificate available to download the day you finish.
Training a team of guards?
Defencify trains the guards for 250+ security companies. It can be your entire training department.
Sourced from the state boards
Defencify Training is an online security guard training platform, founded in 2017, with state-approved licensing courses in 21 states.
Every course, renewal path, and certificate stays current with the licensing rules in each state your guards work. Updated daily.
For guards. For companies.
Individual guards and the companies that hire them train on the same platform.
For security guards
Get licensed in your state.
A new license, a renewal, or the added competencies that get you a better post.
For security companies
Where the business gets measured.
Operators running Defencify see the program show up in lower incident rates, in client satisfaction, and in officer retention.
Anytime. Anywhere.
Security guard training
that fits around your shift.
Our in-house learning team builds every course against the state-approved curriculum. Interactive modules, simulation games, and scenario work, updated the day the rules change.
24/7 access, 100% online
Start on your phone at the end of a shift and finish on a laptop. Your progress follows you.
Downloadable certificates
Finish the course and your certificate is ready to download and send to an employer the same day.
Fun, interactive learning
Simulation games and scenario work, so the material sticks long past the test.
Licensed in 21 states
Security guard license
courses by state.
Every state sets its own training hours and its own licensing board. Find yours below, then take the course that board approves.
Let customers speak for us
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Most informative, intuitive and standardly knowledgeable course I've ever had the priveledge of taking towards security!
For single or multi-state security operators
Your guards
are only as good as the
training behind them.
Great guards aren't easy to come by. Defencify changes that with powerful training that helps reduce incidents and complaints while increasing client satisfaction and retention.
A 30-minute consult with someone who knows guarding, your jurisdictions, and your customers.
Hire · train · deploy · certify
Defencify Academy
The industry-standard three-tier academy — state-approved curriculum and continuing education in one place.
Academy Architect
A turnkey, white-labeled academy under your own brand — the training program you bring to the bid.
PostReady
Turn written post orders into interactive, site-specific training with quizzes and proof of completion.
ProficiencyCheck
Digitize final assessments, automate scoring and certificates, and keep audit-ready records.
Trusted by operators across the industry
The Regulatory Intelligence Assistant
Every requirement,
traced to its source.
A source-backed answer engine for multi-state operators, covering guard licensing across all 51 jurisdictions. Ask a question, compare states, or pull a chart — every answer shows where it came from.
Defencify security jobs
Don't just train guards.
Hire them.
Every guard who trains with Defencify can land in your next hire. Post a role, browse certified candidates, and get matched guards sent straight to your inbox.
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