As cyber threats rapidly evolve, organizations need professionals with modern cybersecurity skills and knowledge. However, most IT teams lack comprehensive training on latest tools, techniques, and best practices. This intensive course provides the advanced cybersecurity education required to effectively protect critical systems and data.
Mastering core cybersecurity disciplines delivers compelling benefits:
- Hardened networks, applications, endpoints resistant to attacks
- Ability to quickly detect, respond to, and contain breaches
- Understanding of regulations, compliance standards and audits
- Expertise to identify vulnerabilities and implement controls
- Confidently manage cybersecurity systems and teams
- Knowledge of ethical hacking tools and penetration testing
- Specialized skills to advance your cybersecurity career
With immersive training focused on real-world application, this course provides the core competencies to defend organizations from ever-growing cyber threats. The intensive bootcamp format accelerates capability-building for both new and experienced cybersecurity professionals.
Course Overview
This intensive course delivers hands-on cybersecurity training through interactive labs and simulated real-world scenarios. The high-impact bootcamp format accelerates mastery of security disciplines including defense, response, compliance, penetration testing, and more.
With a focus on practical application, the experiential course allows learners to apply concepts through projects in secured cloud-based labs modeling real-world systems and threats. Core modules cover building and hardening networks, OSes, and applications, implementing controls and policies, detecting and responding to incidents, and gaining insight through penetration testing.
The course equips learners with methods to identify and mitigate vulnerabilities, leverage security frameworks like NIST, and comply with key regulations including PCI DSS, HIPAA, SOX, and GDPR. Learners collaborate and receive personalized feedback through group projects and activities. Upon successful completion, participants earn industry-recognized certifications validating their new expertise.
Who Should Take This Course
IT professionals, analysts, engineers, managers seeking hands-on cybersecurity training. Learners should have a basic understanding of networks, OSes, applications, and cloud infrastructure.
What You’ll Learn
- Core cybersecurity concepts and disciplines
- Networking, OS, application, data security
- Compliance with security regulations and frameworks
- Vulnerability assessment and penetration testing
- Security monitoring, detection, response processes
- Security information sharing and collaboration
- Leading and influencing security culture
Course Content
Foundations of Cybersecurity
- Definition of cybersecurity and relationship to information security
- Key cybersecurity concepts including CIA triad, attack vectors, threat actors
- Types of cyber threats including malware, phishing, DDoS, MITM
- Assessing cyber risks, attack surfaces, and vulnerabilities
- Cybersecurity frameworks, controls, and mitigations
- Overview of key cybersecurity roles and disciplines
Securing Networks and Infrastructure
- Networking fundamentals and potential vulnerabilities
- Leveraging firewalls, intrusion prevention, VPNs
- Network segmentation, traffic filtering, and monitoring
- Wireless security protocols and authentication
- Hardening network devices, operating systems, and configurations
- Securing network services including DNS, DHCP, remote access
Securing Endpoints and Applications
- Hardening servers, workstations, laptops, and mobile devices
- Patching and configuration management
- Application whitelisting and blacklist policies
- Securing web applications and APIs
- Managing vulnerabilities and assessing security posture
- Endpoint detection and response capabilities
Managing Identities and Access
- Authentication and authorization systems and methods
- Access management best practices and controls
- Identity management solutions and federation
- Managing privileged accounts and entitlements
- Identity governance and administration processes
Data Security and Encryption
- Encryption concepts including symmetric, asymmetric, hashes
- Securing data at rest, in transit, and in use
- Key management, access controls, and storage
- Security protocols such as IPSEC, TLS, SSH
- Protecting big data platforms like Hadoop, Spark
Security Monitoring and Incident Response
- Security information and event management (SIEM)
- Log management, correlation rules, and analytics
- Incident response processes and workflow
- Containment strategies for malware and breaches
- Remediation and eradication techniques and tools
- Post-incident analysis and forensics
Vulnerability Management
- Asset inventory and vulnerability scanning
- Risk scoring and threat modeling
- Patch management and version control
- Remediation prioritization, tracking, and reporting
- Integrating vulnerability management into system lifecycles
Penetration Testing Concepts
- Types of pen tests: white box, black box, gray box
- Rules of engagement and use of cyber ranges
- Leveraging tools like nmap, Metasploit, Burp Suite
- Attack techniques for networks, apps, social engineering
- Exploiting OWASP Top 10 web vulnerabilities
Security Frameworks and Compliance
- NIST cybersecurity framework core components
- PCI DSS, SOX, HIPAA, GDPR requirements
- Performing risk assessments and audits
- Implementing controls to meet compliance standards
- Security policies, baselines, procedures, and guidelines
Security Leadership and Team Development
- Developing security culture and awareness
- Educating executive leadership and board
- Leading, mentoring, and building security teams
- Collaborating with other IT and business units
- Planning and running security projects
- Budgeting and resources allocation
Benefits for Organizations
- Reduced risk of security breaches and data loss
- Faster incident response and containment
- Improved compliance with regulations and audits
- Cost savings from accelerated capabilities
- Enhanced data-driven security decision making
- Competitive advantage through cyber-resilience
Benefits for Individuals
- Immersive training in security disciplines
- Hands-on experience responding to threats
- Proficiency with essential tools and technologies
- Understanding of regulations and compliance standards
- Capabilities to secure networks, apps, data, identities
- Valuable specialized skills to advance careers
FAQs
Q: What experience level is this course geared for?
The course is ideal for IT professionals with 1-3 years of experience looking to specialize in cybersecurity. Fundamental technology knowledge is recommended.
Q: What are the learning formats?
The course utilizes instructor-led lectures, hands-on labs, group projects, and discussions. Engaging and interactive.
Q: How long does the course run?
We offer 3-day, 5-day, and 10-day intensive formats to match learning objectives.
Q: What technology platforms are covered?
The course provides experience with leading tools like Snort, Wireshark, Kali Linux, Metasploit, and more.
Q: Is certification included?
Yes, learners will earn a certificate upon successfully completing the course.
Q: Is this course available online?
Yes, this course can be taken as a live online training, but it’s not available in recorded format as we believe in delivering customized training to every individual based on their specific training needs which are assessed through a pre course Training Needs assessment.