Week 1: Foundations of Cybersecurity – Introduction to the cybersecurity landscape, threats, risk management, and cyberattacks. Activities include quizzes and exercises on identifying threats.
Week 2: Play It Safe: Manage Security Risks – Focus on security policies, access control, data security, and incident response planning. Activities include risk assessments and incident response simulations.
Week 3: Connect and Protect: Networks and Network Security – Covering network fundamentals, security concepts, segmentation, and encryption. Hands-on labs and packet capture analysis exercises are included.
Week 4: Tools of the Trade: Linux and SQL – Introduction to Linux OS, basic commands, scripting, and SQL fundamentals. Virtual environments for Linux command practice and SQL queries for security analysis.
Week 5: Assets, Threats, and Vulnerabilities – Identifying and classifying assets, vulnerability scanning, threat intelligence, and patching. Exercises include vulnerability scanning and threat intelligence research.
Week 6: Sound the Alarm: Detection and Response – Topics on security monitoring, IDS/SIEM, incident response, and forensics analysis. Activities include log analysis, incident response scenarios, and malware analysis.
Week 7: Automate Cybersecurity Tasks with Python – Covering Python basics, automation scripts, and data analysis for security insights. Coding exercises involve writing Python scripts for automation and data analysis projects.
Week 8: Put It to Work: Prepare for Cybersecurity Jobs – Focus on resume writing, cybersecurity career pathways, interview preparation, and job search strategies. Mock interviews and networking activities are included.
