Cybersecurity Bootcamp

Introduction to Cybersecurity

In this introduction to cybersecurity course, you’ll learn about computer hardware, basic networking, and virtualization software. You’ll explore computer components like the CPU, RAM, and storage, and gain hands-on experience with the Linux command line. The final assessment involves finding flags on Windows and Linux virtual machines, providing a foundational understanding necessary for securing IT systems against cyber attacks.

What you’ll learn:

• Identify components of computer hardware
• Identify command Linux commands
• Identify built in security features of Windows and Linux
• Configure virtual machines

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Introduction to Python

This introductory Python course equips you with essential programming skills for cybersecurity. You’ll learn scripting basics, compiled vs. interpreted languages, algorithms, and data structures. The course also covers Python libraries and functions. It concludes with a project where you’ll develop a Python script to analyze data, preparing you to use Python effectively in real-world cybersecurity challenges.

What you’ll learn:

• Apply the basics of programming language methodologies to real-world scenarios
• Demonstrate foundational skills for scripting with a programming language, python

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Operating Systems and Networking

This course teaches you to secure computer networks and systems, covering Linux and Windows operating systems, computer networking, and troubleshooting techniques. The final assessment involves analyzing a network diagram and virtual machines to troubleshoot connectivity issues.

What you’ll learn:

• Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of computer networking diagrams
• Determine potential computer networking and operating system issues in cybersecurity scenarios

System Hardening

This course enhances your Linux skills with advanced commands and techniques, covers Active Directory security, common threats, and mitigation strategies. It includes cloud computing fundamentals, data protection methods, encryption, and privacy regulations. You’ll also learn system hardening, scripting for automation, and monitoring system health for optimal security.

What you’ll learn:

• Identify mitigation strategies to protect against future attacks.
• Implement knowledge of system hardening to a scenario.

Threat Intelligence

This comprehensive cyber threat intelligence course covers the fundamentals of CTI and its role in cybersecurity. You’ll explore real-world applications, threat intelligence models like MITRE ATT&CK, and analyze security incidents. The course also emphasizes the importance of Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) in cybersecurity strategy.

What you’ll learn:

• Outline a response to an attack using security information and event management (SIEM) data.
• Integrating GRC strategies in cybersecurity processes

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SIEM and Threat Hunting

This course focuses on security incident detection and response, covering Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions, log analysis, and threat intelligence. You’ll explore advanced SIEM features, threat hunting techniques, and vulnerability management. The course ends with a project where you’ll use SIEM and threat hunting to address a cybersecurity incident.

What you’ll learn:

• Utilize SIEM solutions and threat hunting to solve a cybersecurity incident
• Integrate Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) solutions to solve cybersecurity incidents

Security Architecture and Frameworks

This course covers secure architecture fundamentals, frameworks, and the consequences of insecure design. You’ll learn to assess system vulnerabilities, understand secure network architecture, and explore zero-trust concepts, network segmentation, and cloud security. The course concludes with a project where you’ll identify vulnerabilities using your knowledge of IT architecture and security.

What you’ll learn:

• Integrate knowledge of security architecture to identify vulnerabilities that are discovered.
• Identify mitigation strategies to protect against future attacks.

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Incidence Response

This course covers digital forensics, including malware recognition and evaluation, Python skills for API security, and memory forensics for Windows and Linux. It concludes with a project where you’ll use these skills to respond to a cybersecurity incident.

What you’ll learn:

• Identify mitigation strategies to protect against future attacks.
• Conduct an investigation to an incident using best practices of digital forensics and incident response
• Implement best practices for API security for organization security.

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Penetration Testing

This comprehensive course teaches you to ethically exploit vulnerabilities and identify security weaknesses. You’ll learn social engineering, reconnaissance, scanning, enumeration, and post-exploitation strategies. Gain hands-on experience with tools like Burp Suite and Metasploit, and apply your skills in a real-world penetration testing project.

What you’ll learn:

• Develop and log corrective action methodology to a system vulnerability using industry standard techniques.
• Implement knowledge of nmap for penetration testing.

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Penetration Testing Applications

This course covers web application security, including common threats, secure coding, and penetration testing with industry tools. You’ll master Active Directory attack methods, mitigation strategies, and credential dumping, and learn OT security best practices and emerging trends like AI and quantum cryptography. It also addresses mobile device security, including vulnerability identification, configuration, and scripting for automated scans. The course concludes with a web application security penetration testing project.

What you’ll learn:

• Develop and log corrective action methodology to a system vulnerability using industry standard techniques.
• Implement a methodology for building secure mobile architecture.

Cybersecurity Capstone

In this intensive course, you’ll work on 3 projects focused on solving business problems. You’ll analyze network diagrams, create an incident response plan, and develop a security assessment, integrating skills from previous courses to produce technical processes and reports.

What you’ll do:

• Analyze a network diagram
• Create an incident response plan
• Develop a security assessment including technical process and report

You’ll receive a certificate of completion upon passing each program. Once you complete all programs — Essentials through Capstone — you’ll be ready to jump head-first into the job search with the help of your dedicated Flatiron School career coach.