Cybersecurity

Cyber Hygiene: Personal and Organizational Security Practices

Computer Security Basics, Password Management & Phishing Threats

Lab: Analyzing and preventing real-life phishing attacks

TCP/IP, OSI Model, IP Addressing, and Subnetting

Routers, Switches, VLANs, VPNs, and Network Protocols

Lab: Network traffic analysis with Wireshark and Nmap

Introduction to Windows and Linux OS, Terminal and CLI Basics

Linux User Management, Permissions, and File Access Control

Lab: Configuring security settings on Windows and Linux systems

Basic Windows Server Administration and Introduction to Active Directory

Virtualization Basics (VMware, VirtualBox, Hyper-V)

Lab: AD domain configuration and virtual machine setup

Types of Cyber Attacks and Risk Management

Basics of Firewall and IDS/IPS Systems

Lab: Network protection tests with pfSense

Principles of Malware Operation (Malware Analysis Basics)

Working Principles of Antivirus and EDR Systems

Lab: Malware analysis in a sandbox environment

Log Collection and Analytics Systems (Intro to SIEM)

Cyber Attack Detection via SIEM

Lab: Investigating real cyber incidents using SIEM

Fundamentals of Forensic Analysis and Evidence Collection

Digital Forensics Tools (Autopsy, Volatility)

Lab: Forensic analysis tests on compromised systems

Ethical Hacking Concepts & Red Team vs. Blue Team

OSINT and Reconnaissance (theHarvester, Shodan, Maltego)

Lab: OSINT analysis on a target organization

Web Security Vulnerabilities (OWASP Top 10)

SQL Injection and XSS Attacks

Lab: Real-world SQLi exploitation on a test app

Exploiting Network Vulnerabilities (Nmap, Metasploit)

Exploitation Techniques for Windows and Linux

Lab: Real attack scenarios using Metasploit

AD Attacks (Pass-the-Hash, Kerberoasting)

Privilege Escalation Techniques (GTFOBins, Windows UAC Bypass)

Lab: Penetration testing in an Active Directory environment

Pivoting and File Transfer Techniques

Exploit Finding and Automated Vulnerability Scanning (Nessus)

Lab: Transferring files between Windows and Linux systems

Social Engineering and Phishing Techniques

Building and Defending Real Phishing Campaigns

Lab: Attacks with Social Engineering Toolkit (SET)

CTF Preparation and Exploiting Practice Targets

Writing Penetration Test Reports and Legal Aspects

Lab: Team-based real-world pentest case study

Final Penetration Testing Challenge

Red Team vs. Blue Team Operations

Lab: Real-life ethical hacking simulation