Dear Trainees,
Welcome to our DigiSkills Cybersecurity Training program. We are happy to have you join us.
This program will run over three weeks. During this time, you will explore important cybersecurity topics and gain hands-on skills that will be essential for your future journey.
All resources, assignments, tasks, and quizzes will be shared according to their corresponding week.
We expect a high level of commitment and enthusiasm from our future cybersecurity professionals.
Week 1: Networking & Security Foundations
- Networking Basics
Lab: Basic network configuration, connectivity testing, and traffic observation - Network Devices & Security
Lab: Basic firewall configuration and network segmentation testing - Network Security Concepts
Lab: Traffic analysis and introduction to security monitoring tools - Cloud & Virtualization
Lab: Virtualization setup and management using VMware and VirtualBox - Information Security Fundamentals
Lab: Team-based risk management activity - Cyber Threats & Attacks
Lab: Basic threat analysis and vulnerability identification
Week 2: Systems & Hardening
- Windows & Active Directory
Lab: Set up a Domain Controller and Active Directory environment - Network Services (DNS & DHCP)
Lab: Service configuration and troubleshooting - Linux Fundamentals
Lab: User and permission management exercises - Linux Security
Lab: System hardening and log analysis - System Hardening
Lab: Applying hardening techniques and baseline configurations - Patch Management & SOC Basics
Lab: Scripting basics and simple monitoring tasks
Week 3: Detection & Incident Response
- Log Management & SIEM
Lab: Log analysis and query creation - Threat Detection
Lab: Basic detection rule creation and attack mapping - Network Traffic Analysis
Lab: Packet analysis and threat identification - Incident Response
Lab: Investigating and responding to a simulated incident - Endpoint Security
Lab: Identifying suspicious system activity
