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Cyber Security & Ethical Hacking Course

In a world of increasing tensions, States, activist groups and Hackers all compete to be the first to break into your system, steal your data and install a crypto miner on your system. If you aren’t actively playing the game you have already lost. Join our course and start playing.

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Part-Time

6

weeks

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Remote

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English

Program overview

There are two types of systems in this world. The ones you know have already been hacked and the ones where you haven’t noticed it yet. Keeping your systems safe is an ongoing and never ending battle that requires creativity, detective work and a broad knowledge of tech infrastructure. Join our course and get an introduction to what it takes to thwart the attempts of malicious actors.

Upcoming dates

Are you interested in applying for our course? Then register here and we will inform you as soon as the next course dates are published.

What you'll learn

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Scripting & Data Formats Week 1

  • Python and Bash scripting
  • Types of cyber threats
  • Basics of Computer & Software Architecture
  • Basics of Networking
  • Data representations (hex, oct, bin, ..., ascii)
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Forensics & Reverse engineering Week 2

  • Command line tools (xxd, strings, grep, zip, ...)
  • Assembly and Disassembly
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Binary exploits & Web apps Week 3

  • Buffer overflows
  • XSS, SQL injections
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Encryption, Cryptography and Networking Week 4

  • Encryption basics (SHA, ROT, XOR, ...)
  • Networking basics (Protocols, APIs, Wireshark)
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Defense Techniques Week 5

  • Blackboxing, Whiteboxing
  • Debugging, Malware detection: static, dynamic, hardening
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Challenge Week 6

Put all the acquired knowledge together and penetrate a system set up by SIT Academy.

Weekly schedule

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Tue

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09H00

12H00

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17H40

16H00

18H00

21H00

Q&A Session

During these sessions, you are totally free to connect and ask any questions about the covered topics.

Lecture

Learn from our instructors who are experts in their respective fields and get introduced to new topics during live lectures.

Practice

Work on a set of interesting and challenging exercises related to the topics covered in the previous lesson.

Application process and prerequisites

Basics of Python, Bash scripting and using the terminal
Simply apply to the program here.

FAQs

Do I need to know how to code?

Yes, you need to have some basic coding skills in one programming language and you need to feel comfortable moving around in the Terminal (especially on UNIX systems).

What’s the non-technical interview?

Lasting 20 minutes in-person or over video call, it gives us a chance to get to know you, your professional experience, motivation and goals for participating in the program.

How many students are there per class?

To maintain a high level of interaction and instruction, each class has an average of 10 to max. 20 students (in-class).

What type of job support do you offer?

Career development services are a core part of the program and we do a lot for you here in terms of coaching, CV/Cover Letter/LinkedIn preparation, job search strategy, interview preparation, hiring days … We also introduce you to as many companies in our network as possible, especially to those where our alumni work.
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Share your Certificate on social networks, printed resumes, CVs or other documents. Boost your career with the new skills that you gained.

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