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Full Cybersecurity Mastery Diploma - MTEC

Program CyberSecurity

🎓 Start Your Cybersecurity Journey Master the mindset of attackers, defenders, and Purple Team operators while building the technical expertise required for today's most in-demand cybersecurity careers. 🚀

8 months 120 hrs

About this Diploma

MTEC — 🎓 Start Your Cybersecurity Journey Master the mindset of attackers, defenders, and Purple Team operators while building the technical expertise required for today's most in-demand cybersecurity careers. 🚀

Curriculum

21 sections

🔹 Information Security Overview
🔹 CIA Triad
🔹 Ethical Hacking Concepts
🔹 Threat Actors & Attack Types
🔹 Security Controls
🔹 Laws & Regulations
🔹 Security Standards & Frameworks
🔹 Penetration Testing Methodologies
🔹 Pentest Lifecycle
🔹 Rules of Engagement & Scope
🔹 Assessment Methodologies
🔹 Active vs Passive Approaches
🔹 Learning Methodologies
🔹 Documentation & Reporting
🎯 Tasks
📄 Analyze a Sample Security Assessment Report
📝 Write an Executive Summary for a Security Finding
📸 Build Professional Evidence Documentation with Screenshots
🚀 Project
🛡️ Create a Complete Penetration Testing Report
Executive Summary
Scope Definition
Findings
Risk Assessment
Recommendations
Technical Evidence
🔹 Open Source Intelligence (OSINT)
🔹 Public Information Sources
🔹 WHOIS Enumeration
🔹 Passive DNS Analysis
🔹 Search Engine Footprinting
🔹 Social Media Footprinting
🔹 Email Footprinting
🔹 Website Footprinting
🔹 Netcat Fundamentals
🔹 Nmap Fundamentals
🔹 DNS Enumeration
🔹 SMB Enumeration
🔹 SMTP Enumeration
🔹 SNMP Enumeration
🔹 Living off the Land Techniques
🎯 Tasks
🔎 Perform OSINT Investigation on a Sample Target
🌐 Gather Domain & DNS Information using WHOIS and Passive DNS
📡 Discover Hosts and Services using Nmap
🚀 Project
🛡️ Complete Reconnaissance Assessment
Target Profiling
OSINT Collection
DNS Enumeration
Service Discovery
Attack Surface Documentation
Professional Reconnaissance Report
🔹 Vulnerability Assessment Fundamentals
🔹 Vulnerability Types & Categories
🔹 Nessus Security Scanner
🔹 OpenVAS Security Scanner
🔹 Nmap NSE Scripts
🔹 CVE Database
🔹 CVSS Scoring System
🔹 Risk Assessment
🔹 Impact Analysis
🎯 Tasks
🔎 Perform Vulnerability Scan using Nessus
🛡️ Perform Vulnerability Scan using OpenVAS
📡 Discover Vulnerabilities using Nmap NSE Scripts
📊 Analyze CVE Entries and Calculate Risk Severity
🚀 Project
🏆 Comprehensive Vulnerability Assessment Report
Asset Discovery
Vulnerability Scanning
CVE Analysis
CVSS Scoring
Risk Prioritization
Remediation Recommendations
Executive Summary
Technical Report
🔹 Web Application Assessment Methodology
🔹 OWASP Top 10
🔹 Burp Suite
🔹 Web Proxies
🔹 Headers Analysis
🔹 Cookies Analysis
🔹 Source Code Review
🔹 API Testing
🔹 Web Server Enumeration
🔹 Web Server Misconfigurations
🔹 Web Shells
🔹 SQL Injection
🔹 SQLMap
🔹 Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
🔹 Directory Traversal
🔹 Local File Inclusion (LFI)
🔹 Remote File Inclusion (RFI)
🔹 File Upload Vulnerabilities
🔹 Command Injection
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Perform Web Application Enumeration using Burp Suite
🌐 Analyze Headers, Cookies & Source Code
🗄️ Identify SQL Injection Vulnerabilities in a Lab Environment
⚡ Analyze XSS Vulnerabilities and Their Impact
📂 Assess File Handling & Path Traversal Risks
📤 Review File Upload Security Controls
🚀 Project
🏆 Complete Web Application Security Assessment
Web Application Reconnaissance
Attack Surface Mapping
OWASP Top 10 Review
Vulnerability Identification
Risk Assessment
Evidence Collection
Remediation Recommendations
Professional Security Report
🔹 Post-Exploitation Lifecycle
🔹 Gaining Access Concepts
🔹 System & Host-Based Attacks
🔹 Application Execution & Persistence Concepts
🔹 Exploit Reliability & Risk Management
🔹 Exploit-DB
🔹 SearchSploit
🔹 Nmap NSE Scripts
🔹 Google Dorking for Research
🔹 Target Exploitation Methodology
🔹 Buffer Overflow Fundamentals
🔹 Cross-Compiling
🔹 Memory Corruption Exploits
🔹 Web Exploit Analysis
🔹 Metasploit Framework
🔹 msfconsole
🔹 Auxiliary Modules
🔹 Exploit Modules
🔹 Payload Concepts
🔹 Meterpreter
🔹 msfvenom
🔹 Resource Scripts
🔹 Authentication Attacks
🔹 Wordlists Fundamentals
🔹 NTLM & Net-NTLMv2
🔹 Hydra
🔹 Hashcat
🔹 John the Ripper
🔹 Cryptography Fundamentals
🔹 Symmetric Encryption
🔹 Asymmetric Encryption
🔹 Hashing
🔹 PKI
🔹 Cryptanalysis
🔹 Cryptographic Attacks
🎯 Tasks
🔎 Research Public Vulnerabilities using Exploit-DB & SearchSploit
🛠️ Explore Metasploit Framework Components
🔐 Analyze Authentication & Password Security Mechanisms
📊 Compare Hashing & Encryption Technologies
🚀 Project
🏆 Exploitation & Access Assessment Report
Vulnerability Research
Exploit Analysis
Authentication Security Review
Cryptography Assessment
Risk Analysis
Technical Findings
Security Recommendations
Professional Report
🔹 Internal Network Attacks
🔹 Man-in-the-Middle (MITM)
🔹 ARP Poisoning
🔹 Packet Capture & Analysis
🔹 Wireshark Fundamentals
🔹 Network Sniffing Techniques
🔹 DHCP Attacks
🔹 MAC-Based Attacks
🔹 Session Hijacking
🔹 Network-Level Session Attacks
🔹 Application-Level Session Attacks
🔹 Network Attack Tools & Techniques
🔹 Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
🔹 Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS)
🔹 Botnets Fundamentals
🔹 Detection & Protection Mechanisms
🔹 Social Engineering Techniques
🔹 Phishing Campaigns
🔹 Client Fingerprinting
🔹 Target Reconnaissance
🔹 Fingerprinting Techniques
🔹 Microsoft Office Security
🔹 Office Macros
🔹 Windows Library Files
🎯 Tasks
📊 Analyze Network Traffic using Wireshark
🔍 Identify Network Protocols and Security Weaknesses
📧 Analyze Real-World Phishing Scenarios
🛡️ Assess Client-Side Security Risks
🚀 Project
🏆 Network & Social Engineering Security Assessment
Network Traffic Analysis
Attack Surface Identification
Session Security Review
Social Engineering Assessment
Risk Analysis
Security Recommendations
Professional Security Report
🔹 Malware Fundamentals
🔹 Trojan Malware
🔹 Computer Viruses
🔹 Worms
🔹 Ransomware
🔹 Malware Analysis
🔹 Advanced Persistent Threats (APT)
🔹 Fileless Malware
🔹 Antivirus (AV) Architecture
🔹 Detection Engines
🔹 Malware Detection Techniques
🔹 AV Evasion Concepts
🔹 Automated Evasion Techniques
🔹 IDS/IPS Evasion Concepts
🔹 Firewall Evasion Concepts
🔹 Honeypots
🔹 Honeynet Detection Concepts
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Analyze Malware Categories and Their Behaviors
🛡️ Compare Antivirus Detection Mechanisms
📊 Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
🍯 Study Honeypot Deployments and Detection Methods
🚀 Project
🏆 Malware Threat Assessment Report
Malware Classification
Threat Analysis
Detection Mechanisms Review
Security Control Assessment
Risk Evaluation
Incident Indicators
Security Recommendations
Professional Technical Report
🔹 Post-Exploitation Fundamentals
🔹 Situational Awareness
🔹 File Transfer Between Systems
🔹 Data Collection
🔹 Credential Gathering
🔹 Windows Privilege Model
🔹 Windows Access Control Mechanisms
🔹 Service Misconfigurations
🔹 DLL Hijacking Concepts
🔹 Unquoted Service Paths
🔹 Scheduled Tasks
🔹 Access Tokens
🔹 Privilege Abuse Concepts
🔹 Manual Enumeration
🔹 Automated Enumeration
🔹 Credential Harvesting
🔹 System & User Data Analysis
🔹 Linux Privilege Escalation Concepts
🔹 Cron Jobs
🔹 Misconfigured Permissions
🔹 SUID Binaries
🔹 Linux Capabilities
🔹 sudo Misconfigurations
🔹 Kernel Exploitation Concepts
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Perform Manual System Enumeration
⚙️ Review Windows & Linux Security Configurations
🔑 Analyze Credential Storage Mechanisms
📊 Identify Privilege Escalation Risk Factors
🚀 Project
🏆 Post-Exploitation Security Assessment
System Enumeration
Privilege Analysis
Credential Security Review
Windows Security Assessment
Linux Security Assessment
Risk Evaluation
Security Recommendations
Professional Technical Report
🔹 Pivoting Fundamentals
🔹 Network Segmentation
🔹 Internal Network Traversal
🔹 Port Forwarding Concepts
🔹 Socat Fundamentals
🔹 SSH Tunneling
🔹 Local Port Forwarding
🔹 Dynamic Port Forwarding
🔹 Remote Port Forwarding
🔹 Windows Port Forwarding
🔹 Plink
🔹 Netsh Port Proxy
🔹 HTTP Tunneling Concepts
🔹 Chisel Fundamentals
🔹 DNS Tunneling Concepts
🔹 dnscat Overview
🔹 Deep Packet Inspection (DPI)
🔹 Traffic Inspection Mechanisms
🔹 Network Evasion Concepts
🎯 Tasks
🌐 Analyze Network Segmentation Scenarios
🔍 Compare Different Port Forwarding Approaches
📊 Study HTTP & DNS Communication Channels
🛡️ Review DPI Detection and Monitoring Mechanisms
🚀 Project
🏆 Network Pivoting & Traffic Analysis Assessment
Network Architecture Review
Segmentation Analysis
Traffic Flow Mapping
Tunneling Technology Assessment
Detection Opportunities
Security Recommendations
Risk Evaluation
Professional Technical Report
🔹 Active Directory Fundamentals
🔹 Manual Enumeration
🔹 PowerShell Enumeration
🔹 .NET Enumeration
🔹 SPN Enumeration
🔹 Object Permissions Analysis
🔹 Shared Resources Enumeration
🔹 SharpHound
🔹 BloodHound
🔹 NTLM Authentication
🔹 Kerberos Authentication
🔹 Stored Credentials
🔹 Active Directory Password Attacks
🔹 Kerberoasting
🔹 AS-REP Roasting
🔹 Kerberos Ticket Security
🔹 Domain Controller Trust Model
🔹 Lateral Movement Concepts
🔹 WMI
🔹 WinRM
🔹 PsExec
🔹 DCOM
🔹 Pass-the-Hash
🔹 Overpass-the-Hash
🔹 Persistence Concepts
🔹 Golden Ticket Concepts
🔹 Shadow Copies
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Enumerate Active Directory Objects & Permissions
📊 Analyze AD Relationships using BloodHound
🔐 Review NTLM & Kerberos Authentication Flows
🛡️ Assess Credential Security within Active Directory
🚀 Project
🏆 Active Directory Security Assessment
Active Directory Enumeration
Authentication Review
Privilege Mapping
Attack Path Analysis
Credential Security Assessment
Risk Evaluation
Security Recommendations
Professional Technical Report
🔹 External Network Reconnaissance
🔹 Initial Access Techniques
🔹 Attack Chain Methodology
🔹 Web → Internal → Active Directory → Domain Controller Flow
🔹 Phishing for Initial Compromise
🔹 Kerberoasting in Real Scenarios
🔹 NTLM Relay Attacks
🔹 Privilege Escalation to Domain Admin
🔹 Full Box Methodology
🔹 Time Management in Pentesting Exams
🔹 Dependency Chains in Attacks
🔹 Decoy Machines & Misleading Paths
🔹 Try Harder Mindset
🔹 Final Assessment Simulation
🎯 Tasks
🧪 Perform a Full Simulated Penetration Test (End-to-End)
🌐 Start from External Recon and Reach Internal Network
🏢 Achieve Domain Controller Compromise in Lab Scenario
📊 Document Full Attack Chain with Evidence
🚀 Final Project
🏆 Complete Realistic Enterprise Penetration Test
External Reconnaissance
Initial Access (Web / Phishing / Exploit)
Internal Network Pivoting
Active Directory Exploitation
Privilege Escalation to Domain Admin
Full Documentation
Executive Report
Technical Report
Defense Recommendations
🔹 Blue Team Fundamentals
🔹 Red Team vs Blue Team
🔹 Purple Team Concept
🔹 Defensive Security Principles
🔹 SOC Architecture
🔹 SOC Roles & Responsibilities
🔹 L1 Analyst
🔹 L2 Analyst
🔹 L3 Analyst / Threat Hunter
🔹 SOC Manager
🔹 CIRT Team
🔹 Analyst Mindset
🔹 Alert Triage
🔹 Incident Classification
🔹 Escalation Process
🔹 Investigation Methodology
🔹 The 5 Ws Framework
🎯 Tasks
🛡️ Complete Defensive Security Introduction Lab
🏢 Explore SOC Structure & Team Responsibilities
🚨 Perform Alert Triage Scenarios
📝 Investigate Security Alerts Using the 5 Ws Methodology
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 01 – Defensive Security Introduction
SOC Fundamentals
DFIR Basics
Threat Intelligence
SIEM Overview
🧪 LAB 02 – SOC Fundamentals
People
Process
Technology
SOC Operations
🧪 LAB 03 – Junior Security Analyst
Analyst Workflow
Alert Handling
Incident Escalation
🧪 LAB 04 – SOC Alert Triage
Alert Classification
True vs False Positives
Reporting & Documentation
🏆 Final Exercise
Analyze Multiple Security Alerts
Classify Incidents Correctly
Escalate Critical Findings
Create a Professional Incident Report
🔹 Network Traffic Fundamentals
🔹 Packets & Protocols
🔹 Traffic Baselines
🔹 Normal vs Anomalous Traffic
🔹 Network Monitoring
🔹 Wireshark Fundamentals
🔹 PCAP Analysis
🔹 Display Filters
🔹 Stream Analysis
🔹 Traffic Statistics
🔹 Zeek (Bro)
🔹 Network Security Monitoring
🔹 Snort IDS/IPS
🔹 Detection Rules
🔹 Alert Analysis
🔹 Signature-Based Detection
🎯 Tasks
📊 Analyze Network Traffic Captures (PCAP Files)
🦈 Investigate Suspicious Activity using Wireshark
📡 Establish a Normal Traffic Baseline
🚨 Review and Analyze IDS Alerts
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 05 – Traffic Analysis Essentials
Network Fundamentals
Protocol Analysis
Traffic Monitoring
🧪 LAB 06 – Wireshark Basics
Packet Capture
Filtering Techniques
PCAP Analysis
🧪 LAB 07 – Wireshark Packet Operations
Stream Analysis
Statistics
Advanced Investigation
🧪 LAB 08 – Zeek Basics
Network Monitoring
Log Analysis
Security Visibility
🧪 LAB 09 – Snort Fundamentals
IDS/IPS Concepts
Rule Analysis
Alert Investigation
🏆 Final Exercise
Analyze a Suspicious PCAP File
Identify Network Anomalies
Investigate Security Alerts
Document Findings
Create a Professional Network Analysis Report
🔹 Windows Event Logs
🔹 Event Viewer
🔹 Security Event Analysis
🔹 Authentication Events
🔹 Process Creation Events
🔹 Persistence Indicators
🔹 User Account Monitoring
🔹 Service Installation Monitoring
🔹 Endpoint Security Fundamentals
🔹 Windows Core Processes
🔹 Sysmon Fundamentals
🔹 Process Monitoring
🔹 Network Connection Monitoring
🔹 File Creation Monitoring
🔹 Registry Monitoring
🔹 DNS Monitoring
🔹 Host-Based Investigation
🔹 Process Analysis
🔹 Linux Forensics Fundamentals
🎯 Tasks
🪟 Investigate Windows Security Logs
🔍 Analyze Authentication Events
⚙️ Identify Suspicious Process Activity
👁️ Review Sysmon Events for Threat Indicators
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 10 – Windows Event Logs
Event Viewer
Security Logs
PowerShell Log Analysis
🧪 LAB 11 – Introduction to Endpoint Security
Core Windows Processes
Endpoint Monitoring
Security Investigation
🧪 LAB 12 – Sysmon Fundamentals
Sysmon Deployment
Event Collection
Event Analysis
🏆 Final Exercise
Analyze a Compromised Endpoint Scenario
Investigate User & Process Activity
Correlate Windows Logs & Sysmon Events
Identify Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
Document Findings
Create a Professional Incident Investigation Report
🔹 SIEM Fundamentals
🔹 Security Monitoring
🔹 Log Aggregation
🔹 Log Normalization
🔹 Event Correlation
🔹 Alerting & Detection
🔹 Security Dashboards
🔹 Log Sources
🔹 Splunk Fundamentals
🔹 Search Processing Language (SPL)
🔹 Dashboards & Visualizations
🔹 Security Use Cases
🔹 Incident Investigation
🔹 ELK Stack
🔹 Elasticsearch
🔹 Logstash
🔹 Kibana
🔹 KQL (Kibana Query Language)
🔹 Index Patterns
🔹 Data Visualization
🔹 Threat Detection
🎯 Tasks
🧩 Identify and Categorize Log Sources
🔍 Build SPL Queries for Security Investigations
📊 Create Security Dashboards in Splunk
📈 Analyze Security Events using Kibana & KQL
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 13 – Introduction to SIEM
SIEM Concepts
Log Sources
Security Monitoring
🧪 LAB 14 – Splunk Basics
Splunk Navigation
Search Fundamentals
SPL Introduction
🧪 LAB 15 – Exploring SPL
Advanced Searches
Data Analysis
Dashboard Creation
🧪 LAB 16 – Investigating with Splunk
Security Investigation Workflow
Incident Analysis
Threat Detection
🧪 LAB 17 – Investigating with ELK
Kibana Investigation
KQL Queries
Log Analysis
🏆 Final Exercise
Collect & Analyze Security Logs
Correlate Multiple Events
Detect Suspicious Activity
Build Monitoring Dashboards
Investigate a Security Incident
Create a Professional SIEM Investigation Report
🔹 Cyber Threat Intelligence Fundamentals
🔹 CTI Lifecycle
🔹 Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
🔹 Threat Feeds
🔹 Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT)
🔹 VirusTotal
🔹 Shodan
🔹 URLScan
🔹 Threat Actors
🔹 Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs)
🔹 Pyramid of Pain
🔹 MITRE ATT&CK Framework
🔹 ATT&CK Matrix
🔹 Tactics & Techniques
🔹 Adversary Groups
🔹 ATT&CK Navigator
🔹 Threat Detection Mapping
🔹 Intelligence-Driven Defense
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Analyze and Enrich Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
🌐 Investigate Threat Intelligence using OSINT Sources
🛠️ Research Threat Actors and Attack Campaigns
🗺️ Map Security Events to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 18 – Cyber Threat Intelligence
CTI Fundamentals
Intelligence Lifecycle
Threat Analysis
🧪 LAB 19 – Threat Intelligence Tools
VirusTotal
Shodan
URLScan
OSINT Investigations
🧪 LAB 20 – MITRE ATT&CK Framework
ATT&CK Matrix
ATT&CK Navigator
Technique Mapping
🧪 LAB 21 – Pyramid of Pain
IOC Hierarchy
Detection Priorities
Adversary Impact Analysis
🏆 Final Exercise
Investigate a Realistic Threat Campaign
Collect & Enrich IOCs
Profile the Threat Actor
Map TTPs to MITRE ATT&CK
Assess Detection Coverage
Produce a Professional Threat Intelligence Report
🔹 Digital Forensics Fundamentals
🔹 Incident Response Fundamentals
🔹 Incident Response Lifecycle
🔹 Preparation Phase
🔹 Identification Phase
🔹 Containment Phase
🔹 Eradication Phase
🔹 Recovery Phase
🔹 Lessons Learned
🔹 Windows Forensics
🔹 Registry Analysis
🔹 Prefetch Analysis
🔹 LNK Files
🔹 Browser History Analysis
🔹 NTFS & MFT Artifacts
🔹 Digital Evidence Collection
🔹 Memory Forensics
🔹 Volatility Framework
🔹 Process Analysis
🔹 Hidden Process Detection
🔹 Network Connection Analysis
🔹 Malware Investigation
🔹 Fileless Malware Detection
🎯 Tasks
🚔 Analyze an Incident Using the IR Lifecycle
🪟 Investigate Windows Artifacts & User Activity
🧠 Examine Memory Dumps with Volatility
🔍 Identify Malware Indicators & Suspicious Processes
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 22 – Introduction to Digital Forensics
Digital Evidence
Investigation Fundamentals
Forensic Methodology
🧪 LAB 23 – Incident Response Process
IR Lifecycle
Incident Handling
Response Workflow
🧪 LAB 24 – Windows Forensics 1
Registry Analysis
Windows Artifacts
Evidence Collection
🧪 LAB 25 – Windows Forensics 2
Browser Forensics
File Analysis
User Activity Investigation
🧪 LAB 26 – Volatility Essentials
Memory Analysis
Process Investigation
Malware Detection
🏆 Final Exercise
Respond to a Simulated Security Incident
Collect & Preserve Digital Evidence
Analyze Windows Artifacts
Investigate Memory Dumps
Identify Root Cause & Attack Timeline
Create a Professional DFIR Investigation Report
Provide Containment & Remediation Recommendations
🔹 Malware Analysis Fundamentals
🔹 Static Analysis
🔹 Dynamic Analysis
🔹 Malware Classification
🔹 Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
🔹 File Hashing
🔹 Strings Analysis
🔹 PE Header Analysis
🔹 Metadata Inspection
🔹 Dependency Analysis
🔹 VirusTotal
🔹 Sandbox Analysis
🔹 Process Monitoring
🔹 Registry Monitoring
🔹 Network Monitoring
🔹 Process Monitor (ProcMon)
🔹 Regshot
🔹 Wireshark
🔹 Any.Run
🔹 Cuckoo Sandbox
🎯 Tasks
🔍 Perform Static Analysis on Suspicious Samples
📋 Extract Indicators of Compromise (IOCs)
⚡ Observe Malware Behavior in a Sandbox Environment
🌐 Analyze Network Activity Generated by Malware
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 27 – Basic Malware Analysis
Static Analysis
Hash Analysis
IOC Extraction
Initial Investigation
🧪 LAB 28 – Malware Classification
Malware Types
Classification Techniques
Behavioral Analysis
Threat Identification
🏆 Final Exercise
Analyze a Suspicious Malware Sample
Extract File & Network IOCs
Classify Malware Behavior
Investigate Registry & Process Activity
Document Findings
Produce a Professional Malware Analysis Report
🔹 Threat Hunting Fundamentals
🔹 Threat Hunting Methodology
🔹 Hypothesis-Based Hunting
🔹 Data Collection
🔹 Investigation Techniques
🔹 Threat Analysis
🔹 Detection Improvement
🔹 Security Data Sources
🔹 Endpoint Logs
🔹 Sysmon Events
🔹 SIEM Data
🔹 Network Traffic Analysis
🔹 Living off the Land Techniques
🔹 PowerShell Abuse Detection
🔹 YARA Rules
🔹 Malware Detection
🔹 IOC-Based Detection
🔹 Sigma Rules
🔹 Detection Engineering
🔹 SIEM Rule Conversion
🔹 Generic Detection Logic
🎯 Tasks
🎣 Create Threat Hunting Hypotheses
🔍 Hunt for Suspicious PowerShell Activity
🦠 Develop YARA Rules for Malware Detection
📝 Create Sigma Rules for Security Monitoring
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 29 – Introduction to Threat Hunting
Hunting Methodology
Threat Hypotheses
Investigation Workflow
🧪 LAB 30 – YARA
Rule Creation
Malware Detection
IOC Identification
🧪 LAB 31 – Sigma
Sigma Rule Development
Detection Engineering
SIEM Rule Conversion
🏆 Final Exercise
Develop a Threat Hunting Scenario
Create Investigation Hypotheses
Hunt for Suspicious Activity Across Logs
Build YARA Detection Rules
Create Sigma Detection Rules
Validate Detection Coverage
Produce a Professional Threat Hunting Report
🔹 Advanced Log Analysis
🔹 Log Parsing
🔹 Log Correlation
🔹 Anomaly Detection
🔹 Security Event Investigation
🔹 Phishing Analysis
🔹 Email Header Analysis
🔹 Email Authentication
🔹 URL Analysis
🔹 Attachment Analysis
🔹 IOC Extraction
🔹 SPF
🔹 DKIM
🔹 DMARC
🔹 Linux Forensics
🔹 Linux Log Analysis
🔹 Authentication Logs
🔹 Syslog Analysis
🔹 Apache Log Analysis
🔹 Cron Monitoring
🎯 Tasks
📧 Analyze a Suspicious Phishing Email
🔍 Extract IOCs from Email Headers & Attachments
🐧 Investigate Linux Authentication & System Logs
📊 Identify Anomalous Activity Through Log Analysis
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 32 – Phishing Emails in Action
Email Header Analysis
IOC Extraction
Phishing Investigation
🧪 LAB 33 – Phishing Prevention
SPF
DKIM
DMARC
Email Security Controls
🧪 LAB 34 – Linux Forensics
Linux Incident Investigation
Authentication Analysis
Log Correlation
🧪 LAB 35 – Logs Fundamentals
Log Analysis Basics
Event Interpretation
Security Monitoring
🏆 Final Exercise
Investigate a Phishing Campaign
Extract & Enrich IOCs
Analyze Email Headers & Attachments
Correlate Security Events Across Logs
Investigate a Compromised Linux Server
Build an Incident Timeline
Produce a Professional Log Analysis & Incident Investigation Report
🔹 Detection Engineering Fundamentals
🔹 Threat Research
🔹 MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
🔹 Detection Use Cases
🔹 Log Coverage Assessment
🔹 Detection Rule Development
🔹 Sigma Rules
🔹 SIEM Detection Queries
🔹 Detection Validation
🔹 False Positive Tuning
🔹 Detection Gap Analysis
🔹 Detection Lifecycle
🔹 Alert Optimization
🔹 Continuous Monitoring
🔹 Tactical Detection
🔹 SOC Investigations
🔹 Incident Analysis
🔹 Threat Hunting Integration
🔹 DFIR Integration
🔹 Reporting & Documentation
🔹 Capstone Simulations
🚀 Practical Labs
🧪 LAB 36 – Tactical Detection
Detection Rule Development
ATT&CK Mapping
TTP-Based Detection
🧪 LAB 37 – Introduction to Detection Engineering
Detection Lifecycle
Rule Design
Detection Optimization
🧪 LAB 38 – Benign SOC Investigation
Splunk Investigation
Alert Validation
Incident Analysis
🧪 LAB 39 – Conti Ransomware Investigation
Ransomware Analysis
Log Correlation
Incident Timeline Creation
🧪 LAB 40 – Carnage Traffic Analysis
PCAP Analysis
Command & Control Detection
Data Exfiltration Investigation
🧪 LAB 41 – Friday Overtime
CTI Investigation
Alert Triage
Incident Response Workflow
🏆 Final Capstone Project
Perform Full SOC Investigation
Analyze Alerts Across SIEM, Endpoint & Network Logs
Conduct Threat Intelligence Enrichment
Investigate Malware & Adversary Activity
Build an Incident Timeline
Perform Root Cause Analysis
Create Executive & Technical Reports
Present Findings & Security Recommendations

What You Will Learn

🎯 What You'll Learn

By joining this diploma, you will gain comprehensive cybersecurity skills covering offensive security, defensive security, threat detection, incident response, and Purple Team operations.
🔴 Red Team Skills
✅ Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing Methodologies
✅ Information Gathering & OSINT
✅ Network Enumeration & Vulnerability Assessment
✅ Web Application Penetration Testing
✅ OWASP Top 10 Security Risks
✅ SQL Injection, XSS & File Inclusion Attacks
✅ Exploitation & Metasploit Framework
✅ Password Attacks & Credential Security
✅ Windows & Linux Privilege Escalation
✅ Active Directory Attacks
✅ Pivoting & Lateral Movement
✅ Professional Penetration Testing Reporting
🔵 Blue Team Skills
✅ SOC Operations & Security Monitoring
✅ Network Traffic Analysis
✅ Wireshark, Zeek & Snort
✅ Windows Event Logs & Sysmon
✅ SIEM Technologies (Splunk & ELK)
✅ Threat Detection & Alert Triage
✅ Threat Intelligence & MITRE ATT&CK
✅ Digital Forensics & Incident Response
✅ Malware Analysis Fundamentals
✅ Threat Hunting Methodologies
✅ Detection Engineering & Security Analytics
🟣 Purple Team Skills
✅ Adversary Emulation
✅ Detection Validation
✅ Attack & Defense Collaboration
✅ MITRE ATT&CK Mapping
✅ Detection Gap Analysis
✅ Security Control Validation
✅ Threat Simulation Exercises
✅ Continuous Security Improvement

🛠 Practical Projects & Hands-On Labs

Throughout the diploma, students will work on real-world cybersecurity scenarios designed to simulate modern enterprise environments.
Red Team Projects
🔹 Web Application Penetration Testing
🔹 Vulnerability Assessments
🔹 Active Directory Attack Simulations
🔹 Privilege Escalation Labs
🔹 Internal Network Penetration Testing
🔹 Enterprise Attack Chain Exercises
Blue Team Projects
🔹 SOC Alert Investigation
🔹 Network Traffic Analysis
🔹 SIEM Investigations using Splunk & ELK
🔹 Malware Analysis Labs
🔹 Digital Forensics Investigations
🔹 Threat Hunting Scenarios
🔹 Detection Engineering Exercises
Purple Team Projects
🔹 Attack Simulation & Detection Validation
🔹 MITRE ATT&CK Mapping Exercises
🔹 Security Monitoring Improvement Projects
🔹 Detection Gap Analysis
🔹 Threat Emulation Scenarios
🏆 Final Capstone Project
Students will participate in a full cybersecurity engagement where they will:
Perform Offensive Security Assessments
Simulate Real-World Cyber Attacks
Detect & Investigate Security Incidents
Conduct Threat Hunting Activities
Analyze Malware & Digital Evidence
Validate Security Controls
Improve Detection Capabilities
Create Professional Technical Reports

🚀 What Will You Achieve After This Diploma ?

After successfully completing the diploma, you will be able to:
✅ Conduct professional penetration testing engagements.
✅ Identify, exploit, and assess security vulnerabilities.
✅ Monitor, detect, and investigate cyber threats.
✅ Perform digital forensics and incident response activities.
✅ Analyze malware and attacker behavior.
✅ Build and optimize SIEM detection rules.
✅ Conduct threat hunting operations.
✅ Understand enterprise Active Directory environments.
✅ Simulate attacker techniques and validate defenses.
✅ Collaborate between offensive and defensive security teams.
✅ Produce professional cybersecurity reports.
✅ Build a strong practical cybersecurity portfolio.

💼 Career Opportunities

This diploma prepares you for roles such as:
🔹 Penetration Tester
🔹 Ethical Hacker
🔹 Red Team Operator
🔹 SOC Analyst
🔹 Blue Team Analyst
🔹 Threat Hunter
🔹 Detection Engineer
🔹 Incident Response Analyst
🔹 Digital Forensics Analyst
🔹 Security Consultant
🔹 Cybersecurity Specialist
🔹 Purple Team Operator
🔹 Security Operations Engineer
🔹 Cyber Defense Analyst

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