Cyber Range

Self-paced

$500 Enroll

Course Details

Duration: 100 hours, over 6 month

Course Type: Blended Learning

Requirement: None

Pedagogical Lead

Jane Tagger
Leading this course is Jane Tagger, a certified Cyber Security Professional and experienced instructor with over a decade of experience in Cyber Security. With a background in Cyber Security and a passion for AI, Jane has worked on diverse projects, from Department of Defense to High profile wallstreet attacks. Her teaching style is highly engaging and interactive, focusing on real-world applications to ensure that students not only learn the fundamentals but also understand how to apply these skills effectively in their respective fields. Jane's enthusiasm and expertise make her an ideal guide for your journey into the world of Cyber Security.

Description

Course Overview

Group of cyber-security professionals working This course focuses on the hands-on skills needed to stop highly disruptive denial-of-service attacks. The course is centered around the state-of-the-art MDC Cyber Range and allows students to get hands-on experience with Linux, AWS, and security tools such as firewalls, SIEMs, and intrusion detection/prevention systems.

Upon completion of the course, each student will have the opportunity to defend against two full-scale cyberattacks in real-time within the Cyber Range platform. Each student that is able to successfully mitigate the cyberattacks will receive two MDC digital badges acknowledging their achievement.

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What you will do in this course

Experience defending against cyberattacks in real-time
Gain critical hands-on skills to augment your cybersecurity knowledge and experience
Use real industry-leading security tools such as IBM QRadar and Palo Alto Network firewalls
Create an AWS cloud server to practice installing and configuring Snort IDS/IPS
Write rules in Snort IDS/IPS
Review methods used to mitigate denial-of-service attacks and various techniques attackers use

Who should take this course?

The course is a non-credit course open to students who want to demonstrate hands-on proficiency with cybersecurity tactics and tools. Applicants must have foundational cybersecurity knowledge and/or experience in order to take this course.

Course Format

This is an MDC LIVE course. It is virtually led by an instructor (not videos) with scheduled online classes. Please note, this course is not on-demand nor will it be recorded for those that miss class sessions.

Canvas Credentials

This program provides a pathway of stackable credentials:

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