This bootcamp provides a more in-depth look at cybersecurity and is targeted at students with prior knowledge of basic cybersecurity concepts. Like the Introduction to Offensive Hacking and Introduction to Defensive Hacking programs, students will practice hands-on offensive and defensive hacking techniques while in a lab environment.

Non-credit

Commuter

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Illinois Tech is committed to advancing technology that makes the world a better place for all. We do this by empowering students from diverse backgrounds—the innovators and leaders of the future—with an extraordinary technical education and guaranteed hands-on experiences that enable them to achieve career success and create change.

Topics covered will include:
- The concept of “red teams,” “blue teams,” and “purple teams”
- Setup of a virtualization environment for penetration and threat assessment testing
-An overview of attack vectors, including brute force, denial of service, scans, backdoor attacks, and more.
-Concepts and methods for mitigation of risk, including firewalls, intrusion detection systems, system hardening, and intrusion prevention systems
-The setup of Kali Linux, along with various tools such as Nmap, Aircrack-ng, Wireshark, Metasploit Framework, Burp suite, John the Ripper, Social Engineering Toolkit, and Maltego among others
- Using scanning tools such as Nmap, Wireshark, Dig, NSlookup, and others to understand the security posture of the network

Single Session

Jul 17 - Jul 21

1 week

Commuter

299 USD

$299; payment is due upon registration

Financial Aid