March 2023 Penn Cybersecurity Boot Camp in collaboration with edX

At the Penn Cybersecurity Boot Camp, participants get hands-on training in networking, systems, web technologies, databases, and defensive and offensive cybersecurity. Participants also learn methods, techniques, and best practices for accurately conveying the severity of the risks facing an organization’s security posture. Earners of this certificate: -Conducted vulnerability assessments using tools like Metasploit to profile an application for vulnerabilities, and then exploit those vulnerabilities -Configured machines on a virtual network, deployed them to the cloud, and investigated cloud security risks -Identified suspicious patterns of user behavior to identify bots, intruders, and other malicious actors -Wrote Bash scripts to automate security and operating systems tasks The curriculum covered the foundational skills for cybersecurity, including: Networking: -Packet Analysis -Wireshark Systems: -Windows and Linux Administration Techniques -Windows and Linux Hardening Cybersecurity: -Secure Network Design and Architecture -Risk Management -Cryptography -Vulnerability Assessment -Identity and Access Management -Cloud Security Ethical Hacking and Penetration: -Kali Linux -Metasploit -Hashcat -Burp Suite -Web Vulnerabilities and Security Cybersecurity Career Skills: -Digital Forensics Methods -Penetration Testing -Vulnerability Assessment -Security Operations and Analytics Programming and Scripting: -Bash Scripting -PowerShell Scripting For further details on the curriculum, access this link: https://bootcamp.sas.upenn.edu/cybersecurity/