Cyber sprint in 6 weeks

Interested in cyber security? You want to work in digital security, but you don’t know where to start? Join us for a – free – 6 week training and discover the most important things you need to know to start a complete cyber security course.

Are you joining the sprint?

Become a cyber security expert

To beat a hacker, you need to think like a hacker.

This training aims at preparing you to start an education in cyber security, based on your existing knowledge and the ones you will acquire at BeCode.

Being comfortable with your computer and using it effectively
Understand the importance of cyber security
Know how to read and correct Python code
Training your social skills: public speaking, working in a team, feeling comfortable in your work, daring to ask others for help, giving and receiving feedback
Know how to install and configure an operating system
Know how to manage users of a local network
Understanding the basics of technical English

What you'll learn & how

Work hard for what you want.

Week 1, 2

We’re starting with the most basic thing: how does your computer work? We’re going to let you discover how your computer works on the inside. We start with the hardware and will then install and configure different operating systems. This is also a great occasion to discover how a terminal works! After these two weeks, your computer has no more secrets for you!

What?

Having a basic understanding of how a computer works
Installing and configuring an operating system (Linux, Windows)
Using a command-line shell (Powershell, Bash)
Using virtual machines
Understanding the importance of cyber security within a company
Discovering the different cyber security fields

Week 3, 4, 5

Now, how does a network work? We start from scratch. You will be able to describe in a detailed way how networks function. Abbreviations like ‘TCP/IP, OSI, FTP, SSH, …’ will become part of your daily vocabulary. And you will also be able to apply the basic principles of managing and using a local network. At the end of this part, we will introduce you to the different kinds of attacks companies might suffer.

WHAT?

Terminal, Git, MarkDown, HTML, CSS, SASS, CSS frameworks
Frontend problem solving
Soft skills
Describing the basic principles of an OSI and a TCP/IP model
Describing the basic principles of a public and a local network
Installing and configuring Windows Server
Describing the basic function of LDAP and Active Directory
Implementing a local saving system
Implementing sharing files and printing services
Using and describing the operation of a virtual private network
Describing piracy techniques used against companies

Week 6

During this week, we will provide you with the principal concepts to start to code. At the end of this week, you will be able to write a bit of Python script!

WHAT?

Creating variables and describing the type of data
Using basic operators
Creating and using conditions
Creating and using loops and iterations
Creating and using functions
Knowing how to create a basic algorithm

Prerequisites

You can. End of story.