This bootcamp emphasizes practical, hands-on experience within real systems, allowing students to 'do' cybersecurity rather than just learn about it.
The HSOC Cyber Teen Cybersecurity Summer Bootcamp offers an immersive, hands-on experience for high school students interested in online safety, hacking basics, and digital defense. Participants will gain practical skills in a fun and interactive environment, moving beyond theoretical concepts to engage in real cybersecurity work. The bootcamp focuses on building a layered cybersecurity lab, implementing foundational security controls, performing reconnaissance to understand attacker tactics, and analyzing system activity to identify potential threats. Students will also learn how detection and monitoring function within a Security Operations Center (SOC) environment, investigate security events, and document their findings. The program culminates in presenting proof of work demonstrating their developed layered defense approach.
A typical day involves hands-on activities in a lab environment, building layered cybersecurity defenses, analyzing system activity, and investigating potential threats.
This bootcamp is ideal for beginners, career switchers, and students who are eager to move beyond theory and gain real-world, hands-on experience in cybersecurity.
Quantico Cyber Hub, 1010 Corporate Drive, Stafford, VA 22554
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