Cyber Bootcamp

Transform from IT to Cyber in 14-Weeks!

This 14-week bootcamp is designed to rapidly upskill IT professionals to become proficient in cybersecurity.

May 13, 2024

Upskill to Cyber Career in Just 14 Weeks!

If you come from an IT background and aspire to enter the world of cybersecurity, we're here for you.

Our 14-week Cyber Bootcamp is the ideal launchpad for your career.

Hear from Cyber Defense Bootcamp participants in this video.

This course delivers the required baseline training individuals need to transition into cyber. The course is comprised of in-classroom training, group projects and hands-on-keyboard labs. Each module is taught by an experienced cyber professional with military cyber operations and/or corporate cyber defense experience.

The first half of the course builds upon a participant's existing knowledge and experience from an information technology (IT) job role, computer-related bachelor degree, or other technical job role and gradually transitions to more of an operational mindset. The second half is the core of the program focusing on red team and blue team tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) as well as allowing guided lab time where participants can gain hands on experience. Completing with course wrap-up covering new and future topics in cybersecurity. Our curriculum is aligned to the NICE framework and includes input from industry leading Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs). Participant learning will be assessed through pre and post training assessments.

Participants may be existing employees wishing to advance their skills, new hires or military service members. See more about our veteran initiatives here.

Key Facts

Schedule: 35 days of instruction held Mondays, Wednesdays and every other Friday, 8 AM - 5 PM CST, over 14 Weeks (276 total training hours)

Class Size: Limited to 25 participants
Continued Education Units: Qualifies for 27.6 (276 total training hours over 14 weeks)
Instructor Cadre: 9+ experienced and battle proven cyber subject matter experts
Candidate Pool: Over 800 seeking employment
Location: Virtual
Date: April 16, 2024 - Apply Now

Benefits to Employers

Relevant Content & Curriculum - Continually updated based on input from industry and experienced cyber operators and subject matter experts (SMEs)
- Includes required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) and relevant Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to ensure courses are relevant to your needs.
- Raise awareness of the complexities of securing systems and infrastructure and the capabilities of advanced adversaries.
- Curriculum is mapped to the NIST-NICE Framework and industry learning objectives.
Highly Qualified & Battle-Proven Instructors - Your professionals will learn from our cadre of over 10 instructors, who have developed a broad and deep base of educational content and curriculum that includes instructor presentations, reading materials, demos, and numerous on-keyboard labs and simulated exercises.
Virtual Participation - Courses are accessible via video conference and include small group and one-to-one instructor interaction and access to our cloud-training environment
Assessments - Participants are assessed to ensure they are meeting the required training objectives.
- Upon successful course completion, participants receive an industry-recognized Training Certificate
Outcome-Driven - Participants are able to immediately leverage course material for the benefit of their organization

What You’ll Learn

Module Topics

Course Introduction
Introduction to Cybersecurity
Networking and Network Services
Operating Systems Concepts
Computer Science for Hackers
IT Concepts for Security
Administrative and Legal Security Concepts
Red Team and Vulnerability Management
Blue Team, DFIR and SOC
Wrap Up

What You’ll Need

For the Training
- Laptop/PC with camera & mic
- Business casual attire
- Appetite for learning
- Other materials as assigned
The week before the bootcamp starts, we’ll provide participants with:
- Invitation to Slack Channel
- Calendar Invitation to All In-Classroom Instruction Days
- Enrollment into Learning Management System
- Introduction to Instructors & Facilitators
- (In-person only) Parking Map & Options (parking is self-paid)
- (In-person only) WiFi Access Information

The Cyber Defense Bootcamp offers GSK (and any employer) a unique opportunity to not only find talent in a challenging hiring market, but to also show an investment in all of our team members regardless of their being new to the company or a current employee who is building on their skillsets and career opportunities.

— Adam Holland, Sr. Director - Security, GlaxoSmithKline

Opportunities in the Industry

High Demand

There are currently over 1,400 open jobs in Arkansas and over 467,000 in the US. Industry expects the national workforce gap to reach 3.2 million in the next couple of years.
Career Growth

With so many work roles in Cybersecurity, the Cyber Training Bootcamp provides the necessary KSAs to build upon and grow in a position that highlights key strengths.