Cybersecurity Engage
Microsoft's Cybersecurity Engage is a great opportunity to hear and learn first-hand from Security and Compliance pros at Microsoft. Students get to interact, exchange ideas, and participate in various challenges which is a great learning experience.
This is a 23 sessions long learning journey spread across 5 weeks that is specially curated for students with keen interest in the space of cybersecurity to accelerate their growth and foster their industry-relevant skills while getting cybersecurity certified via Microsoft. The program will be inclusive of learning sessions, leader talks, immersive workshops, assignments, and a challenge.
SCHEDULE
May 17 - June 17, 2022
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| Take the pre-requisite test | May 09 | 9:00 AM | 11:59 PM |
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| Cybersecurity Basics | May 17 | 5:00 PM | 5:40 PM |
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| Deadline to submit Assignment 1 | May 18 | Assigned on May 17 | May 18, 11:59 PM |
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| Basics of Computer Forensics | May 19 | 5:00 PM | 5:30 PM |
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| Assignment 2 | May 19 | 6:00 PM | May 21, 11:59 PM |
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| On Reverse Engineering | May 20 | 5:00 PM | 5:40 PM |
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| Assignment 3 | May 20 | 6:00 PM | May 22 @ 11:59 PM |
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| Q&A Session | May 23 | 5:00 PM | 5:45 PM |
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| Read this paper from CISCO. | Defending Against Critical Threats. Analyzing Key Incident Trends in the year 2021 | Read anytime. | Read anytime. | Download |
| Leader Talk - Security trends and using ML for security | May 24 | 5 PM | 6 PM |
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| Recording of Office Hours conducted on May 23 @ 5 PM IST shared over email. | May 25 | 9:10 AM | Watch anytime. |
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| More on Decompiling & Disassembling, Introduction to Cyber Defense, and Introduction to Firewalls | May 25 | 6:30 PM | 7:40 PM |
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| Assignment 4 | May 25 | 9:30 PM | May 26 @ 11:59 PM |
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| Leader Talk by Microsoft on MITRE ATT&CK Framework | May 27 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Assignment 5 | May 27 | 6:00 PM | May 29, 11:59 PM |
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| Introduction to IDS, SIEM, Malware, and APT | May 30 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Malware Analysis Tools, and Introduction to common vulnerabilities and exposures: Programs in C | May 31 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Assignment 6 | June 01 | 9:00 PM | June 03, 11:59 PM |
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| Assignment 7 | June 01 | 9:00 PM | June 05, 11:59 PM |
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| Introduction to common network vulnerabilities: Password sniffing, how to use Wireshark, Session hijacking, ARP spoofing, Denial of service attack | June 01 | 5:00 PM | 5:35 PM |
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| Cross Site Scripting (XSS), SQL injection, Undesired data disclosures, Pentesting, and Metasploit | June 02 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Office Hours with Vivek. Know more about your final submission. Details on the problem statement, what is expected in your research paper, and how to submit. | June 06 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Assignment 8 | June 06 | 9:00 AM | June 07, 11:59 PM |
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| Python for Cybersecurity - Part 1 | June 07 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Python for Cybersecurity - Part 2 | June 08 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Python for Cybersecurity - Part 3 | June 09 | 5:00 PM | 5:40 PM |
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| Python for Cybersecurity - Part 4 | June 10 | 5:00 PM | 5:45 PM |
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| Leader Talk on using ML for managing insider risks | June 10 | 7:00 PM | 8:00 PM |
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| Office Hours with Vivek on your Final Submission | June 13 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Python for Impact (MITRE Attack Framework) | June 14 | 5:00 PM | 5:35 PM |
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| How to respond to a Cyber Incident, Part I | June 15 | 5:00 PM | 6:15 PM |
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| How to respond to a Cyber Incident, Part II | June 16 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| AMA session on your Final Submission | June 17 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Leader Talk on "Hunting" | June 20 | 5:00 PM | 6:00 PM |
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| Submit your Research Paper | June 17 - 22 | June 17, 2022 @ 09:00 AM IST | June 22, 2022 @ 23:59 PM IST |
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| Final Test | June 25 | 05:00 PM IST | 06:00 PM IST |
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| Closing Ceremony | June 27 | 05:00 PM IST | 06:00 PM IST |
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