Become a
Digital Defender
Vanderbilt Cybersecurity Boot Camp |
Learn Cybersecurity in 24 Weeks
- Global Network: Gain access to a network of 250+ employers looking to hire.
- CompTIA Partnership: Get a head start on certification test prep.
- Student Success: Stay on track with personalized academic support.
- Career Support: Access free professional resources throughout your career.
Next Start Date:
Soon
Time to Complete:
24 weeks, part-time
Live Online Classes:
10 hours per week
The Support You Need to Transform Your Career
Cybersecurity is one of the most in-demand global fields today. We’re committed to equipping you with the fundamental skills you need to make an impact, while providing unparalleled support and resources before, during, and after your boot camp.
- Stay on track with a dedicated student success advisor.
- edX Xpert support available for students 24/7, 365 days a year.
- Connect with engaged instructors, teaching assistants, and peers for academic support.
- Additional academic services may be available in select boot camps.
Join the Front Lines
of Digital Defense
The economic impact of cyber crime is growing: In 2020, the average cost to businesses affected by a data breach in the United States was $8.64 million, up 32% from 2015, and nearly double the global average.1
You can help protect organizations and populations — and change your entire career trajectory. As the world grows more connected and automated (and therefore, more vulnerable), the demand for cybersecurity specialists is on the rise. Information security is one of the fastest-growing fields,2 and No. 6 on Glassdoor’s Top 50 Jobs in America.3
Top Employers Hire Our Boot Camp Learners
Our boot camp learners go on to work for some of the world’s top companies, including over 62% of the Fortune 100.
Further Your Career
Our Career Engagement Network will help you apply the tools and knowledge you have learned to advance your career. We will help you optimize your resume and LinkedIn profile, prepare for interviews, and build your portfolio. You’ll also have access to free career resources throughout your professional life.
Innovative Curriculum. In-Demand Skills.
In 24 weeks, Vanderbilt University Cybersecurity Boot Camp will prepare you with the technical skills you need to protect digital environments. Through an immersive hands-on curriculum, you will not only learn fundamental cybersecurity methods, but also put them into action through practical exercises.
The curriculum is delivered through live, online classes and high-quality coursework. Our instructors are fully vetted by the university and offer 1-on-1 virtual guidance to learners throughout the program.
Learn to think like a cybersecurity professional by assessing threats and mitigating risks. Understand the differences between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) concepts, and their importance in cybersecurity.
What you will learn:
- CIA triad
- Threat detection
- Mitigating risks
- Artificial intelligence
- Machine learning
Gain hands-on experience working with the command line and bash commands that are prominent in IT roles. You will configure and audit servers, as well as harden and secure them from malicious attacks.
What you will learn:
- Linux server configuration
- Windows server configuration
- Tar, Cron, and CronJobs
- Logging
- Bash scripting and programming
- Active directory
- Kerberos
Dive into network configuration, design, protocols, and data communication. Study cryptography, network security, and web development as it relates to cybersecurity.
What you will learn:
- Network architecture, operations, and security
- Wireshark and traffic analysis
- Email security
- Wireless security
- Cryptography and encryption
- Port scanning
Gain a thorough understanding of web applications, databases, and the vulnerabilities and hardening associated with them. Dive into penetration testing using tools like Metasploit to attack and compromise networks and servers.
What you will learn:
- Burp Suite
- XSS vulnerabilities and payloads
- SQL injection
- Webshells
- File inclusion and command injection vulnerabilities
- Penetration testing execution standard
- Searchsploit and Metasploit
- Zenmap
- Pivoting networks
Dive into SIEMs and network security monitoring, practice the Incident Response framework to respond to different breaches and attacks, and learn digital forensic how to recover deleted data as part of preparing evidence for a legal case.
What you will learn:
- Splunk
- Monitoring and logging
- Incident response
- Forensics
- Data extraction and recovery
Learn how security controls impact an organization and its employees. Focus on certification prep for the Security+ and conclude the program with a final group project presented in a mock cyber conference event.
What you will learn:
- Governance
- Business continuity planning
- Certifications
- Compliance
- Disaster recovery
- CompTIA Security+
- Research and technical demonstration
Now You’re Ready
By the time you’ve completed the boot camp, you will have mastered in-demand skills, built an impressive portfolio of projects applying your new skills in practical scenarios, and earned a valuable Certificate of Completion.
Learn on Your Schedule
This is a part-time program designed for working professionals like you who want to learn cybersecurity to advance careers, enhance skills for a current role, or change career paths.
| Time to complete | 24 weeks |
| Live classes | 10 hrs/week |
| Homework & projects | 20+ hrs/week |
| Class time | Two weekdays from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. |
Invest in Your Career With the Right Financial Options
Cybersecurity boot camp fee: $12,495
edX Boot Camps does not receive any commissions or payments for referrals or successful loan applications. The lender’s loan approval criteria will apply and you should consider the terms and conditions of any loan carefully. We are not credit advisors. We make no representations about whether you will be given a loan or whether a loan will be suitable for you. We are not responsible for representations made to you by any credit provider.
What Boot Camp Graduates Are Saying
A Powerful Educational Partnership
About Vanderbilt University
Vanderbilt University was founded to fulfill Cornelius Vanderbilt’s inspired dream of healing a nation by creating opportunity through education. Vanderbilt’s mission is to be a center for scholarly research and informed creative teaching that serve the local and global community.
Today, we continue to fulfill Cornelius Vanderbilt’s dream as we respond to humanity’s greatest challenges and provide solutions to its most pressing needs with this same richness of spirit and daring imagination.
The Vanderbilt community is one of welcome, inclusiveness and acceptance — firmly rooted in the principle of providing opportunities for all to flourish and succeed. We believe strongly in our people and the value that each student, faculty and staff member brings to our capacity to learn more deeply about ourselves and the world.
The passion for providing opportunity and uniting humanity that animated Cornelius Vanderbilt’s founding gift continues to lead Vanderbilt across new thresholds. It is my great honor to serve as Vanderbilt’s eighth chancellor and to carry forward this noble charge. — Chancellor Nicholas S. Zeppos
This program is offered through Vanderbilt University Owen Graduate School of Management and School of Engineering, in partnership with edX.
About edX
edX, part of 2U Inc., works with respected universities and organizations to deliver innovative, skills-based training to a community of over 45 million learners around the world to support them at every stage of their lives and careers. edX delivers boot camps through an immersive learning experience with expert services and valuable resources. As of 2021, graduates have been hired by 6,700+ companies, including more than 62% of the Fortune 100.
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