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Cybersecurity Bootcamp: Become a Cybersecurity Analyst. Job guaranteed.
Become a cybersecurity analyst on your schedule with our flexible, remote program. Build your skills and get Security+ certified in just 6 months, before landing a job with support from your mentor and career coach.
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The increasing frequency and scale of cyber attacks continues to drive a reliance on cybersecurity professionals to keep individuals, businesses and Governments safe in the digital and physical world. This bootcamp will have you prepared to enter the field in just six months.
The stats to prove it:
Cybercrime damage is expected to reach $10.5 trillion annually by 2025 (Cybersecurity Ventures, 2021)78% of IT leaders believe their companies lack sufficient protection against cyber attacks (Forbes, 2021)There were 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally in 2021 (Cybersecurity Ventures, 2021)
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What you'll learn in this cybersecurity bootcamp
This part-time, 380-hour bootcamp covers cybersecurity fundamentals, systems and network security, vulnerability assessment, and security operations. By studying 15-20 hours per week, you should complete it in 6 months. Our flexible learning structure allows students to finish earlier if they're able to allocate more time each week.
This unit sets the foundation for your success. We begin with the basics where you’ll learn key vocabulary, tools and roles within an organization. As you progress from basics to fundamentals, you’ll be introduced to common IT security threats and mitigation techniques with multiple mini-projects.
Topics include:
- Vocabulary / acronyms
- Threat actor types and attributes
- Three-legged stool technique (CIA)
- Red- vs. blue-team
- Threat-modeling
Organization is key to individual and organizational success in cybersecurity. This unit provides you with IT project management templates as well as multiple mini-projects to implement your new project management skills.
Topics include:
- Principles and practices of IT project planning
- Creating your own project plan
Securing workstations and servers is a critical responsibility of a Cybersecurity Analyst. This unit focuses on the defenses you can put in place prior to an attack via multiple hands-on labs including: implementing security policies on Windows and Linux; network management; patching and securing systems; and configuring anti-virus.
Topics include:
- Operating system hardening
- System patching
- Securing computer hardware and peripherals
Securing computer networks, devices and user data, requires cybersecurity professionals to utilize both hardware and software defenses. This unit will take a deep dive into network architecture and security scanning before students apply their knowledge to eight hands-on labs and two mini-projects.
Topics include:
- Network design and attacks
- Cloud security and server defense
- Securing wired and wireless networks
- Firewalls and IDS/IPS
Managing user identities and their access permissions through authentication is essential as organizations continue to require remote access capabilities. This unit includes labs and mini-projects focused on creating and securing user accounts as well as remote and local exploitation of a user’s computer.
Topics include:
- Authentication models and components
- Access control models
- Rights, permissions, and policies
This extensive unit covers security assessment, testing, and operations. Explore penetration testing, advanced web security practices and create test plans during the assessment and testing section. In addition, you’ll gain red-team experience cracking passwords, exploiting a vulnerable web application, and attacking web servers.
As you progress to the security operations section, you’ll learn blue-team encryptions, response workflows, and use current industry tools such as Splunk and Wireshark to combat attacks.
Topics include:
- Conduction risk assessments and audits of controls
- Assessing vulnerabilities and remediation
- Encryption and hashing concepts
- Disaster recovery planning and procedures
- Programming primer
The rapid evolution of software capability and increased profitability has created a focus on functionality rather than security. This unit covers the essential, but often overlooked requirement to intertwine cybersecurity defenses into the development of new software applications.
Topics include:
- Software development lifecycle
- Secure software development practices
- Web security
- Database security
The goal of this unit is to prepare you for the CompTIA Security+ certification exam. The CompTIA Security+ Certification is the globally recognized standard for evaluating fundamental cybersecurity skills. Here, you’ll get a refresher on key topics, sit mock exams, and receive a voucher to cover the entire cost of the certification before taking the exam with confidence.
Topics include:
- Exam topics refresh and review
- Mock exams
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Get recognized globally with CompTIA Security+
We’ve partnered with CompTIA, the world's leading cybersecurity association to create this program. You’ll graduate with a CompTIA Security+ Certification which is chosen by more corporations and defense organizations to validate security skills than any other.
CompTIA's Security+ certification lays the groundwork for specialized career paths in cybersecurity. It covers core technical skills in risk assessment and management, incident response, forensics, enterprise networks, hybrid/cloud operations, and security controls.
Our curriculum includes preparation modules, practice exams and includes the CompTIA certification fee.
Build practical skills with hands-on projects
30 technical labs provide practical experience working through real-world scenarios for each curriculum subject35 mini-projects will require you to analyze real-world attacks, solutions and assess the approaches takenYour capstone project brings together everything you’ve learned throughout the course requiring you to develop a several stage solution design that mimics a day-in-the-life of your new career.
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Get the perfect job with 1:1 career coaching
Our career-focused curriculum, 1:1 calls with your career coach, and mock interviews, will help you land your dream job. You can access these and all our career support services for 6 months after completing the program.
Your career coaching calls will help you:
Create a successful job search strategyBuild your professional networkCraft a cybersecurity resume and LinkedInPrepare with mock behavioral and technical interviewsAce the job interviewNegotiate your salary
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Is this program right for me?
This cybersecurity bootcamp is beginner-friendly and does not require any prior cybersecurity experience. All education levels, fields of study and work experiences are welcome.
Requirements
Pass an evaluation of baseline soft-skills, centered around communication skills, motivation, professionalism, a commitment to learning and an analytical mindset.
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Cyber Security bootcamp start dates
The Cybersecurity bootcamp is a 6-month program. Most students devote 15-20 hours a week to complete the course.
Tuition
Every tuition option comes with Springboard's job guarantee. If you don’t get a cybersecurity job within six months of graduation, you get a full refund. Read the full Job Guarantee eligibility terms and conditions here
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What is included in the course?
360+ hour expert-curated curriculum30 labs and 35 project to build practical skillsRegular video calls with your mentorActive online student community1-on-1 career coach callsResume and LinkedIn profile reviews1-on-1 mock interviewsAccess to our employer networkMoney-back guaranteeFrequently Asked Questions
The course is completely online. All you need is an internet connection.
Becoming a cybersecurity professional takes time and effort. We've built a curriculum to teach you what you should know to land a job. The course length will vary for each student since the course is entirely self-paced. We expect most students will finish the course in 6 months working at ~15-20 hours per week.
There are 4 payment options (all of which come with our job guarantee as long as you meet eligibility requirements). Our two standard payment plans are:
- Upfront payment: You pay $9,900 upfront for 6 months. This is a 13% discount on the monthly plan.
- Monthly Plan: You pay $1,890 per month, only for the months you're enrolled (most students complete within 6 months).
In addition, we have 2 other payment options. These are available by application to qualifying US citizens and permanent residents. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you can still apply for Climb financing with a fully qualifying co-borrower who is a citizen or permanent resident - as long as you both have a US address. Deferred tuition is only available to US Citizens and permanent residents.
- Deferred Tuition: You pay a $700 deposit upon enrollment to confirm your seat. Then, you’ll pay the remaining tuition ($19,961) only when you land a job using your newly learned skills. You can pay that final balance in 36 monthly installments of $388. you’ll then pay the remaining tuition only when you land a job using your newly learned skills. The remaining tuition will be waived if you don’t get a job, and maintain eligibility, within six months of graduating!
- Climb Credit loan: Available by application to qualifying US citizens and permanent residents. If you are not a US citizen or permanent resident, you can still apply for financing with a fully qualifying co-borrower who is a citizen or permanent resident - as long as you both have a US address.
- If approved, you pay a deposit to confirm your seat, then finance the remaining tuition through a loan. You’ll make small interest-only payments for the first 6 months. After that, you will pay 36 monthly payments of $358- $430 each.
- Due to regulatory issues, Climb Credit can no longer fund loans for Maine residents. If you live in Maine, you can still be approved if you apply with someone from any other U.S. state.
- Please note: lending might not be available in all 50 states - click here for the current full lending list.
All charges will be in USD (based on the above prices). If you reside outside the U.S., this might carry an additional transaction fee, depending on the bank you use. We display prices in your local currency to give you an estimate of how much you will pay based on prevailing exchange rates, excluding transaction fees.
Yes! Finance your tuition with a loan from our partner Climb Credit. If approved, you can start by paying as little as $59 - $181 per month. Learn more.
We do also have a Deferred Tuition payment plan through Ascent. With this payment plan, you can pay an initial upfront deposit ($700) and then not pay anything else until you land a new job. Your tuition will be broken up into payments of $388/month over 36 months.