IIT Guwahati Post Graduate Certificate Programme in Cybersecurity

About Course

IIT Guwahati’s Post Graduate Certificate Program in Cybersecurity features a mix of theory, capstone project, and hands-on learning to prepare you for a successful career in cybersecurity. The program is designed to equip you with the necessary skills and competencies that include programming with Java, Linux Foundations, Information Security, Applied Cryptography, Ethical Hacking, and more.

The course is designed to provide in-depth knowledge for preventing unauthorized access and transforming your organization’s cybersecurity strategy.

Understand emerging threats and defensive techniques
Design and harden network security systems
Gain a holistic view of evolving security techniques
Learn latest concepts that include programming with Java, Linux Foundations, Applied Cryptography, etc.
Understand major security breaches and learn to build countermeasures
Comprehend ethical hacking and security behaviour for risk analysis

Course Content

Linux Foundations
- Learning and understanding the Linux Operating system is the key essential factor. - You will learn the Linux File system, Linux Command Line operations, File operations, Linux Shell Script Programming, Linux Network Configurations, User and Group Creations.

Introduction to Linux
Linux Concepts
Linux System Setup
Command Line Interface
Command Line Operations
File Operations
Network Operations
Shell Scripting

Foundations of Information Security
Knowledge of Cyber Security for every individual and organization to keep the resources secured from attacks. In this module, you will get to know the best practices and standards of Information security like CIA, Access Control mechanism.

Applied Cryptography
Cryptography is one of the key integrating factor in contributing to information security. In this module you will learn various cryptographic primitives and standards that includes cryptographic algorithms, protocols, Hash functions and their applications.

Network Security
Network security is essential to reduce the risk of data loss, theft and preventing the cyber attacks on network resources. In this module you will learn factors which drives the network security. Identify and classify the examples of the attacks, various protocols and its importance.

Web Application Security
Securing any application from the attacker is most important as per as data is concerned. In this module you will learn various types of vulnerabilities, types of attack and its mitigation techniques.

Ethical Hacking and Bug Bounty
Information about the ethical hacking is important to explore its application in Cyber Security. In this module you will get to know basic concept of hacking, its lab demonstration also the information about Cyber Laws.

Emerging threats and defenses
Its utmost important to know latest trends and tricks the attackers are using to breach the information or data security. In this module you will learn basic information of various emerging threats and its preventive measures.

Programming with Java (Self-paced module)
- Variables and Data types, Strings, Operators - Introduction to OOPs concepts: Abstraction, Encapsulation, - Inheritance, Polymorphism - Classes and Objects, Methods, Inbuilt classes - Conditions & Loops: If-else, For, While, do while, Switch - Arrays - Interfaces - Error handling - Collection interface - Files :input output stream, reading and writing files

About Course

What Will You Learn?

Course Content

Linux Foundations - Learning and understanding the Linux Operating system is the key essential factor. - You will learn the Linux File system, Linux Command Line operations, File operations, Linux Shell Script Programming, Linux Network Configurations, User and Group Creations.

Introduction to Linux

Linux Concepts

Linux System Setup

Command Line Interface

Command Line Operations

File Operations

Network Operations

Shell Scripting

Foundations of Information Security Knowledge of Cyber Security for every individual and organization to keep the resources secured from attacks. In this module, you will get to know the best practices and standards of Information security like CIA, Access Control mechanism.

What is Information Security

Identification & Authentication

Access Control

Security Architecture & Engineering

Applied Cryptography Cryptography is one of the key integrating factor in contributing to information security. In this module you will learn various cryptographic primitives and standards that includes cryptographic algorithms, protocols, Hash functions and their applications.

Foundations of Encryption

Classical Cryptosystem

Data Encryption Standards (DES)

Stream Cipher

Public Key Cryptosystems

Knapsack Cryptosystem, RSA Cryptosystem

Hash functions

Universal hashing, cryptographic hash functions, SHA

Key distribution

Transport layer security

Internet protocol security

Wireless security

Email security

Network Monitoring / Intrusion detection system

Virtual private network and firewall (SP)

Web Application Security Securing any application from the attacker is most important as per as data is concerned. In this module you will learn various types of vulnerabilities, types of attack and its mitigation techniques.

Common web security vulenrabilitites

SQL injection

DDoS

Cross Site Scripting

Data breach

Web application firewall

DDoS mitigation

DNS security

Use of encryption

Ethical Hacking and Bug Bounty Information about the ethical hacking is important to explore its application in Cyber Security. In this module you will get to know basic concept of hacking, its lab demonstration also the information about Cyber Laws.

Hacking and ethical hacking concepts

hands-on labs on information security testing, penetration testing

Information security Laws & Regulations

Emerging threats and defenses Its utmost important to know latest trends and tricks the attackers are using to breach the information or data security. In this module you will learn basic information of various emerging threats and its preventive measures.

Cyberphysical system security

IoT security