12-week cybersecurity course by DRDO for Computer Science and IT Professionals

The Deemed University of Defense Institute of Advance Technology (DIAT) has launched a new online Certification course in Cybersecurity. The course is for professionals and graduates.

The course targets Graduates and Professionals of Information Technology and Computer science fields.

The Online course is Funded by The Department of Defense Research and Development (DRDO).

Artificial Intelligence is also included in the Online Course. Interested candidates can apply for this course easily and qualify for the exam too.

This course has been designed by DRDO experts, Cybersecurity advisors, and the Academicians team. After successful completion of the course, the candidates will get a certificate from the university, the “DIAT Certified Information Assurance Professional”.

What Are the requirements needed to apply for the certification?

The Course is made to enhance the skills of:-

•   Computer science Graduates
•   IT graduates and Professionals

The Graduates and professionals who are aiming for a successful career in technology and should participate in the Cybersecurity and AI course.

This course is designed in such a way that it will enhance the information assurance capabilities of the participant and develop the information assurance skillsets.

What is the Syllabus of the Online Cybersecurity course?

The participants will learn different aspects and fundamentals of different aspects of Cybersecurity.

The course is 12 weeks long and it will Include topics such as: –

• Malware analysis
• Digital forensics
• Reverse Engineering
• Explore Mitigation
• Vulnerability Analysis
• All the tools and techniques used by Professionals.

Major Pointers Covered In this 12-Week Online Course

•   All the Cybersecurity essentials
•   Incident and Forensics response
•   Discovering Vulnerabilities in Windows, iOS, Linux operating systems
•   Malware Analysis and reverse engineering
•   Driver or system programming and Operating System internals
•   Techniques and tools for cybersecurity professionals
•   Vulnerability analysis ad the System penetration analysis

Requirements for the Entrance Test and the topics to study

The candidate has to have a basic knowledge of cybersecurity because the entrance test questions are set according to the basic knowledge of cybersecurity.

• Fundamentals of Operating systems– memory management, IPC, kernel architecture, process management, device management, file management, BSD based Operating system’s Practical knowledge, shell programming language, Windows 32/64 APIs.
• Networking: OSI, TCP/IP, socket programming language, win32 socket APIs, server messaging block, application, and ports, TLS/SSL including TLS1.3, Firewalls, UTM, routing protocols, core/edge routers, ASN, IPv4/v6.
• System Software: Introductory knowledge of assembly, x86 instruction set, addressing system software modes, registers, main memory space.
• Data Structures
• Knowledge of programming languages – C/C++/Java/any Object-Oriented language, any one scripting language – PHP/python/ruby/Perl

Cybersecurity course 2021 Important Dates

Opening date of application	January 28, 2021
Closing date of application	February 15, 2021
Date of entrance test	February 21, 2021
Date of result declaration	February 22, 2021
Last date of Fees payment	February 26, 2021
Date of commencement of courses	February 28, 2021

How to Apply for the 12 Week Online Cybersecurity Course-

The willing candidates can fill the online forms of the entrance test by 15 February 2021. If you are selected, you have to pay ₹ 15,000 for this course. Get more details of this Online Cybersecurity Course.