18-Month Programme

9+

Core Curriculum

5+

Specialisation

3

Internship

6 Weeks

Optional Residency (Free)

A Serious Training Curriculum That's Designed to
Launch a Career

Core Curriculum

Mastery of Fundamentals

  • Duration: 8 - 9+ months
  • 1-on-1 with Your Personal Lecturer

Specialization

Launch Your Career

  • Duration: 4 - 5+ months
  • Instructor-led, Team-based

Complete the Core Curriculum courses and pass their assessments, and you'll have mastered the fundamentals. Participate in our Capstone Program, and you'll launch a career.

Core Curriculum: Via 1-1 Online Training

We believe that mastering the fundamentals is the most important step in becoming a confident and elite cybersecurity expert. We are not like the norm. You get assigned a One-on-One expert lecturer and he or she uses interactive software (Teamviewer, MS Teams or Google Meets), which in turn allows him or her to interact with your computer, you and your software, as if he or she was there with you! No videos, no prerecording's. Just the lecturer and you in your sessions!

Specialisation

  • Penetration Testing (Pentesting): Simulates real-world attacks to identify security vulnerabilities in systems, networks, or applications.
  • Red Team Operations: Simulates advanced persistent threats (APT) to test an organization's overall security posture and detection capabilities.
  • Social Engineering: Targets the human element, often the weakest link in cybersecurity, using phishing, pretexting, etc.
  • Exploit Development: Highly technical and valued for crafting new ways to bypass defenses or escalate privileges.
  • Incident Detection and Response: Critical for minimizing damage from attacks by quickly identifying and neutralizing threats.
  • Threat Intelligence Analysis: Helps anticipate and prevent attacks by understanding attacker methods and indicators of compromise (IOCs).
  • Digital Forensics: Essential for investigating incidents, tracing attacker actions, and preserving evidence for legal or organizational follow-up.

Tasks

Receive Tasks

You will be assigned tasks by your personal tutor which may include individual assignments or group projects.

Solve Problems

Tackle these tasks independently or collaborate with your classmates to find solutions.

Assessments

Submit for Review

The key to a Mastery Based Learning curriculum is mastery and so assessing students' mastery is a central activity. After completing a task, submit it for evaluation.

Peer Reviews

Your submission will be randomly assigned to peers, who will review your work and test your code to ensure it meets the required standards.

Explain

You'll engage in live, one-on-one coding, give verbal explanations of your solutions, and walk your tutor and peers through your thought process step by step.

Feedback

Receive & Give Feedback

Receive constructive feedback from your peers and provide your own feedback on the reviews you receive. This exchange fosters a collaborative learning environment.

Improve Your Work

Use the feedback to improve and enhance your code. This process is crucial for developing both your technical skills and soft skills.

Points

Earn Points

Points Are Awarded Based On The Quality And Completeness Of Your submissions.Reflecting your progress and proficiency.

What is it like to study at Patchlabs?

  • Mastery Based Learning

  • You get assigned your own personal lecturer - he only teaches you at that given time.

  • Learn to solve problems, not specific coding languages

  • Students learn to be proficient, not just build awareness

  • Fundamentals first, fundamentals throughout

  • Each student progresses at their own pace during the curriculum

  • Designed to meet industry demands, with a strong focus on earning international certifications that set you apart.

  • Coding competence comparable to qualified engineers

The admissions Process

  • 1Submit your
    Application
  • 2Interview with the
    Admissions team
  • 3Join Patchlabs
    Cybersecurity Program

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