Complete 16-Hour Program

2-Day (16-Hour) Cybersecurity + AI Programme

A holistic, instructor-ready schedule with timings, outcomes, hands-on activities and AI add-ons — designed for weekend bootcamps.

D1

Day 1 — Offensive Security + AI Assist

8 Hours · Build cyber lab → learn recon → exploit vulnerabilities → use AI ethically

09:00 — 10:00

Cyber Lab Setup & Foundations

  • VirtualBox & Kali setup, DVWA, Burp proxy configuration
  • Outcome: Running offensive lab
  • AI Add-on: Summarize DVWA interface, safe prompting guidance
10:00 — 11:15

Reconnaissance (Footprinting & Scanning)

  • Nmap scans, service enumeration, attack surface discovery
  • Hands-on: Scan vulnerable server and interpret results
  • AI Add-on: Convert recon results to structured notes
11:15 — 13:00

Web Application Hacking (Core Attacks)

  • SQLi, XSS, Broken Auth, input validation
  • Hands-on: DVWA labs, Burp Repeater
  • AI Add-on: Generate sanitized test payloads, rewrite findings professionally
13:00 — 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 — 15:00

Burp Suite Practitioner Session

  • Proxy, Repeater, Decoder, Intruder (demo)
  • Hands-on: Modify and replay login requests
  • AI Add-on: Convert Burp flow into summarized attack chain
15:00 — 17:00

AI for Offensive Security (Ethical Use Only)

  • LLM-assisted recon summaries, documentation automation, safe guardrails
  • Hands-on: Use AI to format findings into pentest structure
D2

Day 2 — Defensive Security + AI Detection

8 Hours · Learn SOC skills → logs → SIEM → API testing → anomaly detection → professional report

09:00 — 10:00

Network Security Foundations

  • Firewalls, IDS/IPS, packet flow, misconfigurations
  • Hands-on: Create firewall rules and test blocking
  • AI Add-on: Analyze blocked traffic logs
10:00 — 11:30

Logs & SIEM Fundamentals

  • Syslog, event logging, IOC identification, correlation rules
  • Hands-on: Analyze sample logs and detect brute-force
  • AI Add-on: Convert logs into timelines and summaries
11:30 — 13:00

API Security Testing with Postman

  • Tokens, JWT, OWASP API Top 10, BOLA testing
  • Hands-on: Test login API, tamper tokens, check authorization
  • AI Add-on: Generate API test cases and organize notes
13:00 — 14:00

Lunch Break

14:00 — 16:00

AI for Defense — Anomaly Detection & ML Mini-Labs

  • Intro to anomaly detection, supervised vs unsupervised learning, JupyterLite demo
  • Hands-on: Run ML script on sample logs and interpret flags
  • AI Add-on: Auto-generate remediation steps and summaries
16:00 — 17:00

Mini Pentest Report + Certification

  • Deliverable: 2 findings, 1 API issue, 1 log anomaly
  • AI Add-on: Improve writing and structure; NOT allowed to generate exploit code
  • Certification upon completion

Student Deliverables & Resources

Everything you need to succeed in your cybersecurity journey

1

Lab Setup Guide (PDF)

2

Web Security Notes & Cheat-sheets

3

AI Prompt Pack (security-friendly)

4

API Testing Checklist & SIEM Log Pack

5

Mini Pentest Report Template & Certificate

🎯 Next Steps

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